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[|Call Me] – (9) You will compare the rates of 10 - 10 numbers to the rates of regular long distance carriers. || [|Charts and Graphs] – (9-12) After learning the basics about business graphics from several sites, students will surf some destinations that will provide them with data they can then use to create their own graphs. || [|Decorating Your House!] - (6-8) You are in charge of decorating a house. You will be required to research how much it will cost to put down carpet and linoleum, paint and wallpaper the walls, and furnish it with the simplest and most basic furniture you would need for a house. || [|Fun with] [|Tangrams] – (9-12) This lesson will help students understand some geometric concepts with the aid of tangrams. || [|The Gang of Fifteen] This WebQuest asks students to stop a gang of fifteen from conspiring to destroy all the crosswalks in the world. || || [|Make it Beautiful] – (9-12) Students will make the classroom move beautiful by designing a landscape project, estimating its cost, selling the project to their fellow students, and plant it. || || [|Math Analysis Airplanes] – (9-12) Students will research designs for paper airplanes. Students make planes that will be used in several different class competitions and the results of the competition will be used to compute statistics. [|Math Models & Economics] – (9-12) This WebQuest was designed to fulfill most of one semester requirement for Math Models and Economics courses for high schools. It includes: Buying/Leasing a vehicle; Buying/Renting a house; Budget and Career; and Investment. || [|Personal Budget WebQuest] – (9-12) The objective of this WebQuest is for you to set up a budget that would allow you to live the type of life you would like.  ||  [|Road Block] – (9-12) Students will study averages, data analysis, data manipulation, trends, and graphing while analyzing car insurance. || || [|Roller Coaster Madness] Your team is responsible for naming and designing the roller coaster. It is important to remember that this roller coaster is to be the fastest and most exciting roller coaster ever built. || Space Station Phyve – (11-12) A WebQuest for High School Physics - Students will research and design a rotating space station or colony. || ||  ||  [|Ark Helpers Society] – (9-12) As members of the Ark Helpers Society students are zoo keepers who must design an informational brochure of an endangered or threatened animal of their choice. || [|Bay Quest] – (9-12) Students will examine the causes of nutrient pollution in the Chesapeake Bay. || Students will research an element from the periodic table and write a children's book || [|BioDesigns] [|, Incorporated] – (9-12) You need to invent a genetically engineered product and then summarize all of your findings and research in a report to Ms. Bio. || || [|Biology battle of the century: The human genome project] [|vs] [| the top 10 world problems] – (9-12) Students will determine how to use information from the human genome project to help solve 10 global problems. || || [|Bottle Rocket Challenge] – (9-12) Students will design a rocket for NASA while analyzing flight based on prior knowledge of physics. || || || [|Colonize Mars or Not?] – (9-12) This quest will help students decide if you want to support the activities of others wanting to colonize Mars or not. || || || [|Cyber Science] [|Mag] – (9-12) Students will create an online science magazine on an animal, a scientist, or a scientific current event. || || [|www.webmonkeyplus.com/bats] In this Web Quest about bats, the Mayor of the City is considering exterminating (killing) the bats in her city. She believes that bats are disease-infested, good-for-nothing, evil beasts that are bloodthirsty and should be done away with. Public safety is very important. What should she do? || Discovering Rocks! [|www.webmonkeyplus.com/rocks] It is your job to demonstrate to the Mayor that rocks do have a natural cycle to them just as water has a cycle. || || || || [|Genetica's] [|Dilemna] – (9-12) Preparing city council decision on production of genetically modified corn. Should Acme Seed be allowed to test and sell their corn to Genetica ? || || [|GM Foods] – (9-12) The owner of a new supermarket must decide whether to stock foods containing GM organisms. || [|How Far Does Light Go?] (8-12) This project engages students in an examination of the scientific properties of light using evidence from the Web. ||  ||  ||  || [|Meeting our Energy Needs on Mars] – (9) Students will decide, by consensus, which energy source is most suitable for use on Mars. || [|Out of this World Scientists] - (6-8) You will work in a group of 3-5 scientific historians and find the World's Greatest Scientist ||  ||    [|Roller Coaster] – (9-12) Students will explore energy conservation through the history, science, and engineering of roller coasters.  ||  ||    [|Space Station] [|Phyve] – (9-12) Students will research and design a rotating space station or colony.  ||  [|Star Broker] – (9-12) Students will research a constellation and write a real estate brochure advertising it to the public. ||   [|That's a Possibility: UFOs]- (9-12) Students will debate on the existence of UFOs. || [|Genetically Engineered Food] (9-12) Today technology is available to ensure the success of crops using biotechnology, yet there is still hunger. || [|The Gilded Age] Documenting Industry in America - (9-12) This WebQuest concerns the major themes of the Gilded Age in American History. Historians coined the term “Gilded Age” in an effort to illustrate the outwardly showy, but inwardly corrupt nature of American society during the industrialization of the late 1800's. || [|Wagon Ho] - Web Quest designed for 4th-5th grades Social Studies || [|Where Would You Like To Live?] - (6-12) You have just graduated from college and you have secured your dream job. You have been given the opportunity to live in any one of eight great cities. Where would you like to live? ||
 * ** Mathematics ** || [|Architecture: Scraping the Sky] (6-8) Skyscrapers were first built in Chicago and New York City . Because of the limited space and the escalated land prices it was necessary to build upward. Your job is to compare data on some of the world's tallest skyscrapers. ||
 * [|Are We Covered? An Insurance Issue Web Quest] (9-12) Since insurance impacts all of us and will be a serious concern of yours in your near future, it is important that you learn to examine different aspects of the insurance business. ||   ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="34" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Biography of a Mathematician] (6-8) Mathematics surrounds us. But where is it? And who the heck was responsible for thinking of this stuff!?! || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Build Your Dream Home] (6-8) Congratulations! Your Uncle Squeaky has just won the lottery. He's giving you the opportunity to build the house of your dreams. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Buying Your First Car] - (9-10) Students will learn what it takes to buy their first car. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Cavern World] – (9-12) Students will design a cavern world by completing the sections and answering the following questions. Make the cavern world believable and answer the questions in each section.
