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TITLE	NJ STANDARD	DESCRIPTION
Traveler's Graphic Journal, A	Standard 3.1 - (READING) Standard 3.2 - (WRITING) ALL	A virtual journey from San Diego to San Francisco which results in a published graphic journal.
Advertisers: Interpreters of our Dreams?	Standard 3.3 - (SPEAKING)	Learn how power is concentrated in the media industry, techniques used in advertising. Create an ad.
America Dreams ...through the decades	Standard 3.4 - (LISTENING)	After examining the American Dreams online exhibit at the Library of Congress students compile info to create a documentary or exhibit.
An Unsolved Mystery	Standard 3.5 - (VIEWING AND MEDIA LITERACY)	Write a historical mystery
Anthem: A Utopian Society	Standard 3.1 Standard 3.2	Design a utopian society. Build's on the reading of Ayn Rand's novel.
Atlantis Quest	Standard 3.1 Standard 3.2 Standard 3.5	You are about to embark upon an expedition to uncover the truth about Atlantis.
Back in Time: Historical Fiction	Standard 3.1 Standard 3.2 Standard 3.5	Collaboratively produce a piece of historical fiction focusing on setting, plot and character.
Bay Quest	Standard 3.1 Standard 3.2 Standard 3.5	Examine the causes of nutrient pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.
Challenge, Intrigue and Perspective	Standard 3.1 Standard 3.2 Standard 3.5	Negotiate a Middle East peace treaty.
Cyber Science Mag	Standard 3.1 Standard 3.2 Standard 3.5	Create an online science magazine on an animal, a scientist, or a scientific current event.
Edgar Allan Poe: Father of Horror		Take a creative look at Poe's troubled life and how it shaped his stories of horror.
eGallery of Tragic Heroes in Literature and Life		Identify five tragic heroes, provide graphic representations of each hero, write a summary that places each tragic hero in context, and write a justification and analysis explaining why each choice is a true tragic hero.
Evil in Literature		Directs students to realize imagery that Shakespeare uses to portray Macbeth as an evil chararacter.
Extra! Extra! Read All About It! The Great Gatsby		Research the time period of the 1920s as well as critically analyze the novel of The Great Gatsby. The work is compiled in a period magazine.
Extreme Sports WebQuest		A virtual field trip across the country to create a magazine article (based on a real project)
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the 1920s		Research and present a plan for a 1920s party including music, food and guest list.
Fact or Fiction: Truth, Opinion, and the Web		Learn to evaluate sources on the Web for accuracy and validity.
Farewell to Manzanar		Deals with issues surrounding Japanese-American internment during WWII
Find a Need and Fill It		Participants learn the value of community involvement as they set about finding and filling needs in their community.
Great Expectations for a Creative Textbook		Design a textbook - an anthology of British literature. Learn about textbook selection as well.
Heart of Darkness		This web quest introduces high school students to five schools of literary criticism, and asks them to apply what they have learned to select passages from Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Students should use this web quest after reading and studying Heart of Darkness is a classroom environment.
Heroes Among Us: World War II Interview Project		Research, create, and interview using the World War II setting
Intolerance and Fear - Constructing New Tomorrows		Understanding intolerance, fear and hate and deciding what to do when faced with them
John Merrick: An Extraordinary Life		A lesson built around the life of John Merrick "The Elephant Man." Students research Merrick's life, disease, personality, etc. to create a 3-part medical journal. They will also produce a 5 paragraph persuasive essay on their opinion of Mr. Merrick's character.
Letters to . . . Nora and Torvald		To go along with the book "A Doll's House." Become either Nora or Torvald and write a letter to the other using research on Norway to help fill in the details.
Living Within Your Means		Teaches young adults how to manage money, find a job, find an apartment...lifeskills
Lord of the Flies		Design a survival strategy and bill of rights.
Mission to Mars		Create a newscast, diary, autobiography and logo around the first human voyage to Mars.
Nineteenth Century American Women Writers: Discove		Invites students to explore the works of 19th century American women writers whose works are commonly neglected in state adopted literature anthologies.
Odyssey Theme Park		Create a new theme park based on the epic.
PeaceQuest		PeaceQuest is designed to engage society in a dialogue to eliminate hatred and bigotry, to foster understanding and tolerance and to bring peace to our world.
Personal Reflections on Vietnam		Students take on roles that portray different perspectives regarding the Vietnam War.
Poetry and the Planets		Create a poem that uses metaphor and simile to describe the appearance of planetary surfaces.
Polar Ice Caps		Look at exploration at the polar ice caps and then plan a trip. Interdisciplinary.
Progressive Era & World War I		Design a time capsule that captures the defining moments of this era.
Put Your School On the Web		Students take the roles of student, teacher, parent, principal and district administrator and work to bring their varying points of view together enough to create policies to govern a school web site and a mock-up of the actual site.
Read2Kids: A WebQuest for Tutors		In this WebQuest participants will learn about the methods and importance of reading aloud to young children.
Reading Buddies		Learn about illiteracy, design a children's book and read it to elementary students.
Remembering the Holocaust through Hyperlinked Poet		After reading NIGHT, students learn step-by-step about imagery and creating a hyperlinked poem
Retelling the Classic Tales		Drama students are responsible for all aspects of a performance of a play based on a fairy tale.
Rewriting Romeo and Juliet		Rewrite a scene from Romeo and Juliet and create a Theatrical Porfolio.
Rewriting Wuthering Heights		Rewrite Wuthering Heights in a new time period.
Romeo and Juliet		An interdisciplinary unit using Romeo and Juliet/Shakespeare combining science and literature
Sticks and Stones		Design a public service announcement aimed at teens to discourage bullying and teasing.
Still Got The Blues		Students learn about the Blues as an American art form by researching the history, people, musical structure, and lyrical quality. Ideal for students who are disengaged with the traditional English curriculum since it provides an alternate entry point through blues music.
