A WebQuest History Unit: Doing a Poster of a Native American Tribe
Hernandez, F, Sparks, N. & A. Vega-Candelario
Conclusion
This webquest project for an academic unit of history integrated with visual arts, for second grade students, has the purpose of introducing them to Native American history and cultures, as well as to the use of the WWW and Internet for gathering information. In this 5 sessions’ unit, with team work, the students will create a poster about a tribe of their choice, and present it to the class. This project, posted in the World Wide Web as a blog with different sections, could be useful not only for this specific history unit, but also as a framework for other history units in elementary grades. This project is posted in the WWW as a blog with labeled sections and URL :
http://fresiadesigns.blogspot.com
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