1. Louisiana Wetlands A Web Quest for 3 rd Grade Subject: Science

2. Introduction Have you ever visited a wet land in Louisiana? If so, what have you seen? In this web quest, you will be searching through websites to find interesting facts about the animals, plants, and human interaction with the land.

3. TASK As a group, look through the websites that will be listed and be sure to take notes on the what you find most interesting and write down some fun facts about it. After you are done researching, you are to make a power point with the information you wrote down. Be sure to make each slide a different topics and list plenty of interesting facts Make the power points original and be sure to be ready to share it in front of class.

4. THE PROCESS 1. Look at the websites with your group and agree on topics you want to talk about 2. After gathering information, make a power point as a group, remember to include all group members and let everyone help out. Putting pictures is acceptable, but don’t forget to also type the information. 3. When you are done, review the power point and deicide who is going to say what in class. Remember, everyone must say something in front of class!

5. Evaluation CATEGORY4321 Content - Accuracy All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no factual errors. Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece of information that might be inaccurate. The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate. Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual error. Spelling and Grammar Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors. Presentation has 1-2 misspellings, but no grammatical errors. Presentation has 1-2 grammatical errors but no misspellings. Presentation has more than 2 grammatical and/or spelling errors. Sequencing of Information Information is organized in a clear, logical way. It is easy to anticipate the type of material that might be on the next card. Most information is organized in a clear, logical way. One card or item of information seems out of place. Some information is logically sequenced. An occasional card or item of information seems out of place. There is no clear plan for the organization of information. OriginalityPresentation shows considerable originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in a unique and interesting way. Presentation shows some originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in an interesting way. Presentation shows an attempt at originality and inventiveness on 1-2 cards. Presentation is a rehash of other people\'s ideas and/or graphics and shows very little attempt at original thought.

6. Conclusion Hopefully, your group’s hard work has paid off and you have a wonderful power point to share! Also, I hope you learned new information about wetlands that you did not know before!

7. Teacher Web Links Be sure to use these links to find information for your project http://www.wild- lab.com/courses/wetlands/research/sections.htm http://www.wild- lab.com/courses/wetlands/research/sections.htm http://healthygulf.org/our- work/wetlands/wetland-importance http://healthygulf.org/our- work/wetlands/wetland-importance http://www.uvm.edu/~jbartlet/nr260/plant%20li fe/Plantlifefinal.html http://www.uvm.edu/~jbartlet/nr260/plant%20li fe/Plantlifefinal.html