All Webquests are developed for grade levels 3-5 and take approximately 40 min. Webquests have Teacher pages and Student pages for convenience.
Standards
These activities fulfill standards in Science
in Personal and Social Perspectives, and
have Performance Indications regarding
technology. Full details, please download "National Educational Standards for Webquests" (pdf).
Heart Webquest | Bone Webquest |
Spinal Cord Webquest | Immune Webquest |
Grade Level 3-5
Activity Time 40 min each
Summary Students will explore the causes and effects of heart attacks, and how
regenerative medicine can help the heart. Students will research regenerative
medicine using the Internet and then
complete a Webquest. When finished,
students will create a project of their choice.
Grade Level 3-5
Activity Time 40 min each
Summary Students will acquire new knowledge about
bones: how they are formed, how they
can be broken, and new regenerative
medicine technologies being developed
for bones by researching on-line using the Webquest. When finished,
students will create a project of their choice.
Grade Level 3-5
Activity Time 40 min each
Summary Students will acquire new knowledge about
the spinal cord: what it is and how does
it work? How can it be injured and what
new regenerative medicine technologies
are being developed to help it heal? by researching on-line using the Webquest. When finished,
students will create a project of their choice.
Immune Webquest
Sergeant Cell's Immune System Defense Team Webquest
Activity Time 40 min each
Summary Comparing immune cells with a police team, the webquest activity guides students to research the immune system online. At the end of their research, students will create "Profiles" for the molecule or cell of their choice.