State & National Capitals: State & National Capitals: And Who Runs ThemAnd Who Runs Them..

Presenter: Lori RookePresenter: Lori RookeEDU 505EDU 5053/31/083/31/08

(This WebQuest is designed for the 3rd grade level.)(This WebQuest is designed for the 3rd grade level.)

IntroductionIntroduction Your teacher has suddenly become ill, and she will Your teacher has suddenly become ill, and she will

be out for a few days and was unable to leave be out for a few days and was unable to leave lesson plans on local and national government for lesson plans on local and national government for the substitute teacher. So you will have to become the substitute teacher. So you will have to become a researcher in order to learn about your state…a researcher in order to learn about your state…

Introduction-continuedIntroduction-continued

and national and national government, and government, and where it is where it is located. So get located. So get your pencil, and your pencil, and paper, because paper, because you are going on you are going on a webquest a webquest through the through the internet in order internet in order to answer some to answer some really important really important questions.questions.

TasksTasks You will have 2 major tasks. You will have 2 major tasks. You must first find out where the You must first find out where the

state and nation’s capitals are state and nation’s capitals are located? Then you must find who is located? Then you must find who is in charge, what branches of in charge, what branches of government are under each, and government are under each, and what are their functions? what are their functions?

When you have gathered all your When you have gathered all your information you must write a information you must write a research report. Before handing this research report. Before handing this in be sure to edit it for grammar, in be sure to edit it for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and neatness. spelling, punctuation, and neatness. You will also be evaluated on just You will also be evaluated on just how well you researched your facts. how well you researched your facts.

Task Task 1. Find out where the New York State 1. Find out where the New York State

capital is located? capital is located? 2. Who is the governor of our state? (Click 2. Who is the governor of our state? (Click

on this man’s picture).on this man’s picture). 3. What job does the governor do?3. What job does the governor do? 4. What are the three branches of state 4. What are the three branches of state

government? government? a.a. b.b. c.c.

5. What the function of each of the 5. What the function of each of the branches of government? branches of government? a.a. b.b. c.c.

Task-ContinuedTask-Continued 1. Where is our nation’s capital?1. Where is our nation’s capital? 2. Who is the president of our nation? 2. Who is the president of our nation?

(Click on the picture of George (Click on the picture of George Washington)Washington)

3. What job does the president do?3. What job does the president do? 4. What are the three branches of 4. What are the three branches of

government?government? a.a. b.b. c.c.

5. What are the functions of each of the 5. What are the functions of each of the branches of government?branches of government? a.a. b.b. c.c.

Process:Process: Look around these sites, since there are different Look around these sites, since there are different links that can answer many of your questions.links that can answer many of your questions. http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.htmlhttp://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html http://www.elcivics.com/http://www.elcivics.com/ http://www.elcivics.com/http://www.elcivics.com/

el_civics_history_white_house_p1.htmlel_civics_history_white_house_p1.html http://pbskids.org/democracy/ http://pbskids.org/democracy/ To answer questions about ourTo answer questions about our prepresidsidentent visit this visit this

sitesite.. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/Watch this short video on the capital of the United Watch this short video on the capital of the United States. You may need to use the play/pause button States. You may need to use the play/pause button

totobe able to write down some of the names of the be able to write down some of the names of the landmarks and buildings.landmarks and buildings. http://www.elcivics.com/us_capital_photo_story.wmvhttp://www.elcivics.com/us_capital_photo_story.wmv

Evaluation of ProjectEvaluation of ProjectQualityQuality 44 33 22 11

OrganizatiOrganization of on of

IdeasIdeas

Excellent job planning Excellent job planning your report.. A well your report.. A well organized beginning, organized beginning, middle, and ending. middle, and ending. Very little help needed. Very little help needed.

You have a topic You have a topic sentence. You sentence. You developed and developed and organized details. organized details. You followed the You followed the webquest with little webquest with little help.help.

Help was needed to Help was needed to form topic form topic sentence, or it is sentence, or it is missing. The missing. The information is hard information is hard to understand.to understand.

There is little or no There is little or no organizational plan.organizational plan.

ContentContent

Many fabulous details. Many fabulous details. You worked You worked independently and independently and found great facts. found great facts. Extra facts are also Extra facts are also found.found.

Good details and Good details and information. Some information. Some help was needed help was needed finding information finding information on the webquest..on the webquest..

Basic details were Basic details were given. Lots of help given. Lots of help was needed in was needed in finding information finding information on the webquest, on the webquest, and no extra and no extra information found.information found.

Inaccurate and missing Inaccurate and missing facts and details are found. facts and details are found. Little or no independent Little or no independent work was done on the work was done on the webquest.webquest.

SentenceSentence

StructurStructuree

Great sentence Great sentence variety. No incomplete variety. No incomplete sentences found. You sentences found. You restated information in restated information in your own words. your own words.