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Dream World] (6-8) So what are you going to do after high school? Given it any thought? Maybe go to school, get a job, buy a new car, or move out of your parents' house. || [|Evaluating Math Games - Shall we play a game?] - (7-12) A math game, that is. We are going to explore the vast world of games (educational) on the net. In fact, there is so much fun out there that we need to be a little selective. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|First Time Buyers] (6-12) You are the hottest young real estate agent in town - selling more houses each month then all other agents combined!
 * [|Go Spurs Go!] (9-12) Your group entered a contest to be the coach for the SPURS for the next season. Your group won the contest!! Your group must now decide which players to keep and which ones to trade. || [|Hockey Salary Creator] Who deserves to be paid millions of dollars? Do you?
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|In Pursuit of Mice with Math] – (9-12) Students will plan and budget a class trip to Disney World. Appropriate for an Applied Math class. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Introduction to Probability] – (9-12) Students explore the difference between experimental and theoretical probability ||
 * [|Investing for the Future] Are you interested in having enough money in the future to buy what you want to buy? Would you like to live with financial freedom? || [|Learning About the Stock Market] If you want to learn about the stock market this is a good place to start. This will help the beginner to become familiar with how the stock market works and how to interpret the "market jargon".  ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Learning Roman Numerals] (6-8) Come along and let's travel back in time to Ancient Rome around 500 B.C. Image no television, no radio, and a completely different way of living. After you have adjusted to this way of life, you still have one major adjustment to achieve - the numbering system. ||
 * [|Major Leagues] - (9-12) This project on baseball will involve using mathematical concepts to evaluate the baseball players on Major League teams. This project will provide students an opportunity to utilize probability (expectation values) in a real world situation.
 * [|Math Olympics] - (7-9) After members gather information and statistics, your team will prepare a multimedia presentation on the history, statistics, and the future of your specific sport for the Olympic Committee. || [|Mathart] [|: Connecting Math and Art] (9-12) Connecting Geometry and Art  ||
 * [|MoneyCents] [|!] (6-8) One very fortunate elementary class has been asked to represent the school at the "Small Fries" Convention in Disneyland . All expenses have been paid except for the $250.00 airfare to get there! || [|Money, Money, Money] (6-8) he money in my pocket just doubled. Would you like to double yours? ||
 * [|Mutual Funds] (6-8) You will purchase $10,000 dollars worth of mutual funds. Using the Internet and selected sources you will purchase funds from at least three different fund families. || [|Mutual Funds Making you Millions] (6-8) Many individuals are investing in the stock market. The numbers of volumes of stocks bought are increasing month by month. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]]My First Car - (9-12) Can you buy your own car? Where do you buy it? What about insurance? How will you pay for it? || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|NASCAR Numbers] - (9-12) Students will "race" stock cars on virtual tracks. Scores are recorded; data is used in finding statistics. Students will research about NASCAR drivers and tracks. This site is appropriate for Algebra 1 or an Algebra 1B class. ||
 * [|Nobel Mathematicians] (6-8) please do some research and decide who your choice is for "the greatest mathematician" will be and make your nomination.
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Puzzling Mathematics] - (9-12) In this WebQuest, students will research games with a mathematical basis, make a model of the game and use it to teach the class how to play the game.
 * [|Shop '] [|Til] [| You Drop] (6-8) You are the WINNER of the Cyberspace Mall's anniversary celebration. Your prize is a shopping trip of $500, including tax and shipping & handling. The only catch is that you will lose the entire prize if your total bill is under $450 or over $500. ||
 * [|Stock Market WebQuest] - (4-8) You have just inherited $50,000 dollars from your Uncle Bob's will. Since he had no children, he decided he would let you have his inheritance. However, as you know he was a stock investor and wanted you to follow in his footsteps. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Take Me Out to the Ball Game] – (9-12) This activity will find the greatest baseball hitter of all time. Students will search the web for statistical data. From this data, they will determine the best ten years for various famous baseball hitters.
