Walking Through a Web Page
 

A Web Lesson for the 4th Grade

Designed by

Diana Austen and Kathleen Reed
 austendg@mukilteo.wednet.edu
reedkm@mukilteo.wednet.edu

Standards

2.2.2 Apply features of printed and electronic text to locate and comprehend text. 

·        Identify and use grade-level appropriate text features.

·        Explain how certain text features help you understand the selection.

·        Interpret information from graphic features.

·        Identify, from multiple choices, where certain information/ideas might be found in the text.

·        Use icons, pull-down menus, key word searches on an electronic device.

Essential Question/Scenario

You are a fourth grade student who is in charge of deciding where to take his family on a trip across Washington. You are using the internet to research sites in Washington. You find that it's hard to read a web site. Your task is to find the facts and ignore any useless information. How will you decide what is useful information? You have to hurry, summer is almost here and your family is counting on you!

Your Task

You will create a brochure that convinces your family to go on a fun, fabulous trip across Washington. During this part, you will look for information about mountaineering (your mom's favorite sport!) 
Lesson One
Step One: Learn the different parts of a web site.
Step Two: Find each part in an informational web site (one that tells you about Washington mountains.)
Step Three: Find each part in a commercial web site (one that sells trips to the mountains.)
Lesson Two
Step One: Read the Bellingham quest sections Home and Scenario. Learn exactly what you're going to do to convince your family to go on this trip!
Step Two: Look at the web sites on Road Trip through Washington (Gathering section) and use the mountain form to take notes in your own words. Save one mountain graphic.
Step Three: Use the fishing, rafting, and festival forms to take notes. Save one graphic for each form.
Follow Up
Step One: Use the decision making form to choose your travel destinations!
Step Two: Fill in your Road Trip brochure (on Road Trip through Washington.)

Resources
Road Trip through Washington: http://www.bham.wednet.edu/studentgal/onlineresearch/4th/index.htm
Fishing Form
Rafting Form
Festival Form
Regions Form
 Decision Making Form

Mountain Form
Assessment Criteria
 

  4 3 2 1
Your own words I took lots of great information and really used my own words to restate it. I used persuasive language to convince my family to take this trip. I took lots of great information and really used my own words to restate it. I changed a few words and sentences, but it was mostly copied. I copied everything.
Important information I carefully selected many facts using my guide forms. I selected facts using my guide forms. I selected facts that didn't fit my guide forms. I didn't have much information OR I didn't use my guide forms.
Visit to three regions My brochure includes information about all the regions. My brochure includes information about 3 regions. My brochure includes information about 2 regions. My brochure includes information about 1 region only.
Graphics I included pictures that really made my family want to take my vacation. I included all the pictures that were required. I included less than the required number of pictures OR the pictures didn't show the location. I included few or no pictures OR the pictures had little or nothing to do with my vacation.