Examples

In Class Exercise

Conflict Yellowstone Wolves
A WebQuest focusing on endangered species.
http://powayusd.sdcoe.K12.ca.us/mtr/ConflictYellowstoneWolf.htm

Grade Specific Activities

K-2

An Insect's Perspective
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/insects/

Family of Nations
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/balboa/nations/

Pick-A-Pet
http://www.aug.edu/teacher_development/PBL/Elementary%20Units/pets/PickaPet.htm

African Edventure
A trek across Africa to England.  This activity cost money to participate.
http://www.african-edventure.org/

3-5

Intertidal Zone Tour Guide
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/intertidal/

MetricQuest
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/metricquest/

Your Mission: The Last Mission A problem-based learning WebQuest for 4th graders.
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/the_last_mission/index.html

African Edventure
A trek across Africa to England.  This activity cost money to participate.
http://www.african-edventure.org/

Our Common Challenge in the New Millennium
A WebQuest that explores balancing growth and the environment.
http://www.att.virtualclassroom.org/vc99/vc_45/index.html

6-8

The Ancient World Explorer
A 6th grade lesson on ancient worlds.
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/ancientworld/index.html

Thrills and Chills Without the Spills, Roller Coaster Physics for Middle School Students
An Internet Project which focuses on physics related to roller coasters.
http://www.angelfire.com/on2/thrillsandchills/

African Edventure
A trek across Africa to England.  This activity cost money to participate.
http://www.african-edventure.org/

Our Common Challenge in the New Millennium
A WebQuest that explores balancing growth and the environment.
http://www.att.virtualclassroom.org/vc99/vc_45/index.html

Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World
A lesson plan that explores dam construction.
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/threegorges/

Which volcano is least risky?
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/online/volcano/vol1.htm

9-12

Reservation Controversies--Then and Now
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/97/reservation/teacher.html

African Edventure
A trek across Africa to England.  This activity cost money to participate.
http://www.african-edventure.org/

Personal Financial Planning--Why Me?
Another budgeting project.
http://www.eighthfloor.org/academy/mshanks/student.htm

Teacher

Opening the Shell Of Your Technophobe Teachers
http://www.amphi.com/~pgreenle/technophobes/

Resource Sites--Will provide links to a variety of Activities

PBL Model Problems
http://www.imsa.edu/team/cpbl/whatis/model.html

WebQuest Matrix
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix.html

San Diego City Schools Technology Challenge Grant
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/projects/index.html

Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/examples_main.htm

Project-Based Learning What Works!
http://breakingranks.org/whatworks/index.shtml

iearn--You have to become a member to use this site.
http://www.iearn.org/projects/index.html

Problem Based Learning Activities
A number of elementary and middle grade units.
http://www.aug.edu/teacher_development/PBL/pblwelcome.html

"Did You Say, "INTEGRATE Technology???"
Gives a couple of examples of integrating technology into your curriculum.
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/interdisc.dec98.html

Problem-Based Learning in History/Social Science Grades 4-12
http://www.edcoe.k12.ca.us/tech/cuepbl.html

PBL Activities from CTAP Institute
http://lily.edcoe.k12.ca.us/pbl/ctaplist.html

K-12 Project Based Learning Activites from Buck Institute
http://www.bie.org/pbl/projects.html

42eXplore
Depending on the topic selected, you can find some WebQuests.
http://www.eduscapes.com/42explore/

Planet Earth Activites (The organization the created Conflict Yellow Wolf)
http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/mtr/planetearthmainpage.htm

Creating Web Based Lessons
http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/

Digital Desert Library--Just for Kids
http://horizon.nmsu.edu/ddl/kids.html

Blue Web'n
Do a search for WebQuest to find WebQuests at this site.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/