Monday, June 30, 2008

WebQuest Nearing Completion

With the WebQuest due date quickly approaching, things are starting to really come together nicely for my "Building a Flower Bed" WebQuest. In 6th grade we only cover perimeter, area, and volume of basic shapes. So I decided to give my students a choice on what shape of flower bed they wanted to build, circular or rectangular. I figured this would make it more of review from topics that they already knew. Also, when comparing their flower beds with others, they would be calculating the same amount of material. Since I gave them the choices, I wanted to give them a visual of what they would look like in front of the sign. It is important for them to visualize 3-d shapes, since that is another standard covered in sixth grade.

1 comment:

mitts5891 said...

Alex,


I like the idea of giving them a choice and then comparing the outcomes.