WebQuest for 4th-5th Grade
Introduction Tasks Resources Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits
Did you Know??
The average person blinks about 12 times a minute. That's an amazing 10,080 blinks in a kids day
An eagle can see a rabbit about 1 mile or 1760 yards away. The average person needs to be about 550 yards away to see the same rabbit.
People who are color blind just can't see things in as many colors as people who have normal vision, and they cannot see certain colors like red, green, and some blues.
Your eyes are at work from the moment you wake up to the moment you close them to go to sleep. They take in tons of information about the world around you - shapes, colors, movements, and more. Then they send the information to your brain where it's processed so the brain knows what's going on outside of your body. By completing this WebQuest, you will get to know a little more about your eyes and how they work.
You will have 3 tasks to complete:
1. Look at a diagram of the eye and use it to fill in the blanks on your own eye diagram.
2. Research eye facts about 3 animals and complete an organizational chart.
3. Read "A Day in the Life of a Dog Guide" and "A Dog Guide Q&A" and write a one page response paper.
You can find the Eye Diagram on this page.
Eye facts can be found at the following pages:
For Information about guide dogs look here:
1. You will be assigned a partner to work with.
2. Go here to print the Eye Worksheet and Animal Chart needed for the WebQuest.
2. Look at the diagram of the eye (link located in the Resources section)
3. Fill in the blanks on your own diagram of the eye.
4. Look at the Eye Facts websites and choose three animals that you would like to research.
5. Fill in the organizational chart completely. Be sure your drawings are detailed and in color.
6. Read the two articles about guide dogs on "Falla's Guide to Guide Dogs". ("A Day in the Life of a Dog Guide" and "A Dog Guide Q&A", you may read more if you wish)
7. Go here to find out more about the guide dog response paper.
8. Partners exist to help with research and peer editing. Please turn in your own work. I expect to receive an eye diagram, an organizational chart, and a typed, one-page paper from each student.
Have a look at how you will be evaluated.
Now that you have completed this web quest, you should have a better understanding of one of the many ways we collect information from the world around us. "Eye" hope you had fun, SEE you later.
http://ebiomedia.com/gall/eyes/eye1.html
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/eye_noSW.html
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/matrix/K-2-Sci.htm
http://www.optima-hyper.com/eyetests/kidsquiz/KIDSAFE.htm