Studying the Background of Arthur Miller's The Cr		Study various persecutions of people groups throughout history and develop a solution to prevent such persecutions for happening in the future.
Teach Me a Story		Students work as a team of teachers to develop and deliver a lesson on a short story to their class.
Crucible: Timeless Persecutions, The		Research persecutions in history and then write a play on the subject.
Goal Reaching Process, The		Research career options, formulate a concrete andæ measurable goal. Design a plan for attaining your goal.
Salem Witch Trials: Rewrite History		Become the jury and the accused and decide how the trials should have turned out.
Tinman Project, The		Organize a community service project.
Therapy Animals, Yes or No?		Investigate therapy animals and develop a persuasive multimedia presentation.
Things Fall Apart		Examine the culture and history behind this African novel and relate it to larger questions.
To Kill a Mockingbird: Growing up in the 1930s		Write letters to the present from the time of the novel
Understanding Fallacies		Analyze and compare logical fallacies.
Things They Carried, The		Students recreate the contents of a Vietnam soldier's pack, thus discovering who the soldier was.
What's the Worth of a Person?		*Explores India's caste system, equality, and gender roles with Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird* as background.**
When I Grow Up		This is a career exploration WebQuest that asks students to research a career.
Witchcraft or Witchhunt?		Compare the McCarthy era with the Salem witch trials by writing parallel diaries.
Witness for the Prosecution		Students are asked to become lawyers and prove the Holocaust truly happened.
Women's Plight to Be Heard		Convince male businessmen over the need for a journal of women's writing.
Zoom in on Your Future		Find and describe a career.
Threads of Change in 19th Century America		Asks students to synthesize their investigation of the "isms" of 19th century American literature and thought: Romanticism, Abolitionism, Feminism, Transcendentalism, Industrialism.
Decisions		Learn to recognize the thought processes that go into making an important decision, and how decisions affect many people in many different ways.
Odyssey Quest		Students explore Homer's Odyssey and assume the persona of one of the characters. After researching their character, students design a slideshow recounting their experience with Odysseus from the character's point of view.
Who Gets the Only Lifeboat?		The world's largest ship is going to sink with all the major leaders of the world, including educators, doctors, religious leaders, and statesmen. Which of the four esteemed groups should be awarded the only lifeboat?
Jack London: Adventurer, Writer, and Thinker		A WebQuest for 11th Grade American Literature critiquing the works of Jack London.
Radio Production		In this media study WebQuest students work together to develop a music playlist for a radio station.
Wind in the Door, A		Just how close is fact to fiction? Compare and contrast what you read in this sci-fi fantasy to the facts you learn in your biology class.
World War II and the Four Freedoms		After researching and analyzing the causes of WW II and U.S. involvement in the war, students will follow the writing process to write a persuasive essay defending the "Four Freedoms"
Amistad Revolt		Analyze the plot of the film, participate in an online debate on Human Rights vs. Property Rights and gather information to construct a timeline of significant events in the case.
Analyzing Afghanistan		Create a biographical report about a fictitious Afghan citizen.æ
Cavern World		Interdisciplinary unit where students create their own world using science, math, government, economics, and English.
MacBeth: The motion Picture		A webquest focussing on turning Shakespeare's MacBeth into a modern film. The students must prepare storyboards and a presentation to "shareholders" their "company" explaining how they will do this.
Somewhere in the Middle: A WebQuest for Truth		Constructivist WebQuest designed for students to discover rhetorical devices used by groups who create websites to convey their particular points of view. Separating truth from propaganda by analyzing various websites for rhetorical devices used.
Webquest2k1		The students review hip hop's social rhetoric and explain how throughout it's history it has impacted it's listeners. The students research an individual artist from one of 4 genres, explain how they have impacted hip hop and critiqued society in one way or another. Furthermore, they create a rap, a few lines per person, per genre. It combines sociology and english through social critiques and poetry.
Victims of Mass Hysteria		After students finish reading The Crucible, they have a chance to examine some other instances where mass hysteria has ruined people's lives and compare them to the tragedy in Salem. For this webquest, they will be journalists working to expose injustices caused by mass hysteria. Through accessing primary and secondary sources and talking to experts, they will use the webquest to find and compare the causes and effects of The Salem Witch Trials, the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Robert Roberson child abuse case. When they have completed the webquest, they will see that mass hysteria is still very much alive more than 300 years after the Salem Witch Trials. The final product is a newspaper page.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner		After being magically transported back in time, you decide to make the best of it and hold a dinner party and invite some of the major important people of the time and get to know them better.
Journey Continues, The		After reading / studying THE ODYSSEY (Ancient Greek epic poem / mythology), students would research other aspects of Ancient Greek culture and mythology and use researched information to create a "new" story (like a sequel to THE ODYSSEY). Students would also present their stories to the class with a creative visual aid to show during their presentations.
Trial of Creon, The		Sophomore students become members in a trial of Creon set in ancient Greece.æ Background investigation of greek mythology and culture give roleplaying a realistic meaning.æ

TITLE	NJ STANDARDS	DESCRIPTION
2030: Homesteading Mars		Compare homesteading in the Midwest to homesteading Mars
Traveler's Graphic Journal, A		A virtual journey from San Diego to San Francisco which results in a published graphic journal.
Acts of Parliament, in Defense of the British		In this non traditional look at the causes of the American Revolution, students learn that external forces such as national debt and a desire for peace with the Indians motivated many Members of Parliament to pass restrictive legislative Acts on their American colonies.
An Unsolved Mystery		Write a historical mystery
Anthem: A Utopian Society		Design a utopian society. Build's on the reading of Ayn Rand's novel.
Are We There Yet?		Explore the past, present and potential futures of affirmative action programs
Atlantis Quest		You are about to embark upon an expedition to uncover the truth about Atlantis.
