Web Quest

What do YOU really know about Nebraska?

Before you can travel to any far away places or foreign lands, you must be knowledgeable about the state that you live. It is important for you as a resident of Nebraska to know some of the details and facts about your state.

The Task

	Your team has been assigned the task of creating a fact book about Nebraska. Your team will decide on its' own what information each member will be responsible for finding.
	Your team is responsible for researching and collecting the following facts about Nebraska; when Nebraska became a state, the state flower, capital, seal, flag, motto, rivers, tribes, landmarks and the explorers who came through Nebraska.
	After collecting all the data, your group will put together a fact book containing all of this information. Your fact book should include written information in paragraph form and maps and pictures displaying the rivers, landmarks, etc.

Resources

Use the following internet sites to help you find the information you need to complete this project.

Online:

Visit some historical facts about Nebraska:

http://infoplease.lycos.com/ipa/A0108240.htm

Visit this site for facts about Nebraska

http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/

Visit this site to find out information on our state flag:

http://nol.org/home/SOS/htm/flag.htm

Visit two of the four Native American Tribes of Nebraska:

http://www.esu3.k12.ne.us/districts/gretna/elem/nawebpages/nativeamericantribes.html

Visit two historical landmarks:

http://www.neupc.org/scotts bluff.html

http://www.nebraskahistory.org/sites/rock/moreinfo.htm

Visit Lewis and Clark and the Oregon Trail:

http://www.neupc.org/NEHistExpl.html

Visit Nebraska rivers:

http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/cranes/menu.htm

http://www.gorp.com/gorp/activity/paddling/pad_niobrara.htm

Off-line:

	Atlas
	Encyclopedias
	Atlas Software
	State books

The Process

To accomplish the task, your team should go through the following steps and check off each of them after you have them completed so you know that you have included everything .

Step One: Divide up the information among group members. Make sure everyone knows what he/she is supposed to be looking for.

Step Two: Follow the links above to search for the required information on the computer. Use the resources from the classroom to find information not found on the Internet.

Step Three: Write up in rough draft form the information you have found. Draw maps, or other pictures that you are including. Have other members review your information, check for mistakes, and come to agreements on how the information is to be written for the final presentation.

Step Four: Write up final drafts of your information, draw maps/pictures that you are including. All members should be working, if there are any problems at this stage please come talk to me.

Step Five: As a team, decide how you are going to put all your information together. Decide what information will be first, written or drawings/will it be mixed together/how will you separate the information? Remember that all the information must make sense for others to read and understand.

Step Six: Decide on how the outside cover of your book will look. How will it be made? What materials will you need? Make the cover.

Step Seven: Hand in your fact book.

Learning Advice

As your group gathers and puts together all of your information, make sure it is kept in your "group folders." Do not take any of this project home so none of your "hard" work gets lost. I will give you plenty of time to work on and finish this project. Remember to work together - you are a team!!!!

Conclusion

By the time that you finish this assignment you should know more about Nebraska then you ever did before! Please go ahead and add more information about Nebraska in your books. The more that you add the more that you learn. I know that all of you will do a terrific job on this project! I am very excited to see your final projects!