Middle School 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 |
 The Human Cell in Our Everyday World |
The Science Center wants you! Your team has been chosen along
with several others to design an exhibit that educates the public about the
human cell (animal cell). You will create analogies that connect the functions
of the parts of the cell to items from everyday life.
ISTE NETS-S: 1.a, 1.b, 2.a, 2.b, 2.d, 3.a, 3.b, 3.d, 4.c, 5.a, 5.b, 6.a, 6.b
Show-Me Standards: S-3, CA-1,CA-3, CA-4, CA-6, 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2,
3.1, 3.5
GLE: Science: Gain knowlege of characteristics and interactions of living organisms (cells) ;
CA:
1. develop questions and ideas to initiate and refine research; 2. conduct research to answer questions and evaluate information and ideas; 4. use technological tools and other resources to locate, select, and organize information; 5. comprehend and evaluate written, visual, and oral presentations and works |
| No Bats in My Town |
The mayor of the town is not sure whether to keep or get rid of the bats in the cave at the edge of town. Therefore, she has hired cinsultants from around the United States to give her their expert opinions as to how to proceed. Students become experts in four fields of study--Mythologists, Biologists, Vampire-ologists and Ecologists. After doing research, they collaborate and summarize their findings in a business letter.
ISTE NETS-S : 5. Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, Web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. (3, 4); 1. Use keyboards and other common input and output devices (including adaptive devices when necessary) efficiently and effectively. (1) ; Evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information sources. (6)
Show-Me Standards: See WebQuest teacher page |
| The Newton Car Project |
This project originally was an activity posted on the NASA Glenn Learning Technologies Project. However, a colleague and I expanded it into a project with a nod to “Junkyard Wars.” This lesson is one part of a unit on Motion, Forces and Energy that includes activities and demonstrations. Students apply Newton's Laws of motion to construct a vehicle that moves forward by propelling an object backwards.
ISTE NETS-S:
Show-Me Standards:
GLE:
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