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|The Art of Mathematics] – (9-12) Students will research a specific art form and teach the class how to create artwork using this form. Written for a Geometry class. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|The Great Pyramid] – (9-12) Students will build a scale model of the pyramids at Giza  and compare them mathematically with each other and with some present day structure. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|The Titanic] - (6-8) This WebQuest will help you and an assigned partner to explore these topics and look at them from a mathematical perspective. In the process, you will find not only interesting facts and dramatic stories, but also numerous statistics related to the event. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Trilingual Packaging Dilemma] – (9-12) Students will design a sturdy, attractive box for a game using triangles. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|The Vacation of Your Dream] [|Awaits] [|!] You and three friends have decided to make your get-away, but get-away to where? Your group has an allowance of $2,000.00 per person for a seven-day trip || [|Wall Street "Warriors" Investment Club] This project is intended to help students research, evaluate, and analyze financial information. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|What Do You Mean You Can't Add Large Numbers?] (6-8) So, you're embarrassed and have the "shakes" about adding large numbers. Hey, adults have this same problem - they just hate to admit it. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|What's in a Line?] – (9-12) Students will visit the Internet and see how linear equations come up in real life. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|What's Your Favorite Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem] – (9-12) Students will present one of the proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, develop their own proof, and grapple with related questions. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|When Will I Ever Use This?] - (9-12) The most common complaint that students have about mathematics and algebra in particular is "When am I ever going to use this". ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Who Wants to be a Millionaire?] - (9-12) Students will analyze career paths and investment habits needed to become a millionaire in one lifetime. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Yellowstone Caldera WebQuest] – (9-12) Students will make predictions about volcanic activity and damage based on historical data. ||
 * [|Your First Paycheck] (9-12) - Students will learn if it would be wiser buying a pair of Nike's or Reebok’s today, or should they invest that money by buying some of their stock? || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Your Opinion Sells] – (9-12) Students will design, conduct, analyze and write up a student opinion poll. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/research.gif width="249" height="105" align="bottom" caption="external image research.gif" link="http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/Research"]]  || [|Ethics and the Internet] - (9-12) In this activity, students will learn about the accepted rules for using "the net", about copyright laws, and about some of the agencies that are trying to regulate activities on this huge network.  ||
 * [|"Fact" versus "Fiction"] - (6-9) Within this WebQuest different sites were examined and questions were answered to determine whether the information given fell under 'Fact' of 'Fiction.' || [|Introduction to the Internet] - (5-8) Students will learn how to use different search engines and find a variety of sites on the internet.  ||
 * [|Learning How To Create A Contemporary/ Fine Art Portfolio Using the Internet] - The purpose of this lesson is to show teachers how to create a computer layout using PageMill and the internet as a tool of instruction for students || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 51, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|What Makes a Good Website?] - (5-6) This unit was developed to teach fifth and sixth grade students how to look critically at websites and evaluate them according to certain criteria. This exercise was designed to be used after an introduction to websites. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/science.gif width="249" height="105" align="bottom" caption="external image science.gif"]] || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|A Cell is a Small City] – Students will explore the similarities between cells and cities. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|A Wind in the Door] - Just how close is fact to fiction? Students will compare and contrast what they have read in this sci-fi fantasy to the facts you learn in their biology class. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Alternative Energy Sources] – (9-12) Students will perform a feasibility study for an energy company to find alternatives to fossil fuels. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Animal Quests]
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Animal Quests]
 * [|Archaeology WebQuest] - (4-6) You are an archaeologist from Kampsville , Illinois . You are studying the eight periods of Illinois Native American history and want to find out about similar periods, but in different geographical areas in North America . || [|Asteroid mining - an action-comedy puppet show] – (9-12) Students will research potential asteroid mining techniques and develop an educational action-comedy puppet show about these techniques.
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Atomic Structure] – (9-12)
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Biohazards: CDC Trainee] – (9-12) This WebQuest will to teach students about infectious diseases. The setting is Argentina so that they will learn about the people and culture of an area other than their own while simulating the work of a team of epidemiologists.
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Bones and the Badge] – (9-12) Students will solve five authentic mysteries by examining forensic evidence on the web and in your classroom.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Butterflies Quests]  || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Cavern World] – (9-12) In this Interdisciplinary unit, students create their own world using science, math, government, economics, and English. ||
 * [|Camouflage: Surprise! Surprise! It's a Disguise!] <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">(SOL 2.7) Students learn about camouflage and animals in order to create exhibits for their fellow students about particular animals about it. || [|City in Space] – (9-12) In this WebQuest, the students will become colonists on the International Space Station.
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Cloning WebQuest] – (9-12) Students will study the ethics of gathering human stem cells from early stage human embryos for treatment of Parkinson's
 * [|Composting WebQuest]- (5) Students will search several worm web sites, read composting books, and answer specific questions to create your own section to our homemade classroom book. This book will be presented as an introduction to the incoming 5th graders. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Cracking Dams!] – (9-12) Students will explore how dams break and what happens as a result.
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Creating the 8th Continent] – (9-12) Students will design a utopian society on a new continent
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Deserts Quests]  || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Dinosaur Quests]   ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Endangered Animals Quests]  || [|The Extremely Abbreviated Voyage of the S.S. Adventure] - (6-8) You and your classmates will be challenged to work together to survive in inhospitable climates. ||
 * [|Design a Zoo] - Your class is about to build a new mammalian zoo in your neighborhood. In order to do this your team will need to find out about a mammal and its habitat (where it lives). You must choose a mammal and find out about its environment. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|DNA Profiling] – (9-12) Students will investigate of the issues surrounding DNA profiling.
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] Discovering Bats!
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Don't Drink the Water!] – (9-12) Students will analyze a case study of illness caused by waterborne organisms, identify the cause, and design and test a remedy. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Earthquake!] – (9-12) Students will learn more about earthquakes and where they are most likely to happen. Find a safe zone for some earthquake refugees. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|El Nino or El No-No] – (9-12) Students will collect data, organize it in an appropriate graphic form, and analyze it for the purpose of making weather predictions in your community. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Element] [|ADventure] – (9-12) Based on their Internet research of an element, students will design a commercial to advertise their element. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Endangered Species] – (9-12) Your team will work together to understand why this particular animal is disappearing, and how you can help. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Endangered Species] – (9-12) Students will write an article to show what causes endangered species, which species are endangered and how to help/invent species in trouble ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Energy Quest] – (6-12) Oh NO! The year is 2050 and the earth has run out of non-renewable energy resources. Students must research a renewable resource, write a proposal and make a presentation to the Secretary-General of the UN. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Evolution WebQuest] – (9-12) Students will review several sites on evolution and address their own misconceptions about the theory by creating a webpage to help other students understand the Theory of Evolution. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Exhibit A: Forensics WebQuest] – (9-12) Chemistry students will learn how a forensics investigation makes use of available technologies. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Exploring Mars] – (9-12) Students will take on a role in the colonization of Mars. ||
 * [|Galaxy Girls] - (5-6) Detective Adventures on Earth in The Case Of The Missing Diamond - The primary objective is to help girls stay active in math and science. This activity combines friendship and mystery with math and science to provide a motivating and encouraging learning experience for girls. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Galapagos: Islands Suspended in Time] – (9-12) Students will grapple with the question of whether and how to protect the Galapagos from human encroachment.