Avoid it like the Plague		The Church is in crisis. The plague is making people lose faith. A committee researches the plague and figures out a way to promote the Church.
Back in Time: Historical Fiction		Collaboratively produce a piece of historical fiction focusing on setting, plot and character.
Bay Quest		Examine the causes of nutrient pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.
Ben Linder Mystery		Learn about Nicaraguan art, culture, and politics during the Contra Wars
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois		Design a mural to commemorate the two.
Challenge, Intrigue and Perspective		Negotiate a Middle East peace treaty.
China: Roots of Revolution		Students compete for a State Dept contract to produce a documentary on China
Cold War Museum		Submit a design proposal for the Smithsonian's Cold War Museum.
Election Town Meeting		Learn about election process by taking on role of a citizen or candidate in a town meeting
Equal Protection Under the Law		Decide, based on an understanding of other cases, whether the don't ask don't tell rule violates the rights of homosexuals.
Exploring Viewpoints of the American Revolution		Students as journalists/historians research perspectives of various groups during the American Revolution (Patriot/Loyalist/British Government),conduct "interviews", develop their own viewpoint and write a persuasive editorial supported by facts.
Extra! Extra! Read All About It! The Great Gatsby		Research the time period of the 1920s as well as critically analyze the novel of The Great Gatsby. The work is compiled in a period magazine.
Extreme Sports WebQuest		A virtual field trip across the country to create a magazine article (based on a real project)
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the 1920s		Research and present a plan for a 1920s party including music, food and guest list.
Find a Need and Fill It		Participants learn the value of community involvement as they set about finding and filling needs in their community.
Gallery of Art-i-facts		Explore culture, geography and history of a region through art by designing a new thematic museum wing.
Glass Slippers Just Won't Do		Compare the past and present societal attitudes and roles of women in our country
Global Challenges		Participate in a United Nations simulation focusing on the issue of water scarcity .
Global Warming		A UN conference on climate control. Different special interest groups research and then argue their side. The end product is a consensus on what to do.
Gridlock		Explore the causes of gridlock in your community. Identify a specific problem; develop a remedy; submit recommendations to an authoritative body.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?		Plan and enact a dinner party with characters from the French Revolution.
Hail to the Chief		Design the platform for a new party and get your candidate elected.
Heroes Among Us: World War II Interview Project		Research, create, and interview using the World War II setting
Immigration Today		Examine modern immigration to the United States and decided whether or not immigration reform is needed.
Imperialism in Africa		Assume the role of foreign correspondents for a British newspaper at the end of the 19th century.Write editorials on imperialism in Africa.
In the Cause of Freedom		In groups, students examine John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry and propose a design for a national monument
India-Pakistan Conflict		Examine the Kashmir question and design a lasting peace agreement between India and Pakistan.
Industrial Revolution Newscast		Script a news program covering industrial revolution in England
Intolerance and Fear - Constructing New Tomorrows		Understanding intolerance, fear and hate and deciding what to do when faced with them
Is the Death Penalty Unconstitutional?		Prepare a recommendation for the Supreme Court for an imaginary case in which a death row inmate accuses Texas of cruel and unusual punishment.
John Merrick: An Extraordinary Life		A lesson built around the life of John Merrick "The Elephant Man." Students research Merrick's life, disease, personality, etc. to create a 3-part medical journal. They will also produce a 5 paragraph persuasive essay on their opinion of Mr. Merrick's character.
Kennewick Man		Who has the best claim for the bones of Kennewick Man?
Kosovo War Crimes		Design a panel discussion which deals with bringing justice to the leaders of Serbia and others.
Letters to . . . Nora and Torvald		To go along with the book "A Doll's House." Become either Nora or Torvald and write a letter to the other using research on Norway to help fill in the details.
Look Who's Footing the Bill		A close look at the national debt.
Lord of the Flies		Design a survival strategy and bill of rights.
Mission to Mars		Create a newscast, diary, autobiography and logo around the first human voyage to Mars.
Mongols		Examine the Mongols and their impact.
Morristown's Role in the Revolutionary War		Create a newscast covering conditions and mutiny in Washington's winter camps.
Mural-venture		Learn about Nicaraguan murals by creating a mural tour brochure.
Nicaragua Quest		Engage in the politics, history, and culture of Nicaragua through role-playing and discussion.
Nineteenth Century American Women Writers: Discove		Invites students to explore the works of 19th century American women writers whose works are commonly neglected in state adopted literature anthologies.
Paint Mount Rushmore Red		Examine the Leonard Peltier case and decide whether or not a retrial is necessary.
PeaceQuest		PeaceQuest is designed to engage society in a dialogue to eliminate hatred and bigotry, to foster understanding and tolerance and to bring peace to our world.
Personal Reflections on Vietnam		Students take on roles that portray different perspectives regarding the Vietnam War.
Pinochet and Human Rights: Reevaluating Policy		Play a role and testify before Congress about how US policy to Chile affected you.
Polar Ice Caps		Look at exploration at the polar ice caps and then plan a trip. Interdisciplinary.
Political Activism		Based on the motivation of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, students will discover what could motivate them to become politically active.
Presidential Campaigning Past & Present		Take two candidates from previous elections and design a platform for them that would work in the present day.
Progressive Era & World War I		Design a time capsule that captures the defining moments of this era.
Religion and Prayer in Public Schools		Mock trial over the issue of saying a prayer at a public school graduation.
Renaissance		Research a Renaissance figure and play him during a big meal.
Return of the Great Game		Craft a peace plan to solve a crisis in Western China
Rewriting Wuthering Heights		Rewrite Wuthering Heights in a new time period.
Rock the Vote		Idenitify current issues connected to the Bill of Rights and produce a TV ad defending it.
Salem Witch Trials		In this WebQuest, you are sent back to the year 1692 when the Salem Witch Trials were occurring in Salem, Massachussets to decide the fate of many men and women. You will research the reasons for the trials, as well as other possible outcomes for the trials!
