HistoryQuest 8th grade: Civil War
April 22 and 23 (lots of time choices)
FREE
http://historyquest8.wikispaces.com/
Description: This project is designed for 8th grade students studying US History. Through video conference technology, students are able to meet other students while learning about United States history. Prior to the video conference each classroom will create a presentation with clues about a mystery person, event, invention, issue/problem or section from a document. The other classrooms, using maps, the Internet, textbooks, and other resources, will try to discover the history mystery presented by each participating classroom.
MysteryQuest USA (4th or 5th grade)
Lots of time choices between April 21 to May 13
$35 per class
http://mysteryquestusa.wikispaces.com/
Description: This project is designed for 4th or 5th grade students studying US geography. Through video conference technology, students are able to meet other students while learning about cities and states in the United States. Prior to the video conference each classroom will create a presentation with clues about their state and city. The other classrooms, using maps, the Internet, textbooks, and other resources, will try to discover the mystery location presented by each participating classrooms.
HistoryQuest5: Beginnings to 1800
Lots of time choices between May 17 to May 21
$35 per class
http://historyquest5.wikispaces.com/
Description: This project is designed for 5th grade students studying US History. Through video conference technology, students are able to meet other students while learning about United States history. Prior to the video conference each classroom will create a presentation with clues about a mystery person, event, invention, issue/problem or section from a document. The other classrooms, using maps, the Internet, textbooks, and other resources, will try to discover the history mystery presented by each participating classroom.
Hope you can join us! Email me if you have any questions.
Janine
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Janine Lim, PhD janine.lim@berrienresa.org
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