This document outlines a webquest for students to practice identifying all 50 US state capitals. It provides students with several websites to study state capitals and requires them to find their own additional website resource. Students will take a quiz at the end to test their knowledge of matching states to their capitals. Their performance will be evaluated based on their score on the quiz and how many practice activity score sheets from the provided websites they complete meeting accuracy thresholds.

1. State
Capitals
Welcome - Introduction – Task – Process – Evaluation - Conclusion
Welcome
Topic: State Capitals
Description: Students will practice identifying and
locating all the states’ corresponding capitals.
Grade Level: 3-5
Curriculum: Social Studies
Author: Taylor Bailey
Introduction
Practice your skills with state capitals. This site help you succeed at learning all 50
capitals through fun activities and even games!
Let’s get to learning all the state capitals!
Task
You will be given several websites to go to which will help you study state capitals. You
will also be required to find your own website to
help you study and share it with the class. You will be given a test at the end
of this webquest that will require you to fill in the corresponding capital beside the
correct state.

2. Process
1. Go here and practice your capitals on a beginner level.
2. Once you reach at least a 93% accuracy, print out the score page and keep it to
turn in to me.
3. Go here and continuing practicing your state capitals (This is a little harder.) Keep
playing until you reach a 90% accuracy and print out the score page.
4. This is the hardest capital activity. Print off your score once you reach 84%
accuracy.
1. Research and find your own state capital activity that helps you practice. Write
down the link and be ready to share it with the class.
Evaluation
Conclusion
Refer back to these websites and the one you found whenever you need extra practice.
We will have a test at the end of this unit, so the resources and activities in this
Webquest will help you study for your final test.
Excellent Good Fair Poor
Capital Quiz Student
correctly
identified 39-50
capitals
Student
correctly
identified
27-38
Student
correctly
identified 12-26
Student
correctly
identified less
than 12
capitals
Activity
Scores
Student brought
all 3 sheets back
completed with
the required
accuracy score
Student brought
2 sheets back
completed with
the required
accuracy score
Student brought
1 sheet back
completed with
the required
accuracy score
Student did not
bring back any
score sheets
Website Student brought
in a website that
would be great
for practicing
state capitals.
Student brought
in a website that
might be useful
for practicing
state capitals.
Student brought
in a website, but
it was not for
practicing state
capitals
Student did not
bring in a
website.