School Choice		Grapple with the issues around school vouchers from several points of view.
Sociology Bytes Politics		It's 2060. Write a press release for a political party based on one of three sociological philosophies.
Spaces in Pacific Northwest History		Design a tour of historical places in the Pacific Northwest.
Spain's Pain		An investigation of how the Spanish Civil War influenced cultural development in Spain
Sticks and Stones		Design a public service announcement aimed at teens to discourage bullying and teasing.
Still Got The Blues		Students learn about the Blues as an American art form by researching the history, people, musical structure, and lyrical quality. Ideal for students who are disengaged with the traditional English curriculum since it provides an alternate entry point through blues music.
Studying the Background of Arthur Miller's The Cr		Study various persecutions of people groups throughout history and develop a solution to prevent such persecutions for happening in the future.
Decision to Drop the Bomb, The		Take on one of 4 roles to defend or decry the decision.
Gilded Age: Documenting Industry in America, The		Create a documentary.
Opening of the Panama Canal, The		Your quest is to gather information concerning the Panama Canal and become reporters in the year 1914. Pretend you were there at the opening of the canal. What was it like? Interview the people there. What were their feelings-the workers, doctors, engineers, nurses, President Teddy Roosevelt. You are to write a feature story for TIME magazine, design a cover for the magazine, and create a fifteen word crossword puzzle using terms associated with the canal.
Salem Witch Trials: Rewrite History		Become the jury and the accused and decide how the trials should have turned out.
Tinman Project, The		Organize a community service project.
World Time Travel News, The		This quest provides students the opportunity to explore ancient civilizations.
Things Fall Apart		Examine the culture and history behind this African novel and relate it to larger questions.
Time Travel Agent		Sell a time travel trip to a decade in the 20th century.
To Kill a Mockingbird: Growing up in the 1930s		Write letters to the present from the time of the novel
Travel to an Ancient China Dynasty		Travel back in time to one of nine dynasties of China. Create a newspaper article and a news broadcast of your experiences.
Urban Sprawl or Progress?		Study consequences of urban sprawl & develop relevant policies.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial		Conduct interviews and background research and write a magazine article about the human and political impact of the memorial.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial		Research, write and edit an issue of the school newspaper on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Vietnam: A Web Quest		Decide if a Vietnam mural should be painted and what the content of the mural should be.
War of the Worlds		Write an editorial, describe a day in thel life of an American, German and Japanese before and after WW II, and create a positive propaganda poster.
Who is the Kennewick Man?		Was the Kennewick Man a Native American or was he from Europe? This Quest explores these questions.
Witchcraft or Witchhunt?		Compare the McCarthy era with the Salem witch trials by writing parallel diaries.
Witness for the Prosecution		Students are asked to become lawyers and prove the Holocaust truly happened.
Women's Plight to Be Heard		Convince male businessmen over the need for a journal of women's writing.
Women's Role in History		Research women in various historical eras.
World Hunger		Select an area in the world suffering from malnutrition and closely examine why it is occuring and what can be done.
World War II Propaganda		Students analyze and evaluate WWII propaganda and then produce an example of their own.
Threads of Change in 19th Century America		Asks students to synthesize their investigation of the "isms" of 19th century American literature and thought: Romanticism, Abolitionism, Feminism, Transcendentalism, Industrialism.
Decisions		Learn to recognize the thought processes that go into making an important decision, and how decisions affect many people in many different ways.
Lessons from September 11th		How can the United States exercise its military power and economic/technological might responsibly?æ
I Want My Mummy		Who should be granted possession of the remains of a newly discovered Pharaoh: the archaeologist who unearthed it, descendants of the Pharaoh, a museum curator, or the government of Egypt?
Who Gets the Only Lifeboat?		The world's largest ship is going to sink with all the major leaders of the world, including educators, doctors, religious leaders, and statesmen. Which of the four esteemed groups should be awarded the only lifeboat?
Images of Girls and Women in the Media		Analyze how females are depicted in popular media.
Imperialism		Investigate the effects of imperialism in six different countries. Students act as part of a delegation from an assigned country that was once a colony with the task to build an investigation and panel presentation.
World War II and the Four Freedoms		After researching and analyzing the causes of WW II and U.S. involvement in the war, students will follow the writing process to write a persuasive essay defending the "Four Freedoms"
Amistad Revolt		Analyze the plot of the film, participate in an online debate on Human Rights vs. Property Rights and gather information to construct a timeline of significant events in the case.
Analyzing Afghanistan		Create a biographical report about a fictitious Afghan citizen.æ
Earthquake!		Learn more about earthquakes and where they are most likely to happen. Find a safe zone for some earthquake refugees.
Cavern World		Interdisciplinary unit where students create their own world using science, math, government, economics, and English.
Math Models & Economics		A compilation of webquests designed to fulfill most of one semester requirement for Math Models and Economics courses for high schools. It includes: Buying/Leasing a vehicle; Buying/Renting a house; Budget and Career; and Investment.
Political Activism		Based on the motivation of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, students will discover what could motivate them to become politically active.
What if the South Won the Civil War?		Learn how the civil war was started and how things might have changed with this drastic alteration of American History.
Somewhere in the Middle: A WebQuest for Truth		Constructivist WebQuest designed for students to discover rhetorical devices used by groups who create websites to convey their particular points of view. Separating truth from propaganda by analyzing various websites for rhetorical devices used.
Webquest2k1		The students review hip hop's social rhetoric and explain how throughout it's history it has impacted it's listeners. The students research an individual artist from one of 4 genres, explain how they have impacted hip hop and critiqued society in one way or another. Furthermore, they create a rap, a few lines per person, per genre. It combines sociology and english through social critiques and poetry.
