Background Information
The Rockin' Research WebQuest
introduces students to internet research and authentic geology.
It may be used as a stand-alone study, but it was created to
supplement the Rocks and Minerals unit used in Cecil County
Public Schools in Cecil County, Maryland. It is intended to combine
lessons three and sixteen into a coherent study of rocks. There
are no references in the WebQuest to the use of the materials
contained in the Rocks and Minerals kit from Science and
Technology for Children/Carolina Biological Supply. However,
it would be perfectly appropriate to supplement the WebQuest
with those materials as the user sees fit.
Because this WebQuest relies
on the Maryland Geologic Survey (MGS), you will want to familiarize
yourself with their website: http://www.mgs.md.gov/index.html.
It is quite user friendly, but has little or no information geared
toward children. As you preview the WebQuest, think about how
you will personalize and expand on students' experience. Try
to anticipate where your students may have difficulty and compensate
for that before you begin. My best tip (for your own sanity!)
is to have another adult, such as the Media Specialist or a parent
volunteer, in the computer lab on the days where students are
navigating the internet and taking notes. As their product for
this WebQuest, students will fill out the MGS on-line survey,
http://www.mgs.md.gov/survey.html,
urging MGS to include their findings in a new section for kids.
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Maryland Learning Outcomes
The MLOs are available in
their entirety at http://mdk12.org/mspp/standards/science.
Scientific Inquiry
1.3.1 access and process information from readings, investigations,
and/or oral communications
1.3.7 collect and record data using developmentally appropriate
instruments
Critical Thinking
1.3.10 identify similarities and differences of objects,
materials, concepts, and actions
1.3.16 modify ideas based on new information from developmentally
appropriate readings, data, and the ideas of others
Applications of Science
1.3.18 apply scientific concepts to understand a new situation
Materials and Processes that Shape a Planet
2.3.1 describe the properties of Earth materials (i.e., soils,
rocks, water), explain how they change and what causes those
changes
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