A WebQuest for 6th Grade Science

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5 Kingdom Project
A WebQuest for 6th Grade Science Designed by
Michele Weissmweiss_at_jgsc.k12.in.us
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Introduction
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Oh, my goodness!! Mrs. Weisss videos on the
five kingdoms of living things have been
misplaced! How could this be? Can you
help?? Yes you can!! Welcome to the WebQuest
Kingdoms Project! You will select or be placed
into a kingdom group, monera, protista, fungi,
plantal, animalia, and then choose your favorite
organism in that kingdom to research. You will
use books, magazines and internet websites to
gather information about your organism, take
notes on the facts that you discover, and record
and present your information in addition to your
teammates information as a Kingdom Multimedia
Presentation to your class. This way, you can
all help to replace the information from the
videos that have been misplaced! We can all
learn from one another through the multimedia
presentations! What kind of information will you
be researching? Start with the six
characteristics and four needs of all living
things. Then include any other interesting facts
that you can dig up through your research.  
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The Task
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• You and your teammates will create a multimedia
  presentation on your kingdom that will be shared
  with the class. This will be a Power Point
  presentation that includes characteristics of
  your kingdom (for example, all Moneran or
  bacteria are one-celled organisms) and specific
  information about your organism along with
  pictures and diagrams.
• You and your team will be responsible for
  producing one kingdom segment. Each segment
  production team will be responsible to
• Research the kingdom for the group's segment
• Collaboratively create a 5-10 minute documentary
  using Microsoft PowerPoint (including appropriate
  images. etc.)
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The Process
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This Webquest Research Project involves many
steps        First, you will choose or be
assigned a kingdom group with which to work. As a
team the first thing you will want to do is study
the project rubric.  Notice the point values in
each section.  As you plan, review the rubric and
make sure you are completing all parts of the
rubric. There will also be an individual
assessment made by the group with whom you are
working. See evaluation.        Next, each
member of the kingdom group will select a
favorite organism to research.        Then,
using the laptop computer, go on line and use the
Internet websites to research your organism.
In addition to online resources, reference books,
text books and magazines are available.        Us
e the organism organizer to record your notes
about the characteristics, needs, and interesting
facts of your organism.        Use your notes
to help your group create an interesting and
informative power point presentation. Include
pictures and diagrams of the organisms! Continued
on next slide!!
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The Presentation

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1.  Now that all the research is done, it is
time to come together as a group to work on your
presentation.  Review the rubric again and plan
out your presentation. 2.  Work together to
make your presentation.  As you plan, keep in
mind the point values of each section of the
rubric. Proofread and edit your presentation.
Make it special!! Below are some points to
include in your presentation When your
presentation is created, practice, practice
practice.  Be sure that the technical aspects of
your presentation work.  Try to set up your
presentation on the system you will be using to
present to the class at least one day before you
present.  Rehearse your part of the oral
presentation so you won't need to rely on notes.
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Enrichment Activities

•         Enrichment activity 1
• -Use Venn Diagram to compare and contrast
  kingdoms.
•         Enrichment activity 2
• -Check out this wonderful WebQuest on Poisonous
  Plants and Animals.

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Evaluation
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• Grades will be determined by a combination of
  factors.
•   Read the project rubric carefully before
  beginning your project. While cooperation and
  team work are key to this project, it is not
  uncommon for some group members to work to a
  lesser or to a greater degree than others. To
  address this concern, individual grades will be
  determined based on the points earned by the
  segment, and based on the group's evaluation of
  each of its members.

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Conclusion
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You will all play an important role in
helping to restore Kingdom facts and information
to Mrs. Weisss classroom. More importantly, you
will gain lots of personal information about the
five kingdoms and about many organisms in each
kingdom. Feel free to visit other websites via
the links listed here to learn additional facts
and information about any organism you want.
Thanks for helping with this important project!!

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Standards
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  6.4.2 Give examples of organisms that cannot
be neatly classified as either plants or animals,
such as fungi and bacteria.   6.4.5   Investigate
and explain that all living things are composed
of cells whose details are usually visible only
through a microscope.     Deliver informative
presentations that 6.7.11 -pose relevant
questions sufficiently limited in scope to be
completely and thoroughly answered. develop the
topic with facts, details, examples, and
explanations from multiple authoritative sources,
including speakers, periodicals, and online
information.
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Resources
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Teacher Notes
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