Victims of Mass Hysteria		After students finish reading The Crucible, they have a chance to examine some other instances where mass hysteria has ruined people's lives and compare them to the tragedy in Salem. For this webquest, they will be journalists working to expose injustices caused by mass hysteria. Through accessing primary and secondary sources and talking to experts, they will use the webquest to find and compare the causes and effects of The Salem Witch Trials, the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Robert Roberson child abuse case. When they have completed the webquest, they will see that mass hysteria is still very much alive more than 300 years after the Salem Witch Trials. The final product is a newspaper page.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner		After being magically transported back in time, you decide to make the best of it and hold a dinner party and invite some of the major important people of the time and get to know them better.
Journey Continues, The		After reading / studying THE ODYSSEY (Ancient Greek epic poem / mythology), students would research other aspects of Ancient Greek culture and mythology and use researched information to create a "new" story (like a sequel to THE ODYSSEY). Students would also present their stories to the class with a creative visual aid to show during their presentations.

Art and Music	Health and P.E.	Language Arts	Mathematics
Science	Social Studies	Technology	World Languages

Cooking with your Three Sisters	Create a cookbook using the "Three Sisters" of New Mexican cuisine.
Doctor, Doctor Help Me Please	Diagnose and find treatment for a patient suffering digestive problems.
GE Foods - Friend or Foe?	What are genetically engineered foods and are they dangerous to our health and to our environment? Look at both sides of the issue and then discuss findings at the "World Food Conference".
Help Keep Your Classmates Healthy: Design a Game	Research sites about games and design a new one.
Hockey Salary Creator	Use mathematical concepts to evaluate the hockey players of National Hockey League teams.
School Lunch Nutrition	Students analyze the school lunch based on nutrition, food safety and preparation.
The Dilemma of the Dangerous Meatloaf	Students determine and defend a position on "healthy food" through analysis/research
The Real Scoop on Tobacco	Try to convince a skeptical 6th grader that smoking is actually a bad thing.
This Mission is Possible	Become a camp counselor and develop a healthy menu, exercise program, and brochure.
Yerbas y remedios WebQuest	Learn how the different Southwest cultures used herbs for remedies.

A License To Drive	Designed to guide adolescents through the process of getting a drivers license.
A Pizza Family Reunion	Use spreadsheets to modify a recipe and develop a shopping list for a large party.
Aerodynamic Adventure	Activities built around a simulation about plane flight and math.
Creative Encounter of the Numerical Kind	After researching place value and numeration systems, students create a base-4 numeration system for a primitive alien tribe.
Design a Dream Vacation	Given a $2000 per person budget, design a vacation from a list of destinations. Use spreadsheet. Decide on sights and activities.
Designing a Home	Design a house using plans, considering costs, energy use, etc.
Dream A Dream, Reach A Goal	Create a realistic fiction story with information about a musher, his dog team, the trail, the weather, and the checkpoints along the Iditarod Race.
Evaluating Math Games	Play and evaluate math games.
Franchise	Convince your classmates to invest in the franchise business you've selected.
Harry Potter WebQuest	Harry Potter has challenged your school to a Quidditich Match... but first you need a field and the supplies. Review concepts of decimals, percent, measurement, perimeter, area, circumference, and money management.
Hockey Salary Creator	Use mathematical concepts to evaluate the hockey players of National Hockey League teams.
Home Improvement	You are being hired as interior decorators to design newly remodeled rooms.
Introduction to Probability	Explores the difference between experimental and theoretical probability
Let's Have a Field Day!	Plan a day in the park and figure out how much it will cost.
Madeline's Room	Madeline and 11 other girls live in a large rectangular room, where twelve beds are placed along the walls. Please help the girls rearrange their beds to fit the Nilse's house.
Math-Scape	This webquest has students create a landscape design.
Nobel Mathematicians	Explore biographies of mathematicians, choose one for the non-existent Nobel Prize, and create a press kit to promote his/her nomination.
Personal Budget WebQuest	Set up a budget and a lifestyle.
Roller Coaster Madness	Design a roller coaster.
Roller Coaster Statistics	Research eight roller coasters and decide which roller coaster offers the best thrill based on height, length, and maximum speed.
Searching for Solutions	Solve real-life problems involving Internet research and higher level math skills. New URL.
Sports Night	Collect data about athletes, scatter graph the data, and make predictions about future performance.
Teaching Tessellations	Write a book explaining tessellations to 4th, 5th and 6th graders at a neighboring elementary school.
The Dilemma of the Dangerous Meatloaf	Students determine and defend a position on the healthfulness of a food through analysis/research
The King of Tides	Analyze real-time data to try to prove a causal relationship between the moon and tides
The Rising Cost of Colleges	Research 3 colleges of choice. Investigate tuition rates and other expenses. Find scholarships.
Titanic: What Can Numbers Tell Us?	Create a spreadsheet and examine statistics about the voyage.
Vacation Anyone?	The students use the Internet to take an imaginary vacation somewhere in the US and then present it.
Weekend@Bernie's	Make a budget for a given (yet strangely familiar) family.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire?	Analyze career paths and investment habits needed to become a millionaire in one lifetime.
Your Opinion Sells	Design, conduct, analyze and write up a student opinion poll.

2030: Homesteading Mars	Compare homesteading in the Midwest to homesteading Mars
A Forest Forever	Decide the fate of a newly designated National Forest.
Acts of Parliament, in Defense of the British	In this non traditional look at the causes of the American Revolution, students learn that external forces such as national debt and a desire for peace with the Indians motivated many Members of Parliament to pass restrictive legislative Acts on their American colonies.
Adam of the Road	Students pretend they are in the Middle Ages, based upon the book "Adam of the Road." They write four letters to modern penpals describing life, etc.
Alien Invasion of Hawaii!	Impact of non-native plant and animal species on the Hawaiian ecosystem.
