A Quest for
Links 
Introduction:
Your teacher has a great 
idea
for a new WebQuest but needs your help to find
the best Internet
links to go with
the task.
Task: 
Your teacher will give you the topic 
of the
research. You will find as many great links related to the topic as possible in the time 
allocated and record them in a document
that you print 
out, email
or hand in as a file 
. It is
important that the description and
appreciation of the site is your
own.
Procedure: 
Open a word processor (Word, WordPerfect, …) or a Web page editor
(Composer, FrontPage, …)
Type the topic:______________ and your name(s) ______________
Insert a table with 3
columns and 11 rows like this and complete the titles for each column:
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address |
description |
appreciation |
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Yahoo |
A search index for … |
***** / great |
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Open your Internet browser
(Explorer or Netscape 
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Resources
Go to these sites to search 
for interesting links: Kids / High 5
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RESEARCH SITES FOR KIDS |
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High
5 
Research
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In the browser, select the
address ( ex. http://www.xyz.com) and use the Edit menu to
both copy 
and then in the word processor
table paste the address. Complete
the table row with the appropriate information.
Save and email or print your document.
Evaluation:
The teacher will check 
the accuracy of the information and your
description of the sites.
Conclusion:
Which resource sites did you find
the most effective 
for your search?
Did you learn new strategies for searching? If so, what were they?
Were there any difficulties?
