This webquest divides students into four groups, each representing a different season. The groups will discuss their assigned season, color an online picture, and create a poster presenting what they learned. They will evaluate each other's posters and presentations. The goal is for students to explore the activities, clothing, and weather associated with each season.

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The Four Seasons
For Educators
Title Designed by
Introduction Kelsey Young
Task ksy5@zips.uakron.edu
Process
Evaluation
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Introduction
Title This Webquest is designed for a Third Grade Science
Introduction
curriculum. The class will be divided into four separate
groups, with each group representing one season (either
Task
spring, summer, fall or winter.)
Process
Evaluation Have you ever tried going sledding when there is no snow
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on the ground? Or have you ever tried swimming when it is
cold outside? These activities are not very fun if the
weather is not right! There are activities and clothing for
every season, and in this unit we will be exploring what
those are.
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The Task
Title
Introduction You will be split into four groups. Each group will be
Task assigned a season (spring, summer, fall/autumn, or winter).
Your group will then discuss the season with one another
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and with family members. You will each color a picture on a
Evaluation season website. Then each group will make a large poster
Conclusion board all about their season, and present it in front of the
class.
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4. Student Page The Process
1. Your class will be split into four groups.
Title
Introduction 2. Each group will be assigned one of the four
Task seasons, (spring, summer, fall/autumn or winter).
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3. In your group, talk about what the weather is like in your season.
Evaluation Write a team summary, answering these questions to the best of
Conclusion your ability: It is cold, warm, or a mixture of both? What kind of
clothing do you wear? What activities can you do? What sports do
you play?
4. When you go home, talk to your family members and friends
about your season. Ask them the same questions your group
answered. Are the answers the same? Write down any differences
and bring your notes to school.
5. Your group will be using a computer during class. Your teacher will
help you go to this website:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/seasons/seaso
ns.htm .
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5. Student Page The Process
6. Once on this website, click on your season. Click on a coloring
picture. Use the “drag + drop” arrows to add several items to
Title your picture, and a variety of colors to paint it. When you are
Introduction finished, ask your teacher to print it.
Task
7. Next, your teacher will give your group a poster board. Gather
Process the group summary, all notes from home, and everyone’s
Evaluation printed picture. Attach these items to your poster board to
Conclusion make a collage about your season. You may use other
decorations as well, example-flowers for spring.
8. On the back of your poster board, write out items that can be
seen during your season, example-pumpkins in the fall/autumn.
9. For the next day of school, bring an item that can be found in
your season. For example, a scarf for winter.
10. Present your season in front of your class, with your poster
board hanging at the front. Each person in your group will
show and talk about the item they brought. Each person will
talk about something new that they learned about their season.
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6. Student Page
Evaluation
Title Score
Beginning Developing Accomplished Exemplary
Introduction 1 2 3 4
Group Students put Students put Students put Students put
Task completes thought into thought into thought into thought into
written answering one of answering two of answering three of answering four of
Process summary of the four questions. the four questions. the four questions. the four questions.
their season,
Evaluation thoughtfully
answering
the four
Conclusion questions.
Each student Student may Student discusses Student discusses Student discusses
asks their discuss assignment their season with their season with their season with
own family with family family family family members,
members or members and members/friends, members/friends, asks the four
friends about friends. asks the four asks the four questions, and
their assigned questions, but does questions, and writes writes down
season and not write down any down some info. thoughful answers.
documents info.
their findings.
Student Student does not Student does not use Student uses 1 “drag Student uses
displays use “drag + drop” “drag + drop” items, + drop” item, but several “drag +
creativity items, nor does but student does student does color drop” items, and
through their student color in color the entire the entire picture. student colors the
website the entire picture. picture. entire picture.
picture.
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Evaluation continued
Title
Beginning Developin Accomplished Exemplary Score
Introduction
1 g 3 4
Task 2
Process Students attach Students Students Students complete .Students
season summary, all complete one complete three of the four complete four of
Evaluation notes from home, of the four two of the tasks the four tasks.
and all printed tasks. four tasks.
Conclusion pictures to poster
board. Student
write descriptive
words of their
season on back of
poster.
All students in group Students fully Students Students fully Students fully
1) participate in complete one fully complete three of complete four of
presentation. 2)All of four tasks. complete the four tasks. the four tasks
students bring an two of the
item from four tasks
home, and 3)
discuss it with class.
4)Students talk
about something
new that they
learned.
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Conclusion
Great job! You have completed this unit on the four seasons! By
Title
looking online and talking with one another, you have learned
Introduction about what clothing and activities often go with each season. You
Task have created an awesome poster board about your season, which
Process will be hung up in your classroom!
Evaluation
Here is a video that talks more about each season:
Conclusion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BorRIdPdg8w
Which season is your favorite and why?
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Credits & References
Title
-Images gathered from: http://www.google.com/imghp
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Task -Season coloring picture website:
Process http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/seasons/
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seasons.htm
Conclusion -Webquest sites:
http://webquest.org/
http://www.slideshare.net/
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