Home

Welcome to this WebQuest. What is a WebQuest you ask? A WebQuest usually involves students working in teams where they take on specialized roles to help the team gather and analyze information from the Web, library resources and individuals. The team has a task to complete which often means using the information to come up with a product or proposal that solves a problem, gives advice and/or offers a new perspective on a topic. The product/proposal is usually presented to the class which pretends to be an adult group like the United Nations, the president, city officials, etc. Let's get started!

______________________________________

Your team has been hired by President Obama to perform a very important job. Ambassadors and their families from nations all over the world are constantly moving to Washington DC. To help them learn about the United States, President Obama would like your team of economists, sociologists, historians, and geographers to prepare a vodcast to introduce the new families to the regions of the United States. The new families will be able to watch your vodcast from overseas so they can start learning about the US before their arrival. Your team will be assigned to research and then report on one of the following regions.

Note: The maximum number of states a student is to research is two. It is OK to not research them all.

Pacific States> (Worrell: Corbet, Lily & Skylar || Holland: Davis & Alani)

California-D, S, Oregon-A, C, Washington-C, Hawaii-A, S, Alaska-D, L

Northeast: (New England/Mid-Atlantic States)> (Worrell: Kirsten & Conrad Holland: Kathyrne & Sofia)

Maine-K, New Hampshire-C, Vermont, Massachusetts-K, Rhode Island-C, Connecticut-K, New York-S, K, New Jersey-S, Pennsylvania

Midwestern/Great Lakes States> (Worrell: Arman & Katie || Holland: Luke & Sebastian)

North Dakota-S, South Dakota, Nebraska-A, Kansas-S, Minnesota-L, K, Iowa, Missouri-A, Wisconsin, Illinois-K, Michigan-L, Indiana, Ohio

Southwestern/Rocky Mountain States> (Worrell: Alexandra & Tate || Holland: Georgia & Griffin)

Montana-L, Wyoming-T, Idaho, Nevada-G, Utah-A, Colorado-b, Arizona-G, T, New Mexico-G, A

Southern States (Can be divided further into southeast and south central)> (Worrell: Gabby & Jimmy || Holland: Eliza, Bryan & Magnus)

Texas-G, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama-B, J, Georgia-E, J, Florida-M, Kentucky, Tennessee-G, South Carolina-B, North Carolina, Virginia-B, West Virginia-M, Maryland, Delaware

Now go to Task

Last Updated: December 12, 2012

Webmaster: David Carpenter