This week we had to create a
WebQuest suitable for our students. Since I am not teaching, I turned to the
teacher I was observing for help and she gave me some ideas to run with. I
actually was able to take some of her ideas and my interest in forensic science
to introduce something new and fun to the classroom. Forensic science is a very
interesting and important job today to help solve crimes where the science and
the body do the talking for the investigators.
Here is the link to my WebQuest
http://questgarden.com/154/30/9/130204093258/
I choose to do one over Forensic Anthropology. Students are given a skeleton with information to help them determine the age, sex, and stature of the individual. Not only will it help the students with the identification of the human bones, but also incorporating an important science career so that students are introduced to forensic science and how a human skeleton can tell a story. It can be advanced for more advanced classes such as anatomy, but I kept this very basis for high school biology classes. I have a passion for forensic science and am hoping to one day to be able to teach a course in this in the high school level. Since I had never created a WebQuest before, it took me awhile since I wanted to plan out exactly how I wanted it to be constructed it. I spent a long time browsing through examples on various websites, but found Quest Garden to be the most beneficial since this is where I was going to construct mine. After I started, it got a whole lot easier and when I finished it I actually was relieved it wasn’t as difficult as I thought it was going to be.
The WebQuest I looked at this week for the discussion and blog was http://questgarden.com/152/15/2/121204132717/. This is to construct a 3D Cell model webquest. Students research organelles, then take what they find and construct a 3D Cell Model. I think this would be very beneficial for my students. Instead of the students staring at a picture, they research the organelles, and then construct a visually stimulating 3D model. I think this is a very good idea! I think the weakest point for me is that this is an indirect instruction. The teacher needs to make sure they have a good base knowledge to start with or assess the students through the WebQuest to make sure the students are understanding what they are suppose to look at and know for the summarization that is to accommodate the model.
Here is the link to my WebQuest
http://questgarden.com/154/30/9/130204093258/
I choose to do one over Forensic Anthropology. Students are given a skeleton with information to help them determine the age, sex, and stature of the individual. Not only will it help the students with the identification of the human bones, but also incorporating an important science career so that students are introduced to forensic science and how a human skeleton can tell a story. It can be advanced for more advanced classes such as anatomy, but I kept this very basis for high school biology classes. I have a passion for forensic science and am hoping to one day to be able to teach a course in this in the high school level. Since I had never created a WebQuest before, it took me awhile since I wanted to plan out exactly how I wanted it to be constructed it. I spent a long time browsing through examples on various websites, but found Quest Garden to be the most beneficial since this is where I was going to construct mine. After I started, it got a whole lot easier and when I finished it I actually was relieved it wasn’t as difficult as I thought it was going to be.
The WebQuest I looked at this week for the discussion and blog was http://questgarden.com/152/15/2/121204132717/. This is to construct a 3D Cell model webquest. Students research organelles, then take what they find and construct a 3D Cell Model. I think this would be very beneficial for my students. Instead of the students staring at a picture, they research the organelles, and then construct a visually stimulating 3D model. I think this is a very good idea! I think the weakest point for me is that this is an indirect instruction. The teacher needs to make sure they have a good base knowledge to start with or assess the students through the WebQuest to make sure the students are understanding what they are suppose to look at and know for the summarization that is to accommodate the model.
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