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/girl4.gif width="44" height="57" align="bottom" caption="external image girl4.gif"]][[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/boy4.gif width="39" height="57" align="bottom" caption="external image boy4.gif"]] || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|GE Foods - Friend or Foe?] – (9-12) What are genetically engineered foods and are they dangerous to our health and to our environment? Students will look at both sides of the issue and then discuss findings at the "World Food Conference".
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Genes: The Building Blocks of Life] – (9-12) Students will decide how to allocate funding for different types of genetics research.
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Global Warming] - ( 9-12) At a UN conference on climate control, different special interest groups research and then argue their side. The end product will be a consensus on what to do.
 * [|Gold: All That Glitters] - (3-5) Your task will be to read and learn about gold and see how this topic can be studied from different points of view. || [|Hatching Chicks] - (3-5) Working in a group, you and your partner will search several web sites, read portions from several books and you will create a home made egg candler . ||
 * [|Hello Dolly]: (6-12) This web quests explores cloning and the various implications to society of the issue. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Homeward Bound] - (4-7) As park rangers you will identify the lost African animals. After you know what the animals are you need to find out where they live so they can be transported safely back to their home habitat. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Honey, I've Shrunk! Motion, Work Power and Machines]- (9-12) Your family and you spend a Sunday night watching the video, "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids!" and to your surprise and chagrin, you wake up the next morning 1/3 the size you were when you went to bed! Using your knowledge of physics you adapt to your new circumstances. || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|I Am Joe's...] – (9-12) Students will learn about structure, function and medical importance of a part of the body and write a report similar to the "I Am Joe's" and "I Am Jane's" series of articles published in Reader's Digest in the 1970's.  ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]  [|I Want My Mummy] – (6-12) Who should be granted possession of the remains of a newly discovered Pharaoh: the archaeologist who unearthed it, descendants of the Pharaoh, a museum curator, or the government of Egypt ?
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|It's All About Bonding] – (9-12) Use the Periodic Table as a guide to determine why certain compounds can or cannot mix -- why they either form bonds or remain in conflict.  || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Insects Quests]
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|John Merrick: An Extraordinary Life] – (9-12) The quest is about the life of John Merrick "The Elephant Man." Students research Merrick 's life, disease, personality, etc. to create a 3-part medical journal. They will also produce a 5 paragraph persuasive essay on their opinion of Mr. Merrick's character. ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]  [|Lagoon Lament] – (9-12) Students will work together to find a way to restore and preserve the ecological balance and beauty of a local waterway threatened by users with conflicting interests.
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Love Canal Debate] – (6-12) This WebQuest is about a situation involving the dumping of hazardous wastes at Love Canal, New York . This is an interdisciplinary activity, which includes Social Studies, Science, and Language Arts. ||   [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]  [|Mad Cow WebQuest] – (9-12) A WebQuest based on responses to the Mad Cow epidemic.<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">   ||
 * [|Machines - Simple Machines] - (5-9) Students will learn definitions and to identify examples of simple machines. They will then be able to investigate various compound and complex machines and locate examples of each simple machine defined. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]   [|MagLev] [|: Moving Into the Future] – (9-12) Students will research the science, the existing systems and pros and cons of magnetic levitation trains. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Make it Beautiful] – (9-12) Students will design for their classroom, a landscape project, estimate its cost, sell the project to their fellow students, and plant it. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Mission to Mars] – (9-12) Students will create a newscast, diary, autobiography and logo around the first human voyage to Mars. ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]  [|Motion] - (K-5) You are needed to help the baby animals to go back into their safe cages. Your group must learn about the animals and how they move from place to place  ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Murder in the Tropics: Dying Coral Reefs] – (9-12) This quest is a mystery concerning the dying coral reefs, concentrating on team work and problem solving. ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]  [|NASA Project] – (9-12) Students will determine whether the mystery substance from Mars is alive. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Nobel Prize for Women in Science] – (9-12) A discovery-learning project mixed with writing and consensus-building, students discover famous women scientists through simulating a mock Nobel Prize Committee made of famous 20th Century women scientists. ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]  [|Nuclear Power in Seaside] – (9-12) students develop a special report as to how nuclear power will affect a community and if it should be used at all.  ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Ocean/Water Quests]  ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]  [|Operation: St*] [|rfish] - (6-8) (L.S.7, L.S.9, L.S.10, L.S.12) The two ocean environments that your team may explore in their quest are the coral reefs and the tidal pools. Your team goal is to find out as much information as you can about one of these habitats. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Organic Chemistry in the News] – (9-12) Students will become science correspondents for the local newspaper and have to provide stories to the papers' editor regarding local topics pertaining to organic chemistry. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Periodic Poster Project] - (9-12) Students identify similarities and differences among the elements using interactive periodic tables. ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]  [|Planet Earth Conflict Yellowstone Wolf] – (9-12) Students will analyze the wolf situation in Yellowstone and assess whether or not they should be removed. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Planetary Predictions] – (9-12) Students will design a planet; predict tectonic plate movement and climate. ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]  [|Poetry and the Planets] – (9-12) Students will create a poem that uses metaphor and simile to describe the appearance of planetary surfaces. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Polar Ice Caps] - (9-12) Students will look at exploration at the polar ice caps and then plan a trip. Interdisciplinary. ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]   [|Preimplantation] [| Genetic Diagnosis WebQuest] – (9-12) Students will decide if early stage embryos should be tested for cystic fibrosis before implantation? ||
