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Lesson #5 Title: 1950's Webquest

Grade Level: 4-5

Michigan Curriculum Framework Standards/Benchmarks

English Language Arts:

Strand I; Content Standard 11, Benchmarks 1, 2, 3, 4

Social Studies:

Strand III; Content Standard 1, Benchmarks 1, 2, 3
Strand V; Content Standard 1, Benchmarks 1, 2, 3

Michigan Technology Education Standards

Technology Standard 1: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems and are proficient in the use of technology.
Technology Standard 2: Students understand the ethical, cultural, and societal issues related to technology. Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software. Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.
Technology Standard 3: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity. Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.
Technology Standard 4: Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.

Lesson Objective(s):

The students will navigate a webquest to gather information about American life in the 1950's.
The students will design a Power Point slide show to exhibit what they learned about the 1950's time period, or give an oral report.

Materials Needed:

Computers loaded with PowerPoint software
Computers with Internet accessibility

Resources Used:
NETS - http://cnets.iste.org/currstands/cstands-netss.html
Michigan Curriculum Standards/Benchmarks - www.michigan.gov

Procedure:

Purpose: The students will experience American life in the 1950's by navigating the 1950's webquest. The students will make connections between what they find on the webquest and Charlotte's Web, which was written in the 1950's.

Anticipatory Set: 1950's KWL chart group activity.

Input: The teacher leads a group discussion and prompts the students to discover why the social studies portion of the unit titled "A Spider's Web" would be about the 1950's. As the KWL is completed, students will discover that the fifties time period is when Charlotte's Web was written.

Modeling/Guided Practice: The teacher will introduce the webquest using an LCD projector and show the students the basic skills necessary for navigation.

Checking for Understanding: The teacher will ask random students what the task at hand is, and monitor student progress.

Independent Practice: The students will complete the webquest and organize information collected into a Power Point slide show or give an oral report.

Closure Activity: The students will present their Power Point slide shows or give their oral reports as an individual from the 1950's time period.

Assessment of Objectives/Evaluation:

Rubric for a Power Point Presentation:

Student Objective

Score

Does the Power Point slide show contain at least three slides that showcased information from the 1950's webquest?	5	4	3	2	1
Are the examples students use accurate and informative?	5	4	3	2	1
Do the slide shows contain functional links to other pages?	5	4	3	2	1
Does the slide show contain transitions or effects between pages?	5	4	3	2	1
Does the slide show flow? Is organization and order present?	5	4	3	2	1

Rubric for an oral report:

Student Objective                                                                                                                                              Score
Is the presentation organized and interesting?                                                                           5                4                3                2                1
Was the student well prepared?                                                                                              5                 4                3                2                1
Did the student complete the webquest?                                                                                  5                4                 3                2                1
Did the student reference details about the 1950's from the 1950's?                                         5                4                 3                2                1
Did the student speak clearly and confidently when presenting?                                                5                4                 3                2                1