1. Arizona Bloom Ball Web Quest
A Tour of Arizona
4th Grade

2. Introduction
The following Web Quest will take you on a tour through Arizona. This tour will help you gain knowledge about your state that you may not have known before.

3. Task
As you follow your tour through Arizona, you will gain pieces of information that you will use to complete a section of your Bloom Ball.
When you have completed your tour, you will connect all your sections together and have a complete Bloom Ball.

4. Process You will visit each slide and follow the directions.
Students will click on the pictures in order to gain the information required to complete the assignment.

5. Cover Page
Use the following website to help you gain the following information that you need:
Name of State
Capital
Population
State Seal
Your Name
Click on the picture and the link below to help you locate the information
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6. Section 1 – Cover Example
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7. State Flag Every flag stands for something symbolic.
What do the colors and symbols in our flag stand for?
Follow the tour and complete the bloom ball page that explains what the colors and symbols in the flag stand for.
Click on the flag to see Flag Facts
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8. Section 2 - State Flag with Description Example
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9. Map of Arizona
The following part of our tour will be for you to create a map of Arizona. Your map should include the states that border Arizona.
Click on the map to see more maps of Arizona
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10. Section 3 – Map of State Example
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with all adjoining states or countries

11. Interesting Facts Arizona is a state with a lot of history.
The following part of your Bloom Ball will require you to find Interesting facts about our state.
Click the picture
to go to Interesting Facts
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12. Section 4 – Interesting Facts Example
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13. Arizona’s Weather
The weather in Arizona changes greatly throughout the year. Within your Bloom Ball section, describe the weather that Arizona endures across the state.
Click picture to see more about Arizona’s weather
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14. Section 5 – Weather Winter & Summer Example
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15. Arizona Landforms
Arizona is a State that contains different types of landforms. The next section of you Bloom Ball requires you to label the following sections of Arizona Click the picture to see Arizona’s Landform Changes
Plateaus
Mountains
Valleys
Deserts
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16. Section 6 – Landforms Example
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17. State Flower
In this sections you will draw and describe Arizona’s state flower on your Bloom Ball section.
Click picture to learn more about the
State Flower
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18. Section 7 – State Flower Example
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19. The Five C’s of Arizona
You will now describe the Five C’s that represent Arizona and why they are important Click Picture to learn about the Five C’s
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20. Section 8 – Arizona’s 5 C’s Example
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21. Acrostic Poem
Now it is time to slow down our town for a second and reflect on all the wonderful things that Arizona has to offer.
In this section you will create an acrostic poem. Your poem should include words that represent our state.
Click on the picture to Acrostic Poems
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22. Section 9 – Acrostic Poem Example
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23. Section 10 – Fun Activity Example
This page of the Bloom Ball requires you to create a fun activity that someone else would be able to complete. Look at the example or click on the picture to see other activities.

24. Section 11 – Venn Diagram Example
Compare Mesa to Flagstaff

25. Section 12 – Other State Symbols
In this page you are to find other State Symbols and label them on your Bloom Ball.
Click Picture to learn about the other State Symbols

26. Final Steps You are almost done, keep up the good work!
All you have left to do is fold the dotted ends of your Bloom Ball and paste them together.
Your final product should look somewhat like a soccer ball that contains all the amazing facts and features that Arizona has to offer.

27. Evaluation 3 2 1
Total
Student stayed focused on task, used time wisely
Student mostly stayed focused on task, used time wisely
Student did not stay focused on task, wasted time
Fact sheet organized completed fully
Fact sheet somewhat organized, not completed
Fact sheet not organized nor completed
Much Effort was give
Some effort was given
No effort was given
Bloom Ball is intact and has all the necessary information
Bloom Ball is intact, but does not have all the necessary information
Bloom Ball information is inconsistent
Presentation was clear, the speaker was properly prepared
Presentation was clear, but the speaker had a little trouble getting the information across
Could not understand the speaker. Speaker was not prepared
Student is able to answer questions about state presented
Student is not familiar with information presented
Student does not know information

28. Conclusion
Thank you for taking the tour on Arizona. I hope that you feel that you have gained some positive knowledge about our state.