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Teacher Guide
Power! Power!  We need more power!
A WebQuest for 3rd Grade Science on
Energy and Energy Sources
Designed by
Suzanne Stillwell
sstillwe@hallsville.org
Mrs. Stillwell's Home Page
Last updated October 2005. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

Introduction

    This webquest  was developed as an inquiry based lesson as a part of Missouri's eMINTS project.  You are welcome to adapt it for use with your students.  If you make changes and post it on a different web site, please contact me.  I'd like to see your changes and learn from your use of the lesson.  Any feedback is welcome.
    "power! power!  We need more power!" was developed in March 2001 as a 3rd grade science lesson on energy and energy resources.  In this webquest, students work in cooperative groups of four to study basic concepts about energy, analyze different sources of energy, and develop a persuasive presentation.

Learners

    This lesson is anchored in third grade science and involves communication arts and social studies to a lesser extent.  It can easily be extended to upper grade levels in these subject areas as well.
    It is assumed that the learners have some prior experience in gathering information from the Internet and in producing presentations using programs such as PowerPoint, HyperStudio, or Dreamweaver.  If students are not familiar with one of these programs, the teacher may need to modify the lesson to provide for other forms of reports or provide extra support and instruction to students as they learn to use one of the listed modes of presenting.

 Introduction | Learners | Standards | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Student Page