Overview

This project based learning webquest will engage students in researching conservation topics. They will have the ability to select from five different topics: Air Pollution, Energy, Green Clean, Global Warming, and Water. The students will select a topic of interest and research the topic online. You can supplement the project with additional resources found on this website, including the history of Earth Day and additional conservation related resources.

The students will complete two products for this project. First, all students will complete a recyclable art project to be entered into your school's Earth Fair. Second, students will select the end product for the topic they have researched. Students should be encouraged to create a project that (1) teaches others about their conservation topic and (2) demonstrates their knowledge of the subject. Students can create posters, brochures, demonstrations, videos, advertisements, websites, or other end products of their chosing. All students will present their project at Earth Fair.

Students will learn these key skills by completing this project:

Communication Skills

The key skill of communication includes speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students in this project will orally present their project to others at the Earth Fair.

Information Technology Skills

• researching information needed for conservation projects
• collecting and analyzing information to present to others
• word processing reports

Problem Solving Skills

To develop strategies that will help students solve a range of problems faced in learning and life. Within conservation investigations or projects students will need to:

• develop the skills of identifying and understanding a problem
• plan ways to solve a problem
• monitor progress in tackling a problem
• review solutions to problems

ASSESSMENT

• Conservation Project (rubric): ConservationProject1_rubric.doc
• Oral Presentation (rubric): OralPresentationRubric.doc
• Recyclable Art (rubric): recyclableart_rubric.doc

STANDARDS

• Grade 5 Content Standards Standards.doc
• Research Building Blocks: Notes, Quotes, and Fact Fragments