Grades 3-5 Science
WebQuests use World Wide Web resources for inquiry-based
instructional activities. Missouri teachers have created the high-quality WebQuests
offered here. All have been evaluated by eMINTS staff using a scoring guide. Show-Me
Standards met by each WebQuest are listed.
 Accepted under new submission criteria (beginning January 2006)
| Title |
Description/Standards |
 A Journey Through the Systems |
Watch out! With this WebQuest, you'll be shrunk and lost inside the body, struggling through the systems as you attempt to find your way out. As you explore, you'll find that all of the systems work together to keep the body moving, working and functioning the right way. You'll create a map complete with billboards and road signs to demonstrate where the systems merge. Luckily, you won't be lost inside the body forever. Eventually you will find a way out, and the way you choose is completely up to you.
ISTE NETS-S: 1a, 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 3c, 6a, 6b, 6d
Show-Me Standards: SC III 2c a, CA 3 1.6, CA 3 1.5, 1.6, CA 1, 4 1.8, 2.1, 2.2, CA 1 1.6, 2.2, CA 2, 3, 4 1.6, 1.8, CA 4 1.8, 2.1
GLE: |
| Light + Water + Temperature = A Beautiful Plant? |
The students research house plants, design an
experiment to assess the plants' ability to grow in the school building and
create a Powerpoint presentation using information gathered from their experiment
to make a recommendation.
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Standards: SC7 M3 CA1 CA4 CA6
GLE: 5th grade Process of Scientific Inquiry A, B and E |
| Super Scientific Discovery |
This WebQuest was made to help make the steps
in the scientific method easier to understand. It also encourages students
to participate in their own school science fair.
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Standards: SC7 M3 CA1 CA4 CA6 |
| Creepy Shadows |
This WebQuest deals with shadows and what happens
to a shadow within a day. There are measurement, science and presentation
skills involved.
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Standards: Goals 1.2, 1.4, 1.8, 2.1; Knowledge Standards 5 and 6 in Science |
| A Day In The Life of a Water Droplet |
This WebQuest is designed to teach students
about the water cycle and states of matter by putting them in the situation
that they have just changed into a drop of water and are writing a five-page
journal about their adventures to record this extraordinary experience.
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Standards: Science 5, 3.1, 4.1; Communication Arts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 1.2,
1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 2.1, 2.2, 2.7 |
| Catch Me If You Can
|
This WebQuest uses the Scientific Method to
help students solve a "crime." They are given a crime scene and suspects to
investigate. Each day there is a different experiment to conduct to help solve
the mystery. Students will use higher level thinking skills to solve the mystery
and eliminate the suspects. Students will write a "warrant" to arrest the suspect.
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Standards: Goals: 1.3, 1.8, 3.5; Science: 7, 8 |
|
Real Food for Real Kids |
School food......tired of packing your lunch because you don't like what is on the school menu? Here is your chance to make informed recommendations for your cooks.
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Standards:
Goal 1: Standards: 2, 4, 7, 8; Goal 2: Standards: 1, 2, 3, 7; Goal 4: Standards:
1, 5, 6 |
| It's Raining Cats and Dogs |
In the It's Raining Cats and Dogs WebQuest, students will work as a publishing team to create a children's book that explains the water cycle in a fun and entertaining way. The students jig-saw the parts of the water cycle, teach their classmates and create a book. They also get to share their knowledge with other students while having a book reading just like real writers do. This is an excellent review of the water cycle and the kids love it.
Show-Me Standards: CA 1, 3, 4, 5, 6; SC 1, 5 |
| Between a Rock and a Hard Place |
This WebQuest was developed as part of a unit of study on the three types of rocks. Students will use an inquiry approach to investigate the three types of rocks in order to determine the category that their rock should be placed. They will use the knowledge gained to create a PowerPoint booklet and presentation.
Show-Me Standards: SC 5, CA 1, CA 4, CA 6; Goal 1.4 |
| The Puzzler Webquest |
This WebQuest is a physical science WebQuest to help students review and learn information about magnets, simple machines, force/friction/motion, mass/density/volume and/or states of matter. The end result is a published puzzle which can be put together into a magazine and distributed to all students. I tried to make the WebQuest flexible enough that students could do several themes or one based on teachers' needs.
Show-Me Standards:
SC1, SC2; Goals 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8 |
| What Is It? |
Using knowledge gained through research, students
will collaboratively create a "never before seen Missouri animal." They
will then present the animal along with descriptions of habitat, adaptations,
name and other information in summary and PowerPoint form.
Show-Me Standards:
SC, CA; Goals 1.2, 1.4, 2.1, 3.5 |
| Apple-lutely
Awesome Webquest |
In honor of our Apple Festival, students will
use the Internet to research the different types of apples, an apple tree's life
cycle, the shipping sequence and the health benefits of apples. Students will work
in expert groups, create a visual aid and then report back to their group. Their
presentations can be to the teacher or another class.
Show-Me Standards:
Goals 1 & 2 |
| The
World of Owls |
You will become the voice for the owls. You
and your group will be taking several trips to owl sites to find the answers to
various questions and become the owl of your choice. When you have finished your
research and have created a multimedia presentation, you and your group will present
yourselves (as your owl) to the members of the National Audubon Society. You will
learn to speak, live, and eat like your owl.
Show-Me Standards:
CA 1,3,4,5,and 6; Science 3,4, and 8; Process 1.2,1.4,1.5,1.8,2.1,2.7,4.6 |
| Mystery
Animal |
The students act as detectives to create a mystery
animal project. Each student chooses an animal to research. The students collect
clues about the animals they chose and write them in their clue notebooks. Finally,
the students create a presentation and PowerPoint slide show consisting of two
slides. The first slide will give facts about the animal without giving the animal's
name. The other students will try to guess the animal. The second slide will give
a picture of the animal and a few interesting facts. At the end of the lesson,
students will be experts on the animal they chose to research. They will also
learn about many other animals through the class slide show and presentations.
Show-Me Standards:
3, 4, SC |
| Power!
Power! We Need More Power! |
In "Power! Power! We Need More Power!"
students are on a quest to prevent an energy shortage which caused them to lose
power while they were playing a video game. Students work in cooperative groups
of four to study basic concepts about energy. They complete a scavenger hunt and
an energy quiz. They analyze different sources of energy and develop a persuasive
presentation using HyperStudio, PowerPoint or Netscape Composer.
Show-Me Standards:
1, 2, 3 & 4, SC, CA, SS |
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