Since I absolutely love history, I decided to search the numerous history webquests online. I finally found a webquest that was credible and extremely creative. When I clicked on the webquest, "Journey Back in Time to Colonial Days" I was very impressed. Colonial music started playing when the webquest was fully loaded, which I thought was a very nice touch. The webquest also included beautiful colors and graphics/pictures that caught your eye. The webquest also gave valuable information such as the grade level the webquest is intended for and the email address of the creator of the webquest.
In the introduction, the author says that her class is going to travel back to colonial days to see what living in that time period was like. Each student will possess a certain role such as: slave, baker, cabinetmaker, apprentice, manor lady, miller, etc. and will assume that role during class time and for the assignments to be completed for this unit.
The students will use internet resources to gather information about their role. The roles are then listed on the webquest and are actually links to websites the students can use to gather this information. The teacher then tells the students they will be creating a tri-fold brochure, which is similar to a travel brochure. The rest of the assignments are given and other web sources (links) are listed to assist students in gather information for their assignments for this project.
Overall, the webquest was very well put together. The expectations for the assignments were very clear and plenty of resources were available for students to successfully complete the assignments. The webquest was also very appealing and is sure to peak students' interest when picking a role to assume for the project. I actually would not mind playing off of the webquest when gaining my own classroom in the future.
Below is the link for the webquest: Journey Back in Time to Colonial Days
http://www.bristolvaschools.org/mwarren/JourneytoColonialTimes.htm
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