Give location of friend before assigning to the students
Grade Level: 1st Grade
Need for help: Minimum - all should be allowed in the video provided
Introduction
Imagine you are writing a letter to a friend from a different country. You two are talking about the different kinds of seasons and comparing them. Along with comparing them you talk about the different types of activities you can do in each season and compare those answers.
The question is what are the major differences between you and your friend?
Task
By the end of this conversation with your friend, you should be able to answer these questions...
1. Where is your friend from?
2. What season are they in right now? What is the weather like during this season?
3. What is their favorite activity during this season?
4. What is your friend's favorite season?
Process
Watch this video of the explanation on why your friends and your seasons are different.
Evaluation
The video showed the different seasons shown in the picture above.
Think about where we are on the Earth and where your friend lives and where both of you are on the picture above.
Checklist
- Find where you are on the map
- Find where your friend is on the map
- Write the differences and similarities of your and your friend's seasons and explain them from the video
Conclusion
After this Webquest, you should have accomplished knowing different areas on the word have different types of seasons and why. You should also know how the sun impacts the seasons and what the weather is like depending on the Earth's placement.
Write 3-4 sentences about what you have concluded.