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WebQuest Title Description Author (s) Grade / Content Areas
Coming to America

Research and role play and immigrant arriving at Ellis Island

Justine Everett Grade 6-8 / History
African Culture Students will work in cooperative groups to research the cultural aspects of a selected African nation Todd Stork Grade 7 / Geography
Roadtrip USA Students will create a scrapbook illustrating the five themes of geography. Monique Ray Grade 7/ Geography
Uncle Sam Wants You

Students learn about the presidential election process

Ginger Holt, Jane Dailey, Deborah Rivera, and Mary Lenz Grade 7 / Civics
King of the Road
Meets the Flintstones

Students determine if a new archeological discovery is Paleolithic or Neolithic in origin

Emily Applin and Melissa Motes Grade 8 / Social Studies
A Soldiers Life in the Trenches

Students respond to letters from home to tell family about the hardships of life in a WWI trench

Jerelyn Cox Grade 8 / World History
Out of the Dust

Students explore the novel Out of the Dust and experience the every day life of the Dust Bowl Era.

Tenacious Tigers: R. Daigle,
E. Jones, K. Smallwood, A. Taylor

Grade 7 / Social Studies and
Literature
The Road to the Whitehouse

Students identify propaganda techniques used in presidential campaign ads.

Linda Turner & Cathy Wilson 6-8 / Language Arts &
Social Studies
Religions of the World

Students study the origins and beliefs of the world's major religions

Shirley Reeves 8th Grade Social Studies
The Hall of Famous
Black Americans 

Students will research famous black Americans in order to be a tour guide at the local wax museum.

Andrea Satterfield, Sharon Tharp, and Cathy Woodard 4-6 / History and Technology