Some sentence Some sentence variety. Complete variety. Complete sentences were sentences were used in most cases.used in most cases.

Majority of the facts Majority of the facts were restated in were restated in your own words.your own words.

Complete sentences Complete sentences were used were used sometimes.sometimes.

Assistance was Assistance was needed to restate needed to restate sentences in own sentences in own words. Some words. Some copied work.copied work.

Few or no complete Few or no complete sentences.sentences.

Sentences not in own Sentences not in own words.words.

LanguagLanguage &e &

VocabulaVocabularyry

Wonderful use of Wonderful use of adjectives and hundred adjectives and hundred dollar wordsdollar words

Some variety of Some variety of adjectives and adjectives and common vocabularycommon vocabulary

Words were simple, Words were simple, but acceptable.but acceptable.

Adjectives were missing Adjectives were missing from this piece. Vocabulary from this piece. Vocabulary needs to be at grade level.needs to be at grade level.

Proper Proper

MechaniMechanicscs

Consistent use of Consistent use of paragraph form, paragraph form, capitalization, correct capitalization, correct punctuation and punctuation and spelling, without spelling, without assistance.assistance.

Evident most of the Evident most of the time: proper time: proper paragraph form, paragraph form, capitalization, capitalization, spelling & correct spelling & correct punctuationpunctuation

Help was needed Help was needed with proper with proper paragraph form, paragraph form, capitalization, capitalization, spelling & spelling & punctuation.punctuation.

Missing from your paper Missing from your paper was proper paragraph form, was proper paragraph form, capitalization, correct capitalization, correct punctuation & spelling.punctuation & spelling.

ConclusionConclusion Great job! You have just completed a webquest. Great job! You have just completed a webquest.

You have learned a great deal about your state and You have learned a great deal about your state and national capitals and who was elected to run them. national capitals and who was elected to run them.

You would be able to inform someone new to the You would be able to inform someone new to the United States who is in charge of New York State, United States who is in charge of New York State, and who makes the laws. You would also be and who makes the laws. You would also be informed about where our national capital is, who is informed about where our national capital is, who is elected to run the country, and what are the elected to run the country, and what are the branches of government that were created to keep branches of government that were created to keep a system of checks and balances. a system of checks and balances.

Extra credit: Name one place you would like to visit Extra credit: Name one place you would like to visit near our state’s capital, and/or near our nation’s near our state’s capital, and/or near our nation’s capital, and tell why.capital, and tell why.

Just for FunJust for Fun **IfIf you have completed all the tasks and you have completed all the tasks and

still have time you can click on this link, still have time you can click on this link, print the states and their capitals, cut out print the states and their capitals, cut out the individual cards, write the name of the the individual cards, write the name of the state on the back, and play a memory state on the back, and play a memory game to see how many you and a partner game to see how many you and a partner can get correct. You could also use the can get correct. You could also use the links from the above websites to find out links from the above websites to find out each states bird, flower, nickname, or each states bird, flower, nickname, or when it became a state and write that when it became a state and write that information on the front of the cards.information on the front of the cards.

http://www.elcivics.com/state-lessons/us-http://www.elcivics.com/state-lessons/us-states-maps-capitals.pdf states-maps-capitals.pdf

Resources for State and National Resources for State and National informationinformation http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.htmlhttp://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html

http://pbskids.org/democracy/ http://pbskids.org/democracy/ http://www.elcivics.com/http://www.elcivics.com/ http://www.elcivics.com/http://www.elcivics.com/

el_civics_history_white_house_p1.htmlel_civics_history_white_house_p1.html http://www.elcivics.com/state-lessons/us-http://www.elcivics.com/state-lessons/us-

states-maps-capitals.pdfstates-maps-capitals.pdf http://http://

www.elcivics.com/us_capital_photo_story.wmvwww.elcivics.com/us_capital_photo_story.wmv http://www.state.ny.us/governor/index.htmlhttp://www.state.ny.us/governor/index.html http://http://www.whitehouse.govwww.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents//history/presidents/

CreditsCredits

Photo of Students on ComputersPhoto of Students on Computerswww.dawsontimes.comwww.dawsontimes.comPhoto of NYS CapitalPhoto of NYS Capital http://www.agpix.com/catalog/AGPix_evergreen/http://www.agpix.com/catalog/AGPix_evergreen/

large/AGPix_evergreen_0585_Lg.jpglarge/AGPix_evergreen_0585_Lg.jpgPhoto of National CapitalPhoto of National Capitalhttp://www.hometownusa.com/wdc/images/http://www.hometownusa.com/wdc/images/

Washington_DC_Capitol.jpgWashington_DC_Capitol.jpgMap of NYSMap of NYS wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/images/usa/new-wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/images/usa/new-

york.jpg york.jpg Map of Washington, D.C.Map of Washington, D.C.http://wwp.united-states-usa.com/dc/http://wwp.united-states-usa.com/dc/