Ancient China/Modern China	Research and present information showing aspects of Ancient and Modern China.
Ancient Civilization Time Machine	Students take a tour through ancient civilizations while composing a journal of their adventures.
Ancient Civilizations Diary	Explore ancient civilizations and write a diary entry.
And Now a Word from Our Sponsor	Study techniques used by advertisers and design your own ad.
Anthem: A Utopian Society	Design a utopian society. Build's on the reading of Ayn Rand's novel.
Atlantis Quest	You are about to embark upon an expedition to uncover the truth about Atlantis.
Attack on Hiroshima	Interview participants and write a magazine.
Avoid it like the Plague	The Church is in crisis. The plague is making people lose faith. A committee researches the plague and figures out a way to promote the Church.
Back in Time: Historical Fiction	Collaboratively produce a piece of historical fiction focusing on setting, plot and character.
Back in Time: Historical Figures	Research a historical figure and emulate the character to explain his accomplishments, predictions.
Back to the Future	Students are asked to look back at the 1900âs and look ahead to the year 2002 and beyond and make some predictions about the future.
Bay Quest	Examine the causes of nutrient pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.
Bowhead Whale Hunting	Addresses the many issues surrounding the Bowhead Whale hunts in the Arctic
Build your Own Sumerian City-State	We are tired of hunting and gathering and living a nomadic life style. The year is 3,500 B.C. and it is about time we all find a location to settle down and build ourselves a little community. Create a detailed design for a city-state.
By Way of the Moon	Students take on one of three roles to defend or refute the space program in the early 1960's.
Cambodian WebQuests	These Webquests will develop students internet skills as well as help them learn about Cambodia
Canada and Its Trading Partners	Creating an International Commerce Fair from data gathered on the Internet.
Canadian Studies Webquest	Students select only the most appealing information about their province to create a travel brochure
Carcassonne: Fortress of the Ages	A WebQuest about the historical importance of Carcassonne, France
China Today	A Long Term WebQuest which results in an indepth study of modern day China!
Cinderella: New Twist on an Old Tale	Examine the Cinderella story from three different cultures and create a new one applicable to Ancient Greece.
Civil War Gazette	Create a newspaper about a single battle during the Civil War.
Civil War Personal Journal	Create a personal journal as if written during the American Civil War.
Connecting Australia	Telecommunications, federation and the changing society of Australia.
Creating a Travel Brochure	Pick a destination and create a drawing that incorporates several artistic concepts.
Creating an Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus	Create a miniature sarcophagus using authentic hieroglyphics and motifs from the period.
Crossing Death Valley	Create multimedia presentations about the past and present Death Valley
Culture: Dispelling the Myth	Cultural diversity, specifically focused on Native American culture.
Desert Quest	A research project on the Arizona Sonoran Desert.
Experiencing India's Caste System	Create a simulated diary of someone living within the caste system of ancient India.
Forgotten Heroes: Buffalo Soldiers	The story of the Buffalo Soldiers
Gordon Parks WebQuest	A study of Gordon Parks' life and work, an analysis of his perspectives and photographic themes
Grandpa's Mountain	Uses historical fiction for understanding issues surrounding government takeovers of private land
Helge Ingstad - Have Canadians Truly Honoured Him?	Based on the 'Commemorative Design Pattern' students are asked to build a monument and write a BioPoem to recognize the achievevments of Helge Ingstad, discoverer of a Viking settlement at L'Anse Aux Meadows, Newfoundland, which proved beyond a doubt, that the Vikings were the first Europeans in North America. Canadians did little to recognize the passing of this great man and now the students through their webquest will recognize his contributions.
Help Conserve the Sea Turtle	Study the different conservation methods developed to help save the sea turtle.
Heroes Among Us: World War II Interview Project	Research, create, and interview using the World War II setting
Immigration Today	Examine modern immigration to the United States and decided whether or not immigration reform is needed.
In Search of a Hero	Create a want ad for a hero as well as a presentation and persuasive writing to nominate a Hero of the Century from a selected list.
Keep the Fire Burning	Research topics alluded to in the lyrics of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire
Kennewick Man	Who has the best claim for the bones of Kennewick Man?
King Tutankhamun: Was It Murder?	Analyze and synthesize information about the death. Mirrors the controversy among Egyptologists.
Landfill Controversy	A community is faced with the issue of allowing bordering states access to their landfill.
Landmark Supreme Court Cases	Create a newsletter describing a landmark supreme court decision.
Legends of the Barbarians	The Germanic gods and goddesses are ready to do battle....can you tell their story?
Lewis and Clark	Establish who was the single most important character of the Corps of Discovery
Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery	Design an event to commemorate the 200th anniversary.
Life in the Ghettos	What life was like in the Warsaw Ghetto
Location, Location, Location!	Choose which Texas city would be the best new location for a manufacturing plant.
Look Who's Footing the Bill	A close look at the national debt.
Medieval Japan	Create a newspaper about the culture of medieval Japan.
Mongols	Examine the Mongols and their impact.
MusicLand Theme Park	Create a theme park with music as the theme.
Nubia - The Other Egypt	Much has been written about Egypt, but little about Nubia. Students will design a monument to Nubia
Olympic Games: An Historic Proposal	Design the implmentation of the 2004 games in Athens by including as many aspects of the original games as possible.
Open up your Business Here in Longwood	Persuasive writing to influence businesses to settle in a small town.
Paper Lake Times	Students learn journalism by reading and then "interviewing" people for their stories.
Patriotic Themes in Country Music	Identify American "symbols of freedom" found in Country Music.
Prohibition: The Noble Experiment?	Travel back to the 1920s, keep a diary as you explore, and take a position on the effectiveness of Prohibition.
Radio Days: A WebQuest	Research the history of radio and create a radio drama.
Red Scarf Girl	A creative exploration of the Cultural Revolution
Renaissance	Research a Renaissance figure and play him during a big meal.
