Web Quest

What will we do this Saturday?

A WebQuest for 4th Grade (Physical and Personal Wellness )

Jitka McGivney
js.mcgivney@colostate-Pueblo.edu

Introduction

There are many fun activities Pueblo County has to offer. Not too many students are familiar with the extensive bike/hike trails, beautiful Nature Center, wonderful parks.In this assignment, students will explore many recreational sites and plan leisure activities (like bike trip, outing to the zoo, hiking, watching CSU-Pueblo football game...) they would enjoy and they could do on Saturdays. The students will also pick a healthy choice of food they would like to eat that day.

The Task

Your task is to pick an activity you would like to do this Saturday and plan it. The activity must be located within Pueblo County. Don’t forget to plan your meals. At the end of this week you will write what you have picked and why.

The Process

Monday:

You will start by exploring by some or all of these sites: Pueblo Parks & Recreation, Pueblo Nature Center, Pueblo Zoo, Pueblo West Parks and Recreation, CSU- Pueblo Athletics. If you would like to go biking, or hiking you need to include the trail and distance.

Wednesday:

Today you will explore MyPyramid web site and decide what and how much food you will eat this Saturday. Remember that you should pick food which nourishes your body and gives you plenty of energy.

Friday:

You will write a page long article on what activity you have picked and why. Think about active versus inactive types of leisure. In your article you will need to include your food choices and explain why you picked them. Will they give you more than energy (Vitamins, Minerals, Fiber…)?

Websites to choose from:

v www.pueblo.us

v www.pueblowestmetro.com

v Colorado State University-Pueblo Athletics

v www.mypyramid.gov

v www.healthypeople.gov

Evaluation

EVALUATION RUBRIC

Student name: ___________________________

	4	3	2	1	Points
Research	Student was able to use information from at least 3 internet sites.	Student used 1-2 internet sites for the research.	Student used 1 internet site for the research	No internet research,or researched sites were irrelevant
Sentence structure and organization	Student demonstrated excellent control in simple grammar. Paragraphs are well developed.10 sentences or more	Student made only minor grammar errors. Sentences are in paragraph form. 8-10 sentences.	Student made some grammar errors. 6-8 sentences in 2 paragraphs.	Student made many grammar errors, no paragraphs and less than 6 sentences.
Creativity and participation	Student was very creative and participated throughout the project	Student was creative and mostly participated	Student was minimally involved and relied mostly on others	Student did not participate
Use of class time	Student worked on the project, finished on time and helped others	Student worked on the project and finished on time.	Student did not use time wisely and did not finish the project	Student did not work on the project during our class time and disturbed his/her classmates
Total

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have finished your Web Quest assignment. I hope that all the gained knowledge will help you plan future fun activities to keep you moving around our beautiful town and healthy decisions about the food you eat.

Credits & References

Dodge, Bernie. "Creating WebQuests." The WebQuest Page. 15 Aug 1999. San Diego State University, Web. 22 Feb 2010.

Teacher Page

This Web Quest was designed to encourage students to use recreational facilities our county offers. Many kids spend their weekends watching TV or playing video games. This Web Quest makes students aware of the healthy possibilities Pueblo has to offer. The same Web Quest with only minor changes can be used in any school district with any grade level. For higher grades the rubric would have to be adjusted.

Physical Education:

Standard:Physical and Personal WellnessGrade Level Expectation: 4^th Grade. Recognize the relationship between healthy nutrition and exercise

Reading, Writing and Communicating:

Standard: Writing and Composition Grade Level Expectation: 4^th Grade. Correct sentence formation, grammar, punctuation, and spelling are applied to make the meaning clear to the reader

Standard: Research and Reasoning

Credits & References

Dodge, Bernie. "Creating WebQuests." The WebQuest Page. 15 Aug 1999. San Diego State University, Web. 22 Feb 2010.

Last updated on March 3, 2010. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page