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Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Note Introduction
While sitting in your classroom one day, you look up at the Tennessee state flag on the wall. As you look a little closer you notice that it has three stars in the center of it, you know that the United States flag has fifty stars and they stand for each of the states, what do the stars on this flag stand for? You decide to read through the book about Tennessee in your classroom to find out and you learn that they stand for the three grand divisions of Tennessee. Hmm…you did not know that Tennessee had three divisions. You decide that to gather a couple of friends and find out more Task
Today you are going to
become a representative from one of the Grand Divisions of Tennessee, West,
Middle or East. It will be your job to find out as much as you can about your
division, create a poster about your division and give a short presentation
about your division to the class. You must include on your poster and your
report, the name of your division, name two cities in your division, the
types of landforms and/or bodies of water in your division and things to do
and places to go in your division. You will also have to include in your
report what you think people do for a living in your division based on what
you learn.
Process
1.
You
will be assigned to a group of three students
2.
You
will draw your section of Tennessee from a hat
3.
You
will use the resources on this page to find the answers to these questions…
1.
The name of your section
2.
Two cities that are in your section
3.
What kinds of landforms and bodies of
water are located in your division
4.
Name at least three places to go or
things to do in your division (things that you would like to do or see)
5.
Tell me what you think the people who
live in your division do for a living (to make money to pay for things) based
on what you have learned about your division
You need to write the
answers to these questions in your fact journal, that your teacher will give
you, so you can use it for your poster and presentation.
4.
You
will create a poster about your division (that shows the answers to the
questions above
5.
In
a small presentation you will share your poster with the class
6.
Use
the links below and the books in the classroom, that your teacher will show
you, to find the information you need to find the answers to complete this
Webquest
Fact
Journal (Ask your teacher to print this for you)
Evaluation
Click on the link below to see a chart that will
show you how you will earn your grade. Remember that your teacher will be the
one who assigns your final grade, this chart is just for you to look at. Conclusion
Congratulations!
You are now an expert on your division of Tennessee! I am sure that your poster
looks great and your presentation will be awesome! Be sure to talk to your
group-mates to find out about the other two divisions of the great state we
live in, Tennessee! Credits
& References
Link to Credit and References
Teacher
Notes
Teachers
there are links for the fact journal and the evaluation chart within this
Webquest, you can print them yourself or have each student print a copy, this
is up to you. Also please have one or two or more different books about
Tennessee available to your students, this will be helpful if you have a
limited number of computers to schedule time for each student to use the
internet links, you may use the books I have listed or ones you find on your
own. If you have any questions my email address is at the top of this page,
please email me and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page |
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