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Knowledge about Volcanoes
- how to find information on
volcanoes on the Internet
- where volcanoes are located
- how volcanoes work
- how volcanoes change the
Earth's landscape
- how igneous rocks are formed,
role of volcanoes in the rock cycle
- relationship
between location of volcanoes and earthquakes
- what the impact
of volcanoes on people is - loss of life, displacement, loss of
property, negative impact on quality of life, international aid
- secondary
geological hazards - tsunamis, landslides - that also affect people
- the use of
science to study these events and to minimize negative impact on
people
Computer
Skills
- follow instruction found in a
WebQuest
- become comfortable with basic
Internet browsing navigation
- use Web Browser Toolbars
- use or add a bookmark
- Back and Forward
Buttons to navigate back and forth between different web
sites
- how to do safe searches of the
Internet using the
Google search engine
- how to find out more
information on a topic
- locate images
about what is being studied - "A picture is worth a 1000 words."
- locate current
events related to the topic being studied
- use free online encyclopedias
like Wikipedia
for objective information
- become familiar with common
graphical user interfaces found on most Internet sites
- dialog
(dialogue) box
- drop-down
list, scrollbar, list box
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hyperlinks - what
colored or underlined words mean
- use some basic computer text
editing skills
- copy & paste - copy
words from an existing list with proper spelling, paste words
into documents and search engine find boxes
- use the mouse with
control and practice button techniques
- efficiently use
click (left-click), right-click, scroll wheel
- click & drag
(highlight) text in order to copy it
- single-click &
double-click
Presentation Skills
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to
talk about something of interest using the computer to provide the
visual aids - either one-on-one, small group or whole group
- create a computer
document (MSWord) with imbedded hyperlinks to illustrate
understanding of concepts
- to demonstrate
understanding of a topic through efficient web browsing and the use
of favorites & bookmarked sites
- to demonstrate
understanding without relying on much written information
- to use point form notes,
an outline or a graphic organizer (not full sentences or paragraphs)
to organize thinking for a talk (oral presentation)
This Volcano WebQuest was
created in order to meet some of the learning expectations found in
the Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum for Grade 4. They are:
Science &
Technology Social
Studies Language
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Expectations
Earth and
Space Systems - Rocks and Minerals - Grade 4
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The Use of Computers in the Science
and
Technology Curriculum
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- The use of computers can extend and enrich
students’ learning in science and technology in important and
unique ways. Whenever possible, therefore, students should be
encouraged to use computers for a variety of purposes throughout
the science and technology program.
- For example,
students can peruse the World Wide Web
to learn about science and technology in the world beyond the
school, and they can communicate with students in
other schools and in other parts of the world through the
Internet to broaden their understanding of global scientific
issues.
- In addition, students can use computer programs to
compile, organize, and store data gathered through
investigations; to write reports and papers in which they
present their findings (using word-processing programs and
spreadsheets); and to work with
simulations in areas of study in which hands-on activities are
not feasible (e.g., in astronomy)
or in which there is too great a safety
risk (e.g., investigations involving toxic
substances)
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Relating Science and Technology to Society and the Environment |
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describe the effects of natural phenomena
that cause significant changes in the landscape (e.g.,
glaciation, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions)
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Developing Skills of Inquiry, Design and Communication |
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communicate orally and through a
variety of text (e.g., graphic, print, media) with
different audiences for a variety of purposes (e.g., use a
graphic organizer to show the process from extraction to
consumer use, of a rock or mineral)
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Understanding Basic Concepts |
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describe how igneous, sedimentary and
metamorphic rocks are formed (e.g.
igneous rocks formed from volcanic lava)
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LANGUAGE Expectations
Grade 4 (2006) |
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ICT
- Information & Communication Technology |
- use Information and Communication
Technologies whenever possible
- use
Internet web sites
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use
of a computer program to write, edit and present a report on
finding
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Oral Communication |
- Visual
Aids (2.7)
use a variety of appropriate visual aids (e.g., CDs or DVDs,
computer-generated graphic organizers, concrete materials,
artefacts) to support or enhance oral presentations (e.g.,
use pictures or samples of different kites to
illustrate a talk on how to build a kite)
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use images & diagrams
found on web sites to illustrate concepts
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Reading |
- Overall
1.
read and
demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary,
graphic, and informational texts, using a range of
strategies to construct meaning;
- obtain
meaning from web sites - graphic & written information
- Variety
of Texts 1.1
read a
variety of texts, including graphic texts (diagrams,
graphs and graphic organizers, charts and tables,
maps), and informational texts (e.g. online newspaper
and magazine articles, online encyclopedias and
atlases, electronic texts such as e-mails or zines)
- Text
Features 2.3
identify a
variety of text features and explain how they help readers
understand texts (e.g. titles, subtitles, captions, labels,
allow the reader to skim a text to get a general idea of
what it is about)
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Writing |
- Classifying
Ideas (1.4)
sort and classify ideas and information for
their writing in a variety of ways (e.g. by using graphic
and print organizers)
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Optional Additional Curriculum
Connections ~ use
if mapping assignments given
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SOCIAL STUDIES Expectations ~ Canada and World
Connections – Canada’s Provinces, Territories, and Regions
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Grade 4 (2004) |
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Map, Globe, and Graphic Skills |
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use
cardinal and intermediate directions, pictorial and
non-pictorial symbols (e.g., dots to represent entire
cities), scale, and colour to locate and display geographic
information on various maps
- use
number and letter grids to locate places on base maps and
road maps, and in atlases;
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To Photocopy ~ use as
a BlackLineMaster
- Go to the form you want. Select All. Copy
and then Paste into a blank Word Document.
Change the Page Set Up - reduce the margins to .5 or
whatever setting will allow you to get the form onto a single page.
Tweak the form to suit your own needs. Save
to your files. Print.
- Photocopy as needed.
- Graphic Organizers
- Evaluation Rubrics
To Use as Word Documents with
HyperLinks
- Allows students to create documents with embedded
hyperlinks to illustrate their information.
- To create a word document file that can then be transferred into
folders on computers for student use, go to the form you want.
Select All. Copy
and then Paste into a blank Word Document.
Change the Page Set Up - reduce the margins to .5 or
whatever setting will allow you to get the form onto a single page.
Tweak the form to suit your own needs. Save
to your files. Copy file to student folder or use a
Flash Drive to transfer to student.
- Graphic Organizers
Written by
E. Berndl 2007
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