 A WebQuest for 4th Grade Social Studies Designed by Annah Lord ([email protected]) and Haley Ferrell ([email protected]) Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page We will be venturing into the 3 regions of North Carolina and in those regions we will find famous people, interesting landscapes, and exciting history. Put on those exploring caps and get out those maps! You're in for a ride!
With your group, your task is to plan a tour of North Carolina which includes all three regions - Piedmont, Coastal Plains, and Mountains. In each region, your job is to find:
In each region, each member of the group will take on a different job for each region and take notes on their findings in their own travel journal. Click here to download your travel journal. Each member will print their travel journal to log their findings. The jobs are:  Historian - Using the resources provided, the historian finds out about how life in the region has changed over time. Describe one important event that influenced the history of North Carolina and how it is important for today.  Biographer - Using the resouces provided, the biographer finds out about important people in the region. Choose one person and describe where or when that person lived in North Carolina. Also find out why that person is important to North Carolina or the United States.  Geographer
- Using the resources provided, the geographer finds out the landforms
and geographical sites found in the region. Choose one site that
you would like to visit, tell why and describe it. Resources for each job are found here. B. Create a Poster You are a travel agency! Your group will collect all of the information found and create a poster advertising your road trip and trying to get others to take your road trip. 1. Each group member takes his or her notes and compiles them into a short paragraph of about 3-5 sentences using their own words. Make sure you include all of the information included in your job! (Each group member should have three paragraphs: one historian, one biographer, and one geographer.) 2. As a group, create a poster using pictures and graphics AND the paragraphs written on the information researched by each group member. Design the poster so that it is attractive and easy to read. Poster paper will be given to you by the teacher. 3. Each group,or travel agency, will then present their poster to the entire class. C. Write an essay Each group member will then write an essay – individually – of 3-5 paragraphs describing where you would like to live. Make sure to give reasons why.
Evaluation On this road trip, you have learned about the three regions of North Carolina - the Coastal Plains, the Piedmont, and the Mountains. You have learned about the people, the land, the history, and interesting places to visit. What a wonderful state we live in! Thank you to creators of "Road Trip through Illinois," a WebQuest found at webquest.org. A big thanks to our mothers and God. We could not have done this without you!And to John Spagnolo - this is for you!
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