 * [|Pumpkin Patch] - (3-5) Students will design, develop, and promote a pumpkin patch in their schoolyard. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]  [|Rainforest Dilemma] – (9-12) Students will assume roles of various stakeholders concerned with the fate of a Malaysian rainforest.  ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Rain Forest Quests]  || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Recycling Quests]  ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Robots: New Age Assistants] – (9-12) Students will design a robot to explore Antarctica
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Romeo and Juliet] – (9-12) An interdisciplinary quest using Romeo and Juliet/Shakespeare combining science and literature.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Solar System Quests]
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|The] [|Technowarp] [|Cyberquest] – (9-12) Students will go back in time to 2001 to prevent the destruction of the world by investigating the damage caused by technology. ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]  [|This Cold House] – 99-12) Students will design a remodeling plan for a house that could be more energy efficient. A limited budget is available for the project and clues are described in narrative and floor plans. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Tinkering with Mother Nature] – (9-12) Students will study impact of genetically-modified foods on society, economics and the environment is examined. ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]  [|To Dredge or Not To Dredge] – (9-12) Students will use the power of the internet to form an opinion about a controversial environmental issue. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|To Fund or Not To Fund...] – (9-12) Students will decide if they support the Human Genome Project continue?<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">  ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Tops and Bottoms-A Gardening Quest] - (3-5) Your job will be to research 8 vegetables and then decide as a team which 4 vegetables you will plant in your garden to make the profit you need. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|Walker's Watermelon] – (9-12) Students will search for information to solve a question. They will work individually at first, then form a group concensus . They then present their answer to the question in video format using IMovie 2 to edit the video ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]  [|Water Woes] – (4-12) The Indian River Lagoon estuary is facing some serious problems, both in the water and out. Many different types of groups want to use the waterways for a variety of reasons, most of which appear to conflict with each other. Is there a way the groups can work together to preserve both the beauty and recreational pleasures of this unique waterway? ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]] [|What about Wood] – (9-12) We are experiencing shortages of certain species of wood. Students will analyze why this is happening and predict based on their investigation how long they will have the species that they have and what they will do to replace wood when it is all gone, if we let that happen. ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm"]]  [|Who is the Kennewick Man?] – (9-12) Was the Kennewick Man a Native American or was he from Europe ? This WebQuest explores these questions.  ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Weather Quests]  || [|What were the first computers like?] - (5-9) Students research and report on the development of computers. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/OutWorld/index.htm"]] [|Save the Whales] - <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">(SOL 4.5) -Students research the issue of captive whales and make recommendations for an action plan to be followed by other students. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/OutWorld/index.htm"]] [|Science Careers: Camera, Action, Roll The Film] - <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> (SOL 8) Students explore science careers and make a movie using that career as its basis ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/OutWorld/index.htm"]] [|Water Travels in Cycles] ( <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">SOL 3.9) Students learn about the water cycle and its relationship to drought problems || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/OutWorld/index.htm"]] [|Water Cycle]- <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">( SOl 3.9) Precipitation, evaporation, and condensation are all terms that you recognize, but what do they really mean? They are all part of the water cycle, which is a complex process that not only gives us water to drink, food to eat, but also helps our plants grow. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/OutWorld/index.htm"]] [|Endangered Species] - Here you will be guided toward gathering facts about an endangered species of your choice. You will find detailed information pertaining to the animal's natural habitat, appearance, eating habits, and natural enemies and defenses. You will also determine the status of your animal and what can be done to help it. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/OutWorld/index.htm"]] [|Simple Machines]- As you explore this WebQuest you will learn about the six simple machines, their history and how they make our lives easier. You will also get to create your own complex machine made up of simple machines. Have fun!! ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/OutWorld/index.htm"]] [|Planet Quest] - (3-6) Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to help NASA [your teacher] select which planet should be explored next. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/boy1.gif width="39" height="55" align="bottom" caption="external image boy1.gif"]][[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/girl1.gif width="43" height="56" align="bottom" caption="external image girl1.gif"]]  ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/OutWorld/index.htm"]] [|Saving] [|Polluterville] [|:] -<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> (SOL 5.6) An Ocean Pollution Investigation - your small group will become an investigation team, in search of pollution's impact on the ocean and pollution solutions. Each member of your group will take a special investigation role. Your investigation will help you convince the town of Polluterville  to stop polluting. ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/OutWorld/index.htm"]] [|Volcanoes] - This Geology/Earth Science lesson is recommended for students in 5th through 8th grades and involves Geography as well as Language Arts. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/socials.gif width="249" height="105" align="bottom" caption="external image socials.gif"]] || [|African-American Inventors] - (6-8) Mrs. Haney, a television producer, has been given the task of creating a mini-series for Black History Month. She has hired you, as part of a team of researchers and writers, to create a program on a famous African-American inventor. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|All Roads Lead to Rome]<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">(SOL 3.1) Students are Time Explorers whose task is to become experts in ancient Roman civilization in order to create an accurate museum exhibit based on their experiences || [|American Dreams through the Decades] - (4-12) This is designed as an interdisciplinary project. This quest challenges students to investigate the American Dream...look through the eyes of those who lived before us. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|A Medieval Exploration] (9-12) The National Institute for Preservation of Humanities has selected a crew of four individuals to travel back in time and explore Medieval Europe for a historical movie that will be filmed next year. The institute wants the team to compile information from first-hand research and observation. || [|Ancient Greece] [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/AncientGreece/index.htm"]] - (7-12) You have been selected to be a tour guide for this recreated city. In order to guide your tourists, you will adopt one of the roles listed below and gather information about your role. ||
