1960s WebQuest: From Kathy Schrock & Discovery Education
An Internet WebQuest on The 1960s

created by robeta01
Thurston High School

Introduction | The Task | The Process | Conclusion |


Introduction
Over the past few years, the concept of a museum has changed from that of static displays to more interpretative types of exhibits.

Our purpose here is twofold -- to identify people and events of importance in the 1960's and to find Internet sites that support our interpretation of these events.

In this way, we will start to become social historians as we judge which information should be included and how it should be presented.

By completing this WebQuest, you should achieve the following goals:

1) develop an interest in the study of 1960s
2) use the power of the Internet for advanced exploration
3) learn information about key aspects of 1960s
4) realize that complex topics can be looked at from various perspectives
5) work with teammates to create a presentation

Task
Your team has been elected as the curators of one year of The 1960's Museum. You will use the links provided as well as other resources (library, etc) to become experts on your year.

You have the following tasks ahead of you:

**identifying important political, social, and economic events that happened in the U.S. during your assigned year

**researching the topics in the Library Media Center

**choosing at least six of these topics for inclusion in the Museum (your PowerPoint)

**identifying quality Internet sites that are informative and applicable to these events


You and your partners will work together to create the layout design of the museum.

The design and information will be displayed as a PowerPoint Presentation.

There should be at least 6 rooms.
Each room is to include a date, pictures/photographs with captions, an artifact, and an audio/video component.

Process
As a team, you will work together to gather information and then spread it throughout your designed museum. You will then virtually present your museum to the class in PowerPoint form.

1. Go to the Library Media Center and, using some of the resources below or other subject-specific reference books, identify key events that occured during the year you are researching.

2. Each member from each WebQuest team will explore one of the following categories: political, social, and economic.

3. Surf the Internet for information regarding your assigned category. You can print out pages and underline the parts that you feel are important or cut and paste from the webpage into a word processor.

4. Remember to include the URL of the page you take information from so you can return to it and use it as a citation.

5. Classify your events as poltical, social, and economic and choose at least 6 to include in the final project (2 for each category).

6. Write a statement that summarizes each event, being sure to include the date when known.

7. Think of a creative title for your exhibit of the The 1960's Museum and develop a way to present the information to the 'public'.

8. Using a template, design a page or series of pages to present your information in PowerPoint format.

9. Use your imagination and design a site representative of your ideas and the topics included:
a. Draw up a design of your museum and label each room.

b. Create a clear and efficient powerpoint that is designed like your museum.

c. Include pictures and information of what will be included in each room.

d. Underneath each PowerPoint in the notes section, describe what information about the 1960s you hope the audience will get from each slide/room.

Phase 1 - Background Information
The History in Focus site is important because it will provide basic information about the topic as a whole. Everyone should explore this site before starting your Task.

You are not required to look at the entire video. You may click on the different segments to get more information.


Phase 2 - Roles

1960s Links:

General Links:

Internet Search Engines:

Use this link to choose the best search engine for the information that you need. (Google and AskJeeves are examples of search engines.)

Rubric:


Phase 3 - Reaching Consensus
You have all learned about different parts of the 1960s.
You must all now complete the Task as a group.

Use The 1960s Museum Rubric when completing your PowerPoint exhibit:
(Rubric ID: 1718234)

Conclusion
I hope, that by doing this exercise, you have learned a bit more about the 1960's. Nice work. You should be proud of yourselves!

How easy was it to find information on the Internet dealing with events in the 1960's?

Were some of the sites you encountered targeted towards a specific audience or point of view? If so, why do you think this occurs?

How do you think others will respond when they see our Museum?
Do you think we will receive positive or negative feedback? Why?

What other parts of 1960s Museum could still be explored?

Remember, learning never stops.

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Last revised Tue Mar 17 7:28:23 US/Pacific 2009