Introduction
Imagine you have just received a letter in the mail from your cousin stating that they are coming to visit from another state. They mentioned in their letter that they would really like to learn about and visit The Alamo, but you don't know a lot about The Alamo. Can you give your cousin a memorable experience that they will never forget by learning as much as you can about The Alamo?
Task
You are about to become experts on The Alamo. You are going to navigate through the internet to find as much information you can find about The Alamo. Your job is to find important and interesting facts bout The Alamo, and discover why The Alamo is significant in our city. You will keep your findings in a well organized journal.
Process
Before your cousin comes to visit, take a virtual tour of The Alamo using the following website.
http://www.youvisit.com/tour/thealamo
After taking the virtual tour of The Alamo, write in your journal 5 things you want to see when you and your cousin visit The Alamo next week.
You and your parents are going to pick up your cousin from the San Antonio International Airport in one week. After picking them up, you are going straight to the Alamo.
Use the map of San Antonio in your journal to locate The Alamo.
Draw a circle around The Alamo in red.
Draw a triangle around the airport in blue.
Highlight the route you will take to get from the airport to The Alamo.
Navigate through the following websites to answer these questions:
When was The Alamo built?
Why was The Alamo Built?
Where is The Alamo located?
What was The Alamo originally called?
http://www.softschools.com/facts/us_national_landmarks/the_alamo_facts/492/
*Answer these questions in complete sentences in your journal.
You and your cousin had a blast visiting The Alamo! They are back in their home state. In your journal, write them a letter including five interesting facts about The Alamo and why it is special to our city.
Evaluation
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Points | |
| Virtual Tour | Student lists 5 things they would like to learn about. | Student lists 3 things they would like to learn about. | Student lists 1 thing they would like to learn about. | Student does not list anything they would like to learn about. | |
| Map | Student circles The Alamo in red, puts a triangle around the airport in blue, and highlights a route from the airport to The Alamo. | Student circles The Alamo in red, puts a triangle around the airport in blue, but does not highlight a route from the airport to The Alamo. | Student highlights a route from the airport to The Alamo, but does not circle The Alamo in red, or put a triangle around the airport in blue. | Student does not attempt the map activity. | |
| Alamo Questions | Student answers all 4 questions correctly. | Student answers 3 questions correctly. | Student answers 2 questions correctly. | Students does not answer any questions correctly. | |
| Letter to Cousin | Student correcly includes 5 interesting facts and why The Almao is important with no spelling or grammatical errors. | Student correcly includes 5 interesting facts and why The Almao is important with few spelling or grammatical errors. | Student correcly includes 3 interesting facts and why The Almao is important with few spelling or grammatical errors. | Student does not include any interesting facts and why The Almao is important with many spelling or grammatical errors. | |
| Participation in WebQuest | Student was fully engaged and participated in all aspects of the WebQuest. | Student was somewhat engaged and participated in most aspects of the WebQuest. | Student was slightly engaged and participated in a few aspects of the WebQuest. | Student was not engaged and participated in no aspects of the WebQuest. | |
| Total Points | /15 |