 * [|Australia WebQuest] - (1-3) By clicking on the pictures on this page you will be able to find answers to questions you may have about Australia, its people, its customs, its climate, and much more. You will also be able to send e-mail to your keypals in Australia . || [|Avoid It Like The Plague!!!] [|-] (6-9) One physician, one guide, one spiritual advisor (bishop), and a diarist/scribe travel across Europe on horseback on a fact-finding expedition on the Black Plague.  ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Aztec and Maya WebQuests]  || [|Bill of Rights]- (5-8) You heard on the evening news that a committee in Washington has met and decided to do away with the Bill of Rights. The committee also announced that it would hear testimony from anyone wishing to speak in defense of the Bill of Rights and argue to keep it. ||
 * [|Board Games of the Ancient World] - (5-6) People of ancient civilizations invented board games. Some of their games are still played today, but in a different form. Others were forgotten. You and your teammates will explore some of the games of the ancient world. || [|Bridges Connect!]<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">(SOL 2.2) Student groups compete with each other to create a winning bridge design for Richmond, Virginia ||
 * [|Can we find the "Ms" in US History?] Women's Role in History: - (6-8) From the beginning of the human race, societies have separated the jobs of women and men. Some of those roles came by nature, but most were created and continued by custom and religious beliefs. || [|Canada a Family Vacation] - (4-6) Canada, our neighbor to the north, is a vast land. Canada is made up of several regions. Each region has its own special features that it is proud to share with the rest of the world. Your job, as a group, is to plan a one-week vacation for a family of four. ||
 * [|Celtic Mythology] - (5-8) The year is 57 A.D. and your Celtic tribe has been pushed into Ireland by invading Roman forces! You fear that the powerful enemy army will annihilate your people. In order to save your culture, you are placing oral history and religion into written form. || [|Charles Lindbergh] – (6) It contains an in depth look at his famous flight over the Atlantic Ocean . This lesson was designed to be a part of a U.S. History unit on the 1920's. This lesson is designed to be part of a sixth grade social studies unit. It could be contained in a U.S. History unit looking at the early 20th century or the history of flight. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|China WebQuests]  || [|Chicago WebQuest] - The class is taking a field trip to downtown Chicago in May. You need to do research on some of the different sites that we will be visiting. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/ColonialAmerica/index.htm"]] [|Civics] -<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">( <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">S0l 7) Welcome to your Civics Review WebQuest! Over the next several days you will be using this activity to help you review the structure of local, state, and federal government and develop a better understanding of how government works and how you can make it work for you! || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Civil War] [|BattleQuest] - The War of 10,000 Places - The Civil War was the war of 10,000 places from Fort  Sumter to Appomattox Courthouse, from First Manassas to Gettysburg, on land and sea, in swamp and forest. The entire South was one big battlefield with everyone involved in the war effort. It was the only American war where brother fought against brother, father against son, and neighbor against neighbor. ||
 * [|Colonial America] - (5-6) as a team you will be able to explore the European conquest of the American continent from the viewpoint of a Native American. || [|The Decade of the 20th Century] - (7-12) You are a member of a team of researchers. Your team's task is to explore the decades of the twentieth century and identify the decade, which, in your team's opinion, is the most significant historically. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/ColonialAmerica/index.htm"]] [|Education in the Information Society] (9-12) A million dollars was up for grabs. The President of the United States issued the challenge. Nationwide, whichever high school achieved the greatest increase in their average ACT scores would receive the prize.  ||  [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/boy7.gif width="39" height="65" align="bottom" caption="external image boy7.gif"]][[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/girl7.gif width="39" height="57" align="bottom" caption="external image girl7.gif"]]<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">[|Elections Quests]   ||
 * [|Expedition to Countries of the World] - (6-8) Students are going to research the many countries of our world to find the differences and the similarities among them. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Explorers]- (2) You have explored the world and discovered new oceans and continents. Now it is time to compare and contrast three of these explorers. You must decide if they were great adventurers or greedy men searching for gold and spices. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Exploring Japan] - The lesson is for a fifth grade class. It involves geography and language arts. || [|A Feudalism] [|WebQuest]  Japan  and Europe - (8-12) You are about to travel back in time and across the continents to examine two distinctively different cultures with a similar social structure. At the end you must judge which system had greater negative consequences upon the people, culture, and future development of the region. ||
 * [|Four Great Thinkers of the Past:] - (9-12) Students will learn some political philosophy and debate over a modern issue in the role of an assigned philosopher. || [|Freedom Of The Press Vs. Prior Review] - (9-12) Romeo (a senior) and Juliet (a freshman) are students in your high school who committed suicide after their families tried to keep them apart due to their age differences. Your student newspaper wants to devote most of the next issue on this news story. ||
 * [|A Gathering of Cultures]- Members of many tribes will be attending a special powwow. Your tribe has been asked to attend the ceremonies and you must prepare an introduction of your tribe. In the spirit of the powwow you and your tribe members will be sharing what makes your tribe special.
