Webquest for third grade students who will become one of our United States Presidents. They will research their President and then present in character.

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[Teacher Page]
Presidential Webquest
For Ms. Reighard’s Third Graders
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Designed by
Introduction Devon Reighard
dnr15@zips.uakron.edu
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Process
Evaluation
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Credits Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

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[Teacher Page] Introduction
According to some people, the President’s job is the
Title most important and often times the hardest job in the
Introduction world to do.
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Process
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In this webquest you will become one of the
Presidents of the United States. You will find out all
about who this President was and what he was about
and then you will actually get to become that
president.
Please move on to the task page to look at the tasks
Credits that need to be completed in this webquest.

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[Teacher Page]
Title
Introduction
The Task
Task
Process
For this webquest there are going to be four separate
tasks that you are going to need to complete. They are
Evaluation
all listed below but remember you must complete
Conclusion
them in the order they are given or else you won’t have
sufficient information to perform the last couple tasks.
1.Pick the President you want to become.
2.Research the President’s background, what he did as a president
and what he did when he was no longer the President.
1. Create a poster board and PowerPoint on the information you
learned.
1.Dress up as your President and inform the class
The way you are going to complete this is found in the
Credits process section!

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The Process
Below you will find precise directions on how to accomplish each of the four tasks. If you do not
understand anything that is listed here, please come ask Ms. Reighard for further explanation.
Title Task 1- Picking Your President
Introduction 1.Using the website below, pick the President of the United States that you would like to become.
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents
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Task 2- Research Your President
Process 1.Using either of these websites, research your President’s entire life. Make sure to include basic
background information, what he did as the President, and what he did or has been doing after
Evaluation being the President.
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents
Conclusion • http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/research/alic/presidents.html#general
If you would like to use another website that you come across, either research to
make sure that it is reliable or bring it to Ms. Reighard for her to help you make
sure it is reliable.
Task 3- Poster board and PowerPoint
1. Using the research you acquired from the websites, you are going to make a
poster board to hang up in the classroom about your President.
2. You will then make a PowerPoint on your President’s information that will help
guide you in your final task.
Task 4- BE YOUR PRESIDENT!
• Dress up how your President would have dressed while he was in Office and
present all of the information you found out about that President. Make sure you
are staying in character of your President.
Final Note! Please be sure to cite properly any information you quote from the
websites you use. You must cite anything you use from these websites due to the
Credits copyright and plagiarism rules that we discussed in class two weeks ago.

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[Teacher Page] Evaluation
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Conclusion
I’m really hoping you all were able to find out more about each one of our
Presidents from your research and hope that you learn a lot from your fellow
Title classmates presentations.
Introduction
The President’s job is so important to our country and I hope this webquest
Task instilled that concept into your thoughts.
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Credits & References
Rubistar: http://rubistar.4teachers.org
Title
Introduction
Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net
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Webquest.org: http://webquest.org/index.php
Process
Evaluation Wikispaces.com: http://wikispaces.com
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D Reighard’s Wiki: http://devon1792.wikispaces.com
Whitehouse.gov:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents
Archives.gov: http://www.archives.gov/presidential-
libraries/research/alic/presidents.html#general
Picture of the Four Presidents and One President Elect:
http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2009/01/
four_presidents_and_one_presid.html
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