Introducing . . . North Carolina's Outer Banks!

A Subject Sampler for 4th Grade Social Studies

Designed by

Kelli Smith
ksmith@chccs.k12.nc.us

 

Introduction | Internet Activities | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits


Introduction

You have been "hired" to join a team of your classmates to create an online museum about the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This museum needs to be both interesting and educational for children. You will be responsible for collecting information for your museum from a variety of sources, then creating different museum exhibits as web pages. In each exhibit you create, you need to focus on and answer these important questions:

The Internet Activities

Your design team's museum must have at least five exhibits. One exhibit will be from the category of HISTORY (chosen by the "Historian"), one from the category of GEOGRAPHY (chosen by the "Geographer"), one from the category of CULTURE (chosen by the "Sociologist"), and one from the category of SCIENCE (chosen by the "Scientist"). Your last exhibit will be selected by the entire team and can be categorized as JUST FOR FUN. Your design team may choose to include more exhibits if you choose. Remember that your job is to be informative, interesting, and to answer the important questions about change.

Follow these steps to get your information:

To create your online museum:

HISTORY EXHIBIT

Topics:

Websites about Outer Banks history:

Websites about African-American history on the Outer Banks:

 

Websites about Fort Raleigh:

 

Websites about lifesaving stations:

Websites about the Lost Colony:

Websites about shipwrecks:

Websites about the Wright Brothers' first flight:

 

GEOGRAPHY EXHIBIT

Topics:

Websites about North Carolina coast:

Websites about estuaries:

Websites about Graveyard of the Atlantic:

Websites about Jockey's Ridge:

CULTURE EXHIBIT

Topics:

Websites about origin of place names on the Outer Banks:

Websites about towns on the Outer Banks:

 

 

SCIENCE EXHIBIT

Topics:

 

Websites about wild horses:

Websites about loggerhead sea turtles:

Website about the aquarium:

 

Websites about estuaries:

 

Websites about hurricanes:

 

Websites about lighthouses:

Websites about the Wright Brothers' first flight:

JUST FOR FUN EXHIBIT

Topics

Websites about Blackbeard & other pirates:

Websites about ghost stories:

 

Evaluation

Exemplary

3

Accomplished

2

Developing

1

 

Contributes to museum design team

 
Completes design team role without having to be reminded.
Usually works to complete design team role; rarely needs reminding.
Occasionally works to complete design team role; often needs reminding.

 

Collaborates with museum design team

 

 
Collects great deal of information; assists team with evaluating information.
Collects some information; usually assists team with evaluating information.
Collects very little information; does not often assist team with evaluating information.
 Quality of information

Went beyond expectations to locate information from many sources. Collected notes in research journal. Included thoughtful answers to the essential questions about change.
Found enough information to explain and describe topic. Collected most notes in research journal. Included thoughtful answers to the essential questions about change.
Found very little information. Collected very little information in research journal. Did not include answers to the essential questions about change.

 

Quality of writing

The reader can clearly understand the information. Information is informative and interesting to read due to writer's use of voice and word choice. No errors in conventions.
The reader can understand the information. Most information is informative and interesting to read. Few errors in conventions.
The reader finds the information difficult to understand. Several errors in conventions.

 

Quality of online museum presentation
Museum is informative and interesting. Each topic is covered in great detail. Several images are used to illustrate the text. Museum is organized in a logical, interesting sequence. Background complements the presentation. All resources are listed under "Credits." Each group member participates in the "tour."
Museum is informative. Each topic is covered in some detail. Few images are used to illustrate the text. Museum is somewhat organized in logical sequence. Background complements the presentation. Not all resources are listed under "Credits." Most group members participate in the "tour."
Museum is not very informative. Topics are missing or do not provide enough detail. Not enough images are used to illustrate the text. Museum is not organized. Background does not help the presentation. Resources are not listed. Few group members participate in the "tour."

Conclusion

Congratulations! By completing this web project, you have accomplished the following goals:

What's next?

Remember that even though we, as a class, have completed our unit of study on the Outer Banks, your own learning continues. I hope that you found some new topics of interest that you can continue to read about and to research!

 


Credits & References

Special thanks to the Dare County Tourist Bureau for allowing the use of images from their website.

created during WIRED, summer 2002
Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Based on a template from The WebQuest Page.