"Let's
Explore Cape Cod!"
A
Web Quest for Third Graders
Created
by
Jean
Farrell
Introduction
Welcome
to Cape Cod, one of the most
beautiful places in the world! You will be journeying around the Cape, and
each of the 15 unique towns that make up this man-made island. This arm-shaped
peninsula is rich in history
and tradition. Today Cape Cod is a very popular tourist attraction, as well
as, home to industries such as fishing, cranberry growing, and scientific
research.
Task
You and
a classmate have been assigned by the Massachusetts Department of Travel and
Tourism to explore the highways and byways of Cape Cod. As you travel you
need to keep a travel journal, taking notes on each of the towns, and their
points of interest. At each stop along the way you will collect a town seal
and add it to your passport book.
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Process
You
will work with a travel partner and visit each of the fifteen towns of
Cape Cod.
Each
of you will keep a travel journal.
Each
of you will record your travels by adding a "town seal"
to your passport after you have completed a cyber-exploration, library search
or a site visit to a town.
This
project will require you to use at least five of the sites from the table
below.
At
each stop you will read about the town, it's history, and one unique aspect
about it. Write a journal entry for each town.
Be
sure to include in your journal,
the
name of the town
the
date of your visit
an
interesting fact about the town
what
reference source you used.
When
you have completed your Cape Cod Tour, select one town that you enjoyed and create
a poster to share with the class about that town.
Your
poster should be,
neat
and organized
show
clearly the name of the town and it's location on Cape Cod
three
points of interest in the town. Remember your poster and presentation
should convince the audience that this town would be a GREAT place to visit.
You
will have four weeks to complete this assignment.
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Conclusion
You and your travel companion have traveled the highways
and byways of this wonderful stretch of sand we call Cape Cod. At each
stop on your journey you hopefully have gained a new understanding of it's
beauty and uniqueness, perhaps you discovered some people, places, or things
you were not aware of as well!
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Evaluation
The success of your project will be evaluated on:
A completed passport book.
The accuracy of the information found in your travel journal.
The creativity, accuracy, cooperative effort, and neatness
of your poster.
The quality and cooperative effort of your oral presentation.
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Credits
& Teacher's Page
School libraries have a great wealth of reference materials.
Here are some excellent books for background knowledge. Please
email me with any additional books that you and your students locate
in order that I may add them to the list.
The Story of Cape Cod, Kevin Shortsleeve, illustrated
by Elka Iwanowki, A Cape Cod Life Book
Cape Cod Companion, the History and Mystery of Old
Cape Cod, Jim Coogan & Jack Sheedy, Harvest Books, East Dennis
Cape Cod, An Arrow Book, (an easy to read travel guide)
Insight Press Service
The Wampanoag, Katherine Doherty, Craig A. Doherty,
Franklin Watts Publishing
America The Beautiful, Katherine Lee Bates, illustrated
by Neil Wladman, Atheneum Books for Young Readers
...If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 , Ann McGovern,
Scholastic Inc.
John F. Kennedy, Post Frisbee, Aladdin Paperbacks
Some great web sites include:
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Last updated on 7/8/00. Adapted from Bernie Dodges
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