1. Leanne Vandyke and Jennica Vehrs
Energy
Leanne Vandyke and Jennica Vehrs

2. ENERGY! Introduction Do you know what powers our vehicles,
lights our cities, and warms our homes?
Energy is all around us, and it
comes in many forms. Even
though energy is important, we often use
much more than we need. There are so
many ways to conserve energy that will
not only save money, but save our planet, too!
ENERGY!

3. Task
The purpose of this webquest is to learn what energy is and how you can help conserve it.
You will complete this webquest with a partner.
As you complete the webquest, you will be able to answer the following questions:
What is energy?
What are the different types of energy?
What are some things that require energy?
What are some ways to conserve energy?
How will you help conserve energy in your own life?

4. Process Throughout this webquest you will: Watch a video about energy
Take a survey to determine your carbon footprint
Explore various energy websites
Play an energy game
Create a commercial using Animoto showing how easy and important it is to conserve energy

5. Resources Watch this video to introduce you to the concept of energy!

6. Resources
Visit this website and answer the questions to determine your carbon footprint !

7. Resources Explore these websites to learn ways to conserve energy!

8. Resources Complete the Hog Busters Training Camp game!

9. Resources
Use Animoto to create a commercial about the importance of energy conservation and ways people can conserve energy every day!

10. Evaluation
Students will be evaluated based off of the following criteria: 4 3 2 1
Excellent Animoto commercial with no spelling errors. Students included at least 4 ways people can conserve energy as well as why saving energy is important.
Good Animoto commercial with few spelling errors. Students included at least 3 ways people can conserve energy as well as why saving energy is important.
Satisfactory Animoto commercial with several spelling errors. Students included fewer than 3 ways people can conserve energy as well as why saving energy is important.
Unsatisfactory Animoto commercial with several spelling errors. Students did not include ways people can conserve energy or why saving energy is important.
Students did not complete assignment.

11. Evaluation Continued
Students will receive 2 additional points for each section completed below for a total of 12 points for this webquest:
Completed
Video
Carbon Footprint
Websites Visited
Training Camp Game
YES 2 NO

12. Conclusion
At the conclusion of this webquest, each group will present their Animoto commercial with the rest of their class.
Students will fill out an evaluation form for each video that has the same points system from the rubric.
Make sure to make your video exciting!

13. Teacher Page
This webquest was developed for a fourth grade science class. The students will have been taught how to use Animoto in a lesson prior to this webquest. The Animoto commercial will hold the most point value for the students as it is the concluding assignment after researching the topic. The students will also receive their own rubric so they know what to include in the assignment.
This assignment should take 4-5 classes in a 40 minute class period. Extra time may be needed to show all Animoto commercials.