The following standards are incorporated into this Web Quest: Social Studies | Communication | Writing | Technology

Social Studies Standards

1SS-E1 : Understand and apply the basic tools of historic research,
including chronology and how to collect, interpret, and employ information from historical materials.

PO-1 : Place key events on a timeline and apply chronological terms correctly.
PO-2 : Identify primary and secondary sources.
PO-3 : Interpret historical data.
PO-4 : Distinguish fact from fiction.

3SS-E3 : Describe and locate major natural and human features that define places and regions in the U.S.

PO-1 : The concept of a region as an area with unifying human or natural factors.
PO-2 : Interpreting information from a variety of maps.
PO-5 : How and why people create boundaries.

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Communication Standards

Analyze visual media for language, subject matter and visual techniques used to influence opinions, decision making and cultural perceptions

* Plan, develop and produce a visual presentation, using a variety of media such as videos, films, newspapers, magazines and computer images

* Compare, contrast and establish criteria to evaluate visual media for purpose and effectiveness

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Writing Standards

W-E3.Write a summary that presents information clearly and accurately, contains the most significant details and preserves the position of the author

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Technology Standards

1T-E2. Demonstrate increasingly sophisticated operation of technology components

3T-E2. Use a variety of technology tools for data collection and analysis

3T-E3. Publish and present information using technology tools

See: Science (1SC-E3, PO2 grades 4-5, or PO1, grades 6-8)

PO 1. Design and create a multimedia presentation or Web page using multiple digital sources (e.g., from camera, video, scanner, CD-ROM, Internet)

PO 2. Publish or present the above production (See Technology 4T-E2, PO1 or 4T-E3)

4T-E2. Use technology tools for individual and collaborative writing, communication and publishing activities to create curricular related products for audiences inside and outside the classroom

* 5T-E1. Locate information from electronic resources

See: Arts {Theater} (2AT-E4), Language Arts (W-E8) and Mathematics (2M-E1, PO1)

PO 1. Identify electronic research resources

PO 2. Define subject searching and devise a search strategy to locate information using available electronic research resources (i.e., electronic card catalog, online or CD-ROM reference sources, grade level appropriate Internet resources)

PO 3. Explain the difference between subject and keyword searching

PO 4. Construct keyword searches including basic Boolean logic using available electronic research resources (i.e., electronic card catalog, online or CD-ROM reference sources and grade level appropriate Internet resources)

PO 5. Identify the author, copyright date and publisher of information located in electronic resources, including Internet resources