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Grade Four Webquests
Social Studies
The Provinces
& Territories of Canada
You
be the Travel Agent -- you are
a travel agent working for The World Wide Web Travel Agency. The agency has
asked you to create a "travel page" on a Canadian province for a big
advertising campaign that is attempting to attract tourists to visit Canada.
Language
Catherine,
Called Birdie - As you read Catherine,
Called Birdy, by Karen Cushman, you will be transported back in time to the
Middle Ages and willl become familiar with Medieval life as you work through
this WebQuest.
Owls
In The Family - designed to
support a study of the novel Owls in the Family by Canadian author Farley Mowat.
This novel tells the story of the misadventures of a Saskatoon family who adopt
two great horned owls for pets.
Endangered
Whales -- You are a group of
environmental scientists working for Greenpeace. It will be your job as a team
to investigate all endangered species of whales. You must also discover all the
causes of why whales are becoming an endangered mammal.
Science
Habitats & Communities
Prisoners
or Protected? - During
this web quest, you will be asked to think about several different aspects of
zoos, some of which may never have occurred to you before.
Rainforest
Vacations? - HELP! The native chief
and community elders of a village deep in the heart of the Ecuadorian rainforest
really need your expert opinions on a very important decision they face. They
are trying to decide whether or not to allow ecotourism in their native village
and area of the rainforest.
Pulleys & Gears
Stuart
Little and Simple Machines - You are
challenged to pretend you are Stuart Little and have to get a large parcel into
the house using simple machines.
Visit the Gifted
e-learning Centre for further webquests for grade four. Click on the
"Student" plate and then choose webquests.
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