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TEAM : Pequenos Gigantes By the end of this lesson, you and your group will answer these questions: BEST: Structured, time efficient, higher level thinking, well organized into cooperative groups, presentation, student-specific roles/tasks. WORSE: Lacks structure and all the opposite to the adjectives mentioned in the “BEST” category.
 * //V. Murphy, N. Holter, C. Puga, G. Sandez, M.Diaz, T. Vega //**
 * //Part I & II //**
 * 1) Which two of example WebQuests listed below are the //best// ones? Why?
 * Where’s My Hero? ** And **Unraveling the Underground Railroad**:
 * 1) Which two are the //worst//? Why?
 * Grow Schools Green **** and ****Ancient Egypt WebQuest **
 * 1) What do //best// and //worst// mean to you?
 * 1) **Grow Schools Green:** Although the Webquest stimulates cooperative work and self time management, the project is a year-long project. It should be done as a class. We believe it is too much.
 * 2) **Where’s My Hero?** Much more structured, students are given specific websites during the process and also a time limit to complete the task. Students have a specific job and make decisions a group. Students use Costas’ high levels of thinking as they discuss what is a “good quality” in a hero, but that was it. The rubric includes participation from all members.
 * 3) **Unraveling the Underground Railroad**: Same thing as Number two, but it involves more writing/reading and the content seems to be for a higher level grade. It reqs higher level thinking because students have to create a journal about the underground railroad from the character’s point of view. Each student chooses a role to impersonate and write about through characterization and deep personal soul seach.
 * 4) **We All Scream for Ice Cream: ** Students do not need prior knowledge of ice cream making. The writing process task is not evident in the process. The activity is simple and it may be used to review the basic units of measurement. Does not have roles/ tasks within a group.
 * 5) **Ancient Egypt WebQuest **: Activity lacks higher level thinking skills embedded in the process. The task is simply to create a brochure with a partner and does not involve group work. Presentation is NOT appealing at all and it was very difficult for us to follow and even look at it.

Breaking News Students role play the job of an Enviromentalist Reporter; they need to find out what a natural disaster can affect a given ecosystem [|Where is My Hero?] In this WebQuest, students understand the qualities of a hero, like myself. Mrgann.com This WebQuest allows studenst to inquiry and investigate the three types of rocks. The Environmental problems with Landfills This WebQuest allow students to investigate the connection between human-environment interactions
 * Part III:** These are the five WebQuests that we recommend absed on our "**//BEST" criteria//** mentioned above,