 * [|Gold Rush Players]- (4) You will produce, stage, direct, cast and costume a play about the real and rollicking Gold Rush in California . || [|The Great Depression] - (6-8) Students will assume the role of a person in that profession living in the Great Depression. Use the resources to explore your economic choices for your family. ||
 * [|Gun Control] - (8-12) You have been hired as a freelance reporter for the Daily Journal. Your assignment is to investigate and write an in depth report on advantages and disadvantages of "gun control". || [|Halifax Explosion] - On December 6, 1917, an event took place in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada that was to forever affect the lives of the its citizens as well as those of Boston, Massachusetts. Upon completion, students should have a better understanding of the results of any disaster of this magnitude on an unsuspecting population. ||
 * [|The Harlem Renaissance] -Although the renaissance was over 70 years ago, this virtual tour will allow you to see and hear the sights and sounds of Harlem in the 1920's and 30's and you will experience a place where the people beamed with pride and celebrated their heritage and culture. || [|Hercules] - (6-8) This trip would send customers back to Ancient Greece to watch an enactment of one of Hercules' 12 labors. Your job is to put together a brochure, newspaper article, or advertisement for such an adventure. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Hidden Secrets Behind Our Historical Documents 17th & 18th Century Philosophers]<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">(SOL 12.10) Students will create documents for their school modeled after the famous documents of our country, using the same philosophers that the Founding Fathers used as their inspiration || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|Human Genome Project] (9-12) Heredity and Genetics Activity. ||
 * [|Jamestown] - In this WebQuest, you are going to select an occupation and a name of one of the original Jamestown settlers. You will need to find out as much as you can about your occupation, what you contributed, and how important you were to the new colony. Next you will research information about a period of Jamestown 's history with a team and create a diary. || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Japan WebQuests]  ||
 * [|Johnny] [|Tremain] [|: The Revolutionary War]- (6-8) After reading JOHNNY TREMAIN, students will explore the causes, conduct, and participants that brought about the American Revolution. || [|Kia] [|Ora] [| and Kisses From New Zealand] - (3-5) Students will learn that the Maori people are a very proud people. They make their home in New Zealand, a group of islands in the South Pacific located near Australia . ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Kids Economics] - a 3rd grade WebQuest about money. || [|Knights of Medieval Europe and Their Armor] - Students will find out how a knight lived in the medieval times. They will search to find out what he eats, where he sleeps, what kind of clothes he wears, and what his job is. ||
 * [|Let's move the Capital](4-6) - To study all the different states, students try to locate the best state in which to move the US capitol. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Lighthouses of Virginia]<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">(SOL 4.2) Students learn about lighthouses throughout Virginia in order to create an exhibit for the Mariners Museum  ||
 * [|Little Rock 9]: A collaborative WebQuest on racial desegregation in schools, the Little Rock 9 focuses on the year, 1957, when 9 African American students enrolled in Central High School . The quest encourages students to think about the world they live in now. || [|Look Who's Footing the Bill]: - (9-12) This is an interactive web quest that asks students to explore democracy and the national debt. ||
 * [|Mahopa] [| WebQuest Project] [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/Mahopa/index.htm"]] - (5) You have accidentally destroyed five of the cultural components of the exhibit. You must recover information on the following culture areas: Shelter; Foodstuff; Clothing; Traditions; and Arts. || [|Mapping on the Net--A WebQuest] - (6-8) Through the use of maps and map making activities, the student will the study the physical surrounding in their neighborhood, city, county, and state. The students will use or create political, physical, relief, topographic, and soils maps. ||
 * [|Menominee Dream Quest] - (4-6) A quest about the Menominee Indians. || [|Middle Ages Creating a Medieval Village] [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif" link="http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/MiddleAges/index.htm"]] - (6-10) Your job as a team is to research and develop a model for this village, create a brochure, and present your ideas in a slide show. ||
 * [|The Mongols] - (9-12) The Mongols controlled the largest land empire in human. They were the most powerful army of their time and no country could defeat them. Your job will be to learn about their culture and their effect on other cultures. || [|Multiple Intelligences (MI) Web Hunt] - (11-12) Students will learn more about Multiple Intelligences. ||
 * [|Native American WebQuest] - The United States takes pride in being the leader of the free world and attempts to assist countries and native people from losing their homelands. Maybe we have learned from our mistakes. || [|Nuclear Power in Seaside] - (9-12) Your task in "Nuclear Power in Seaside " is to join a team and take on one of the roles listed provided. You and your teammates will work together to create a Special Report for the town meeting that makes sense out of the complex issue of nuclear power. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/boy7.gif width="39" height="65" align="bottom" caption="external image boy7.gif"]][[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/girl7.gif width="39" height="57" align="bottom" caption="external image girl7.gif"]] || [|Out Of This World WebQuest] -Hello, my name is Zebot . I am from one galaxy to the north of the Milky Way. I'd like to find out more information about your galaxy and your nine planets ||
 * [|Overcoming Adversity] - (6-8) - Students will explore how others have dealt with adverse situations. || [|Paint Mount Rushmore Red] -( 9-12) This WebQuest can be used as a cross curriculum as well as in Social Science. To attain that experience, the Quest( ion) is posed: Should Leonard Peltier be set free by pardon or new trial? ||
 * [|The Pilgrim Life Adventure] - (2-4) Do you who the Pilgrims were? Do you know where they came from? Why did they come to America on the Mayflower? || [|The Portuguese American] - Learn about a culture rich in tradition and history. The Portuguese American Community offers students an interesting subject to study. ||