Rock the Vote	Idenitify current issues connected to the Bill of Rights and produce a TV ad defending it.
Searching for China	Take on different roles to discover the real China and agree on a US policy towards China.
Set Your Sites on Texas	Convince a Northern industrialist to relocate his business to your Texas city.
Slaying Dragons: Civil War	Causes of the civil war recreated through Town Hall 1800's production
States For a Change	Learn about the 50 United States by designing a new state quarter.
Sticks and Stones	Design a public service announcement aimed at teens to discourage bullying and teasing.
Sworn to Serve	Learn about feudalism by playing the role of a lord who must devise a coat of arms, a castle design, code of chivarlry, etc.
Take a Trip to Latin America	An integrated webquest, designed to enhance student learning of Latin American Countries.
Talking to the Colonists	Your group does preparation work for a Smithsonian video project on daily life in Colonial America.
Technology Spies	Investigate Chinese inventions and machines from a 15th century European perspective.
Telling the Samurai's Tale	While reading "The Samurai's Tale" students research Japanese culture.
Ten Wonders of the World	Pairs of students research man-made wonders of the world and nominate their 10 Wonders of the World.
The Amish	Study Amish history and culture and plan a 5 day trip to Amish country.
The Architecture of Ancient Rome	Students work in small groups to compile knowledge and create a visual display of the architecture of Ancient Rome.
The Civil War Revisited	Predict what the US would be like today of the South had won the Civil War.
The Cost of Peace	Study the Civil War, create a presentation and debate.
The Holocaust: Fact or Fiction?	Study Holocaust material from ethical, literary, and sociological points of view
The Logan Files	Extension of the themes of Mildred Taylor's award-winning series on Cassie Logan
The Opening of the Panama Canal	Your quest is to gather information concerning the Panama Canal and become reporters in the year 1914. Pretend you were there at the opening of the canal. What was it like? Interview the people there. What were their feelings-the workers, doctors, engineers, nurses, President Teddy Roosevelt. You are to write a feature story for TIME magazine, design a cover for the magazine, and create a fifteen word crossword puzzle using terms associated with the canal.
The People of Ancient Greece	Students study the science, art and history of Ancient Greece in small groups; they then collaborate to design a way to commemorate the Ancient Greeks.
The Real Johnny Tremain	Read Johnny Tremain and compare the events depicted in the book to actual historical events.
The Technowarp Cyberquest	Go back in time to 2001 to prevent the destruction of the world by investigating the damage caused by technology.
The Tinman Project	Organize a community service project.
The World Time Travel News	This quest provides students the opportunity to explore ancient civilizations.
Think Different	Analyze the lives of those pictured in Apple's Think Different campaign.
Time Travel Agent	Sell a time travel trip to a decade in the 20th century.
Time Travelers	Each child takes on a role of different types of journalist investigating different epics
Vacation Anyone?	The students use the Internet to take an imaginary vacation somewhere in the US and then present it.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial	Conduct interviews and background research and write a magazine article about the human and political impact of the memorial.
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes	Prepare for a global fair with emphasis on making personal connections
Watching the Colors Come Alive	Ancient China and kite design/building
WebQuest for Ancient Greece	Social Studies and Ancient Greece.
WebQuest Texas	Combines technology and the content of 7th grade Texas social studies into a challenging and enjoyable end-of-year student project.
What Does it Mean to be Australian?	Ponder the question from a range of Australia's immigrant groups.
What Makes Someone Great?	Analyze eminent individuals from various fields to discover any common traits or backgrounds.
What's so "Wonder"ful about the Past?	Study the seven wonders of the ancient world and decide which 3 are worthy of being rebuilt.
Where Did my House Come From?	Research styles, techniques, and details that have been used for the construction of houses from early in our history to the present time; create a home design of your own; build a small model of the home.
Where Did We Come From?	Analyze several creation myths and then create a new one and dance it.
Who Wants to be a Pioneer?	Use primary sources to generate quiz questions about the westward movement.
Will You Be Our Next President?	Learn about elections in US History and then run in a classroom/grade-wide election
Women's Role in History	Research women in various historical eras.
WW II...A Soldier's Perspective	Take role of American soldier, U.S. citizen or a prisoner of war. Become that person for a Living History Exhibit.
Yerbas y remedios WebQuest	Learn how the different Southwest cultures used herbs for remedies.
You Teach the Decades	An opportunity for students to become the "teacher" while learning about the 20th Century.

5 Million Steps!	Students learn about the Appalachian Trail by researching one of five assigned roles.
A Cell is a Small City	Explore the similarities between cells and cities.
A Forest Forever	Decide the fate of a newly designated National Forest.
A Journey Through Time	Create a travel brochure describing a given geologic era.
A Nuclear Power Plant in MY Backyard?	Examine the pros and cons of nuclear power and write a letter expressing an opinion.
Acid Rain WebQuest	The Acid Rain problem and what can be done to solve it.
Aerodynamic Adventure	Activities built around a simulation about plane flight and math.
African-American Inventors	Research African-American inventors and write a TV program about them.
Air Pollution	Engage in a task force evaluation of the air pollution problems in the fictional town of Clear Skies. Develop an action plan for helping to fight the problem.
Alien Invasion of Hawaii!	Impact of non-native plant and animal species on the Hawaiian ecosystem.
Antarctica	Scientific and ethical use of Antarctica
Ark Helpers Society	Members of the Ark Helpers Society are zoo keepers who must design an informational brochure of an endangered or threathened animal of their choice.
Bay Quest	Examine the causes of nutrient pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.
Bowhead Whale Hunting	Addresses the many issues surrounding the Bowhead Whale hunts in the Arctic
Climb It!	Students e-mail a mountain climber and create a brochure detailing items necessary for mountain climbing.
Comet Web Quest	Figure out what to do with a comet heading straight for earth.
