Connie Sylvanus

LS 521 Sp02

4/12/02

Web Quest

 

Web Quest on Landforms

 

Mountains, Oceans, Deserts,

and

Rivers

 

Introduction:

       The earth has many different types of physical features.  Four of these physical features are mountains, oceans, deserts, and rivers.  These physical features or landforms are found throughout the world.  The next few weeks we will be studying these four different landforms. 

 

 

Task:

       Your job with several of your classmates is to completely explore one particular landform.  Each group of students will be assigned a landform, either mountains, oceans, deserts, and rivers. 

 

*      Define and list information (at least five sentences) about your landform.

*      Find an example of your landform on earth.

*      Draw a picture of your landform (individually).

 

Click here for project worksheet

 

Process:

       Below is a list of web sites each group should use in preparing their report.

 

www.fossweb.com/cgi-bin/fossweb/module.pl?module=Landforms

This site has pictures and video clips of all the landforms that were assigned.

 

www.geocities.com/monte7dco/

A definition of landforms is given here with a picture to identify said landforms.

 

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/rivers/index.htm

Great chart on the largest rivers in the world

 

www.planetpals.com/worldwonders.html

Many of the great and easily recognizable landforms are pictured here.

 

http://tv.earthcam.com/index.html

This site shows different landforms at the exact moment being viewed.  A real time picture of Mt. St. Helens can be seen here.

 

 

A few resource books:

 

 

Book: BIG RIVERS

By Bruce Hiscock. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York, 1997.
Grades 3–6. Describes the conditions that led up to severe flooding in the Mississippi River valley in 1993.

Book: WHERE THE RIVER BEGINS

By Thomas Locker. Picture Puffins, New York, 1984.
Grades 3–5. Two boys and their grandfather go on a journey, following the river that runs by their home to its source.

Book: WHAT MAKES THE GRAND CANYON GRAND?

By Spencer Christian and Antonia Felix. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 1998.
Grades 4–8. Focuses on seven of the world’s most awe-inspiring natural wonders, including Mount Everest, the Grand Canyon, and Carlsbad Caverns.

Book: RIVERS

By Jane Parker and Steve Parker. Franklin Watts, Danbury, CT, 1997.
Grades 3–6. An overview of the rich and varied environments of the earth’s rivers. Describes five of the most famous rivers in the world.

Book: THE CHILDREN’S ATLAS OF NATURAL WONDERS

By Joyce Pope. Millbrook Press, Brookfield, CT, 1995.
Grades 2–6. A geographical atlas that explores the world’s most magnificent natural features, including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Mount Everest, and more.

 

 

The final part of the project is for students to build a three dimensional project of their land form.  This part of the project can be completed using clay, paint, glitter, poster board, particle board, etc.  The group will need to brainstorm their ideas for the three dimensional project, and present them to the teacher for approval.

 

Presentation:

       Students will present their completed projects as a group.

 

 

Rubric:

       Each individual child will be evaluated on his/her project based on the following rubric.

 

    Landform Rubric

1

2

3

Completed all

work on time

 

 

 

 Worked cooperatively

 

 

 

Wrote clear detailed descriptions

of landforms

 

 

 

Drawing of landform

 

 

 

Three dimensional model of

landform

 

 

 

Presentation to the class

 

 

 

 

                                                                                

 

Conclusion:

       The children should have a better understanding of the landforms after completing this project.