State & National Capitals: And Who Runs Them. Presenter: Lori Rooke EDU 505 3/31/08 (This WebQuest is designed for the 3rd grade level.)

Introduction Your teacher has suddenly become ill, and she will be out for a few days and was unable to leave lesson plans on local and national government for the substitute teacher. So you will have to become a researcher in order to learn about your state… Your teacher has suddenly become ill, and she will be out for a few days and was unable to leave lesson plans on local and national government for the substitute teacher. So you will have to become a researcher in order to learn about your state…

Introduction-continued and national government, and where it is located. So get your pencil, and paper, because you are going on a webquest through the internet in order to answer some really important questions. and national government, and where it is located. So get your pencil, and paper, because you are going on a webquest through the internet in order to answer some really important questions.

Tasks You will have 2 major tasks. You will have 2 major tasks. You must first find out where the state and nation’s capitals are located? Then you must find who is in charge, what branches of government are under each, and what are their functions? You must first find out where the state and nation’s capitals are located? Then you must find who is in charge, what branches of government are under each, and what are their functions? When you have gathered all your information you must write a research report. Before handing this in be sure to edit it for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and neatness. You will also be evaluated on just how well you researched your facts. When you have gathered all your information you must write a research report. Before handing this in be sure to edit it for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and neatness. You will also be evaluated on just how well you researched your facts.

Task 1. Find out where the New York State capital is located? 1. Find out where the New York State capital is located? 2. Who is the governor of our state? (Click on this man’s picture). 2. Who is the governor of our state? (Click on this man’s picture). 3. What job does the governor do? 3. What job does the governor do? 4. What are the three branches of state government? 4. What are the three branches of state government? a. a. b. b. c. c. 5. What the function of each of the branches of government? 5. What the function of each of the branches of government? a. a. b. b. c. c.

Task-Continued 1. Where is our nation’s capital? 1. Where is our nation’s capital? 2. Who is the president of our nation? (Click on the picture of George Washington) 2. Who is the president of our nation? (Click on the picture of George Washington) 3. What job does the president do? 3. What job does the president do? 4. What are the three branches of government? 4. What are the three branches of government? a. a. b. b. c. c. 5. What are the functions of each of the branches of government? 5. What are the functions of each of the branches of government? a. a. b. b. c. c.

Process: Look around these sites, since there are different links that can answer many of your questions To answer questions about our president visit this site Watch this short video on the capital of the United States. You may need to use the play/pause button to be able to write down some of the names of the landmarks and buildings

Evaluation of Project Quality4321 Organization of Ideas Excellent job planning your report.. A well organized beginning, middle, and ending. Very little help needed. You have a topic sentence. You developed and organized details. You followed the webquest with little help. Help was needed to form topic sentence, or it is missing. The information is hard to understand. There is little or no organizational plan. Content Many fabulous details. You worked independently and found great facts. Extra facts are also found. Good details and information. Some help was needed finding information on the webquest.. Basic details were given. Lots of help was needed in finding information on the webquest, and no extra information found. Inaccurate and missing facts and details are found. Little or no independent work was done on the webquest. SentenceStructure Great sentence variety. No incomplete sentences found. You restated information in your own words. Some sentence variety. Complete sentences were used in most cases. Majority of the facts were restated in your own words. Complete sentences were used sometimes. Assistance was needed to restate sentences in own words. Some copied work. Few or no complete sentences. Sentences not in own words. Language & Vocabulary Wonderful use of adjectives and hundred dollar words Some variety of adjectives and common vocabulary Words were simple, but acceptable. Adjectives were missing from this piece. Vocabulary needs to be at grade level. ProperMechanics Consistent use of paragraph form, capitalization, correct punctuation and spelling, without assistance. Evident most of the time: proper paragraph form, capitalization, spelling & correct punctuation Help was needed with proper paragraph form, capitalization, spelling & punctuation. Missing from your paper was proper paragraph form, capitalization, correct punctuation & spelling.

Conclusion Great job! You have just completed a webquest. You have learned a great deal about your state and national capitals and who was elected to run them. Great job! You have just completed a webquest. You have learned a great deal about your state and national capitals and who was elected to run them. You would be able to inform someone new to the United States who is in charge of New York State, and who makes the laws. You would also be informed about where our national capital is, who is elected to run the country, and what are the branches of government that were created to keep a system of checks and balances. You would be able to inform someone new to the United States who is in charge of New York State, and who makes the laws. You would also be informed about where our national capital is, who is elected to run the country, and what are the branches of government that were created to keep a system of checks and balances. Extra credit: Name one place you would like to visit near our state’s capital, and/or near our nation’s capital, and tell why. Extra credit: Name one place you would like to visit near our state’s capital, and/or near our nation’s capital, and tell why.

Just for Fun *If you have completed all the tasks and still have time you can click on this link, print the states and their capitals, cut out the individual cards, write the name of the state on the back, and play a memory game to see how many you and a partner can get correct. You could also use the links from the above websites to find out each states bird, flower, nickname, or when it became a state and write that information on the front of the cards. *If you have completed all the tasks and still have time you can click on this link, print the states and their capitals, cut out the individual cards, write the name of the state on the back, and play a memory game to see how many you and a partner can get correct. You could also use the links from the above websites to find out each states bird, flower, nickname, or when it became a state and write that information on the front of the cards. capitals.pdf capitals.pdf capitals.pdf capitals.pdf

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Credits Photo of Students on Computers Photo of NYS Capital ergreen_0585_Lg.jpg ergreen_0585_Lg.jpg Photo of National Capital pitol.jpg Map of NYS wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/images/usa/new-york.jpg Map of Washington, D.C.