Webquest

location in solar system to place colony
what do you need to survive, get info about essential elements for life, work in smaller groups, then collaborate
small groups - Rank top 10 ideas for survival
Resolve problems , teach social skills
grouped again according to roles, astronomer, geologist, biologist, psychologist, social science.  do web quest
Watch program of probe flying through space, kids have to guess where the probe is


This WebQuest not only familiarized the students with the internet, it also helped teach them social skills.  Students had to work together to solve problems they were given.  This type of collaborative work will suite them well in the future.  Also, I liked that they were grouped according to different roles that they would assume.  This made their personal responsibilities clear cut.  Each student then becomes responsible not only to themselves, but also the group.  I liked the ending, where the students had to guess where the space probe was as it flew through space.  That requires them to do a little mental juggling to find an answer.