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Get a Clue!
 * This past week my students started our mystery unit. When I introduce a new genre to my students I incorporate fun and engaging activities to spark their interest. I found this webquest to be a great tool. We talked about what mysteries entail and what elements make a mystery a mystery. Once we established these basic concepts, I challenged my students to solve their first case. The 5th grade teacher that created this lesson did a fantastic job making it student friendly, comical, and informative. I enjoyed watching my student use the clue and evidence to solve the crime. I was surprised at how challenging it was for some groups. Maybe my class could create our own mystery webquest!

Rocks and Minerals Detectives
 * This quarter my kids are studying rocks and mineratls I think this webquest will be a great extension of the curriculum. Having students work on cooperative groups and reserach are necessary tools my students need to acquire. The final assessment for this webquest is to create a KidPix slideshow. Instead of this as a way to demonstrate their knowledge, I will have my students create an animoto video. I personally have used animoto, but I have not yet had my students do so. I'm am anxious to see how their videos turn out.

Fast Food Fun


 * Second quarter, my students will be starting a You and Your Body unit. In this unit, students gain knoweldge about the foods they eat. One activity we did was looking at the sugar level in typical snacks. This Fast Food Fun activity I think will be an eye opener for my students. As a final assessemnt the webquest has the students writing a short essay. I will have my students creating a wiki about fast food where they will publish their essays. This wiki could be used as a tool for others to use when learning about fast food.