Coral Reef Research	Find the reason for coral reef destruction. Formulate an action plan.
Cracking Dams!	Explore how dams break and what happens as a result.
Desert Quest	A research project on the Arizona Sonoran Desert.
Deserts of the World	Compare and contrast the different deserts of the world and then make a model of one of them.
Designing a Home	Design a house using plans, considering costs, energy use, etc.
Do you Believe in Lake Monsters	Exploring the world of Loch Ness, Champ and Memphre, three popular lake monsters.
Doctor, Doctor Help Me Please	Diagnose and find treatment for a patient suffering digestive problems.
Earth Alert!	Examine global warming, over-population, pollution, and habitat loss. They present findings to class, discuss findings, and look for solutions.
El Nino or El No-No	Collect data, organize it in an appropriate graphic form, and analyze it for the purpose of making weather predictions in your community.
Galapagos: Islands Suspended in Time	Grapple with the question of whether and how to protect the Galapagos from human encroachment.
GE Foods - Friend or Foe?	What are genetically engineered foods and are they dangerous to our health and to our environment? Look at both sides of the issue and then discuss findings at the "World Food Conference".
Global Warming: Do We Need To Act?	Look at both sides of the Global Warming argument. Make a decision as to whether the US should act on this issue and ratify the Kyoto Protocol.
Heat Transfer and El Niño	Research, plot, and write about El Niño.
Help Conserve the Sea Turtle	Study the different conservation methods developed to help save the sea turtle.
Helping to Keep the Manatee Safe	Examine the the role of the manatee activist, the recreational boater, and the manatee protection legislator in the existence of the manatee.
Human Life on Mars...What's it like?	Use cooperative learning to investigate human colonization of Mars.
Hurricane Web Quest	Students become a hurricane and track their path to the coast.
Identifying Leaves of Pennsylvania	Produce a set of fact cards for visitors walking in the state forests of Pennsylvania to use to identify the most common deciduous trees by their leaves.
Illustrating Endangered Species	Design book pages about endangered species in three different artistic styles.
Imagine a Cell City	design and build a model city based on the functionality of cell organelles
International Symposium on Environmental Issues	Research Antarctica and link ozone depletion to a decline in penguin population.
Inventions - Australia's Best!	Develop understanding of Australian inventions and inventors.
Keep the Fire Burning	Research topics alluded to in the lyrics of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire
Landfill Controversy	A community is faced with the issue of allowing bordering states access to their landfill.
Love Canal Debate	Would you accept a job that would move your family to Love Canal?
MagLev: Moving Into the Future	Research the science, the existing systems and pros and cons of magnetic levitation trains.
Mars or the Moon?	Argue the benefits of colonizing and developing tourism on the Moon versus Mars.
Me? Live in a Rainforest?	Students report on how their life would be different if they lived in a tropical rainforest.
Mission:Possible	Looks at water quality in Gulf of Mexico.
Nuclear Energy: Is it in our Future?	You have been asked by the utility company to research this nuclear energy option for our community.
Paper Airplane Exploration	Aerodynamics, paper airplanes and problem solving
Paper or Plastic?	Is there a correct choice to make when faced with the choice between paper or plastic bags?
Poetry and the Planets	Create a poem that uses metaphor and simile to describe the appearance of planetary surfaces.
Project SARA	South American Rainforest Animals
Robots: New Age Assistants	Design a robot to explore Antarctica
Roller Coaster Madness	Design a roller coaster.
San Diego/Biarritz Comparison	Compare and contrast different elements of San Diego and Biarritz, France.
Save the Whales	Try to improve conditions for killer whales at a fictional Sea World.
Searching for Just the Right Planet	Select a planet for an orbiting space hotel.
Simple Machines - Rube Goldberg I	Invent a Rube Goldberg device that uses simple machines.
Simple Machines - Rube Goldberg II	Invent a Rube Goldberg device that uses simple machines.
Southwest Animal Zoo	Design a habitat
Space Survival:Colonizing the Moon or Mars	The students will work in a Team and design a Colony on Mars following the guidelines provided in the webquest.
Star Broker	Research a constellation and write a real estate brochure advertising it to the public.
The Benefits of Space Exploration	Gather evidence to persuade Congress to approve NASA's budget request.
The King of Tides	Analyze real-time data to try to prove a causal relationship between the moon and tides
The Mystery of Mars	Create a folktale to explain a physical feature of Mars.
The Technowarp Cyberquest	Go back in time to 2001 to prevent the destruction of the world by investigating the damage caused by technology.
To Dredge or Not To Dredge	Use the power of the internet to form an opinion about a controversial environmental issue.
To Fund or Not To Fund...	Should support for the Human Genome Project continue?
Units of Measure	Investigate and compare/contrast metric and US/English systems of measurements
Walker's Watermelon	Students search for information to solve a question. They work individually at first, then form a group concensus. They then present their answer to the question in video format using IMovie 2 to edit the video.
Water Parks: Water We Doing?	Develop a plan that will promote responsible use of water and make it possible to build a water park
WaterQuest	An examination of the water situation in California.
Women in Science	Write, edit, and design a newsletter about famous women scientists.
Zoo II	Design a new San Diego Zoo.

Bringing Lyrics to Life	This WebQuest guides students to create a multimedia book by integrating Hyperstudio.
Le Cirque (The Circus)	In French and English, students plan circus performances in France. Includes creating a database to rate cities, choosing an itinerary, communicating via e-mail about experiences, and designing a web page.
Multicultural and Global Foods	Choose a country to research, locate cultural information, recipes, create apresentation and cookbook.
Our Vacation in France!	Put a vacation scrapbook together.
San Diego/Biarritz Comparison	Compare and contrast different elements of San Diego and Biarritz, France.
Yerbas y remedios WebQuest	Learn how the different Southwest cultures used herbs for remedies.