Introduction
American states' imports and exports are an important part of our history and geography, it helps us learn how each state interacts with themselves each other, and other countries in times of need and in general. For this presentation I have created a fun and exciting WebQuest to help you follow along with American states' imports and exports. Students will earn points based on the knowledge they gain over at least 2 American states' imports
Task
SS-Geo.9-12.14. Integrate multiple geographic representations to explain relationships between the locations of places and regions and their political, cultural, and economic dynamics.
Lesson Objective- Students will figure out what two states they want to research independently. Once students have picked their 2 states, they will then start researching both imports and exports of both states and taking notes independently. As soon as students have finished their research and notes they will then create a PowerPoint over their findings of the 2 states they researched. Students will get a week and half to research and will present at the 2-week mark.
Process
1. First each student will choose the 2 states they want to research.
2. Each student will research imports and exports of both states they chose while taking detailed notes.
3. Students may rely on each other and teacher for help with research if needed but must complete the PowerPoint on their own.
4. Students should have at least 6 imports and 6 exports for each state with data.
5. I advise each student to take detailed notes and keep their websites either open or have a link to them on a document somewhere on their computer.
5. Each student will create a PowerPoint over their findings of their 2 states' imports and exports.
6. Students MUST have links to their websites in the end of the PowerPoint (This should be the last slide).
7. Student will present at the 2-week mark.
8. Students should not be reading the screen when presenting.
9. Students may get an extension if it is warranted.
Colorado | The Observatory of Economic Complexity (oec.world)
California | The Observatory of Economic Complexity (oec.world)
Top Exports from Texas 2023 (worldstopexports.com)
Kansas | The Observatory of Economic Complexity (oec.world)
Evaluation
| # | Beginning | Developing | Very Good | Excellent | Score |
| Completion of research | Student very little research. | Student did some research. | Student did good research. | Student did a lot of research | 5 |
| Information | Student only did one state and only found 2 imports and 2 exports. | Student did both states but only had 4 imports and 4 exports with very little data. | Student did both states and had all the imports and exports but had little data. | Student had both states, all the imports, all the exports and all of the data. | 5 |
| Quality of PowerPoint | Student had 2 slides and didn't site any of their sources. | Student had 9 slides and sited some of the sources. | Student had 13 slides and sited most of their sources. | Student had 13 slides and sited all of their sources. | 5 |
| Notes | Student did not take any notes. | Student had some notes but not detailed at all. | Student had good notes but not well detailed. | Student had very detailed and organized notes. | 5 |
| Presentation | Student read from the screen. | Student presented well but read from the screen a bit. | Student read from the screen a little bit but presented very well. | Student did not read from the screen at all. | 5 |
Conclusion
What did you learn about your states?
What was fascinating or caught you by surprise in your research of your states.
Why did you choose these two states?
Would you want to see how these states do their imports and exports?