 * [|Prison Rights] - (8-12) In this project, you will be exploring the opposing viewpoints on this topic, evaluating statistics, and reading about life in American prisons. || [|The Renaissance] - (9-12) Your assignment will be to research one of the famous Renaissance intellectuals assigned to you, answer the designated questions, and portray the individual at a Renaissance meal. ||
 * [|Rock the Vote] - (8) This unit is part of the eighth grade US History curriculum with links to Language Arts. It could easily be used in conjunction with the persuasive essay. || [|Searching for the Cortes] - (6-8) Students will learn about Cortes. ||
 * [|Shawnee Scavenger Hunt] - (7-9) Students will use links provided in this WebQuest to answer a series of fifteen questions about Tecumseh and the Shawnee nation. || [|The Sixties A Magic WebQuest Ride] - (6-8) In this quest, students will be able to get a sense of the 1960s. The students will meet people, experience war, witness stunning scientific advances and absorb new ways of communication. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|State Stories]- You and a friend have been selected for a round trip to the destination of your choice within the 50 States of America. On the Arne-Tracy Travel Machine, you will be able to go to several of our beautiful United States . || [|Submarines: Where Are They Now?] - (6-8) Your team will gather information about submarines. What became of the U-boats and US submarines of World War II? ||
 * [|Then and Now] - (9-12) In this quest, students will experience and compare other cultures with their own and search for information about these cultures in non-traditional resources. || [|The Titanic Tragedy] - (6-8) You are a reporter for the Indianapolis Star. The world does not know that the Titanic, which is supposed to be unsinkable, has sunk on her maiden voyage. You will report the sinking of the Titanic and will answer the following questions in your articles. Who? What? When? Where? Why? ||
 * [|Titanic WebQuest] - A WebQuest about the Titanic || [|Tracing American History through Patriotic Music] - (6-12) You and your composition team will create new lyrics for an existing melody. In order to accomplish this, students will become individual specialists in the use of patriotic music related to various periods of American history. ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Transportation]- This web quest will lead all participants to different locations on the World Wide Web around the world related to the theme transportation. In addition, to finding each site travelers may find useful information. || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Tricks of the Trade: Tradesmen of Colonial Williamsburg]<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">(SOL 4.3 & 5.3) Students learn about colonial trades and the politics of the times just before the American Revolution ||
 * [|Travel Poster WebQuest] - Your team has been commissioned to compose a song that will be performed at the New Year’s Eve 1999 Celebration in Washington, D.C. Your patron’s request is that your song reflects the feelings of the American people on the eve of the millennium. || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Vietnam WebQuests]  ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Virginia is For Learning]<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">(SOL 4.1 & 4.2) Students research information about Virginia so that they can convince a large amusement park to choose Virginia as its home || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Virginia's Political Race: U.S. Senate]<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">(SOL 7.2) Students follow the U.S. Senate race between Robb and Allen and choose for who they think will win ||
 * [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]][|Votes for Women]<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">(SOL 6.2) Students research information about early activists in women's rights in order to create the winning poster for the school's History Hall of Fame || [[image:http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/index_files/newburst.gif width="33" height="15" align="bottom" caption="external image newburst.gif"]] [|What If There is an Outbreak!] While studying biology, often times we run across situations that seem to be impossible to handle. Communities of people have to handle much greater disasters daily. ||
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|Westward HO! WebQuests]
 * [|Wonders of the World WebQuest] (2-4) - The travel agency in your community would like to offer a Just For Kids Wonders of the World promotion, and they need your help || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">[|WW II WebQuests]  ||
 * [|1900-2000]-(8-12) Are you tired of adults telling you what to do, and not letting you have a say about issues that pertain directly to YOU? Would you like to write a letter to the president of the United States and let him know where you stand on important issues and concerns? || [|1930's WebQuest] - 8-12 Students will explore topics that are related to the 1930's using the World Wide Web. The "links" that students will find will help them begin to develop an understanding of some of the events surrounding the 1930's. ||
 * || [|Let's Visit Mexico] - (3-5) Buenos Dias, Amigos! As we learn more of the Spanish language it is important that we also learn about a country where it is spoken. Let's travel to Mexico to gather some facts! ||
 * [|Mexico City Earthquake] - (9-12) The students will be engaged in gathering information related to the subject of earthquakes in general (how they work, safety issues/emergency preparedness, history, etc...) and the Mexico City Earthquake in specific. || [|VIAJAMOS A...] - (8-12) A rich relative has decided to send you to the Spanish speaking country of your choice to immerse you in the language and culture. ||


 * ** Virtual Field Trips ** || [|A Field Trip to Washington D.C]. - (6-12) We will be taking a field trip to Washington  D.C. This will be a two-day trip. You will plan our class trip. You get to make all of the important decisions! ||
 * [|Adventure in The Big Apple] - (6-12) NYC! The Big Apple! The Performing Arts Capital of the World! During your week you will visit museums, attend Theatre performances, hear music, see dancing and art, stay in a luxurious hotel, and eat some of the finest food the world has to offer! || [|Let's Take A Trip To Germany] - (5-9) We are about to take a trip across the Atlantic Ocean to Germany, a country on the continent of Europe . We need to gather a few things from the Internet, and we need to learn a few things, too, so keep track of what you discover in your TRIP PLANNER. ||