Webquest Ideas

My overall interest in this webquest is to have students study the natural resources of Maine.

1. Why is this town here?

1. Topic: Have students explore the settlement of different areas in Maine based on the natural resources that place has to offer
   
2. Grade Level: 4th
   
3. Task: You are applying to the King for a permit to begin a colony in Maine, you need to write up your choice for location of the colony and what resources you can use to live and make money.
   
4. Roles (at least 3):

- tax collector - you need to keep an eye on if the site will make money
- map maverick - you need to make sure your location is accessible to new
comers and protected from others
- peacemaker - you need to keep an eye on who else is nearby and choose a good
location

2. Move to Our Town!

1. Topic: Students will explore 5 existing towns in Maine and produce short commercials about the town
   
2. Grade Level: 8th grade
   
3. Task: After researching a town students will work in groups to produce a short movie about the town they researched to convince a new family to move to the area based on available resources
   
4. Roles (at least 3):

- Green police - you are trying to show off the environmentally friendly elements of
your town
- Industry - you are trying to demonstrate what industries thrive in this place
- Historian - you are interested in promoting the history of your town

3. What resource is most important in Maine? (this is the one I would like to do)

1. Topic: The year is 1940 and the governor has just announced a giant grant to support one of Maine's natural resources. You are working hard to convince him that your group deserve the grant money because your industry is most significant.
   
2. Grade Level: 7th
   
3. Task: Produce a grant proposal that states why your resource is most and important and how you will use the money to support the resource in Maine.
   
4. Roles (at least 3):

- the negotiator - you need to make sure you do not put down other groups/resoucres
- the money maker - you are focused on the money that your resource produces and
how the grant money should be spent
- the nature lover- you are focused on the natural beauty and value of these resources
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