St. Augustine WebQuest

Introduction

You are a member of the IRES Detectives. It is your task to research and uncover clues about the mysterious city of St. Augustine. You are to uncover these clues by using all types of media resources. You may use books, encyclopedias, the internet, and other references that you may have in your classroom, at home, or in the Media Center. Please read your task carefully.

The Task

NOTE: READ THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEBSITE PRIOR TO STARTING YOUR WEBQUEST WORKSHEET!

You are going to use reference material and internet sites to discover the answers to many of the following questions. Please glue these pages in your Social Studies spiral notebook.

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Question #1: Where is St. Augustine?

On the map below, mark the spot where St. Augustine is located on a Florida map.

Florida

Write at least three facts about the city of St. Augustine:

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Question #2: What is the name of the fort in St. Augustine that is shown in the image below? (This has been included on the videos we watched and web sites we visited in class.) When you have figured it out, try to fill in the blanks below:

"Spain founded the city St. Augustine in ________. This fort helped defend against hostile powers that preyed on Spanish treasure fleets returning from Peru and Mexico. In defense, Spain built the fort: ________________. Its distinctive omni-directional bastions successfully helped repel attacks from land and sea."

fort

Write three additional facts about the fort.

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Question #3: See if you can find information about the oldest school in the United States which is located in St. Augustine. A photo of the oldest school is below:

Write at least three facts on the oldest school.

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Question #4: Who is the person reflected in the statue below? (We will see this statue when we visit St. Augustine.)

statue

Write at least five facts on this man.

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Question #5: Now it is your turn to do research on St. Augustine. Write at least ten interesting facts about St. Augustine that are historic facts (not opinions). Use the websites, encyclopedia, and books to help you. Be prepared to share your facts in class.

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The Task

Your task will be to gather the answers to the questions above. You will cut out the questions and glue them into your Social Studies spiral binder.

When your Webquest is complete, you will process and transform the information you've gathered into a Power Point presentation (in class).

The Process

As you research the websites on the internet, you may use the links that are provided on the top left of the webquest. Please use the links provided. If you need more information, you may use text books, magazines, and reference materials in the Media Center or your local library. Please be sure to copy this information carefully. You are a detective and must list your evidence clearly.
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Evaluation

The chart below explains how you will be given points and grades for your report. Remember you report may be in the form of a Power Point Presentation or Written Report.

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4
Students answers all of the questions on the worksheet; finding all information with clues given	Students find less than half of the questions.	Students find most of the answers to the questions.	Students answer all of the questions but there are a few errors (spelling) or worksheet is messy and difficult to read.	Students answer all of the questions correctly on the worksheet and words are spelled correct and writing is neat.
Using the worksheet, students design a Power Point Presentation, Poster, or Written Report	Student does some work on the project but it is incomplete.	Student does over half of the project but it is incomplete.	Student completes the project but there are two or three spelling errors.	Student completes project with all facts correct. Only one spelling error or less.
Performance	Student completed project but did not share or parts of the topics were missing.	Student shared over half of the topics from the worksheet in the presentation.	Student's presentation was good. A few parts were unclear.	Student's presentation was excellent and all topics were covered clearly and accurately.
On task	Student spent over half of the research time off task.	Student spent most of the research time on task but did not complete presentation.	Student spent almost all of the research time on task, working alone or with a partner; encouraging each other to complete an good project.	Student spent all of the research time on task, working alone or with a partner; encouraging each other to complete an excellent project.

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Conclusion

As a member of the Indian River Detective Club, you will earn bucks for working cooperatively and staying on task during our research in the classroom and Media Center. Be sure to do your best. When you begin your slides in the Power Point project, a slide must be created for each topic on the worksheet.

Good luck detectives!

DO YOUR BEST!

Credits & References

A special "thank you" to SeeAmerica.org and Exploring Florida: A Social Studies Resource for Students and Teachers
Produced by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology,
College of Education, University of South Florida © 2004 for their images.

Websites to use for reference:

St. Augustine WebQuest

Introduction

The Task

"Spain founded the city St. Augustine in . This fort helped defend against hostile powers that preyed on Spanish treasure fleets returning from Peru and Mexico. In defense, Spain built the fort: ________. Its distinctive omni-directional bastions successfully helped repel attacks from land and sea."

The Task

The Process

Students answers all of the questions on the worksheet; finding all information with clues given

Students find less than half of the questions.

Students find most of the answers to the questions.

Students answer all of the questions but there are a few errors (spelling) or worksheet is messy and difficult to read.

Students answer all of the questions correctly on the worksheet and words are spelled correct and writing is neat.

Using the worksheet, students design a Power Point Presentation, Poster, or Written Report

Student does some work on the project but it is incomplete.

Student does over half of the project but it is incomplete.

Student completes the project but there are two or three spelling errors.

Student completes project with all facts correct. Only one spelling error or less.

Performance

Student completed project but did not share or parts of the topics were missing.

Student shared over half of the topics from the worksheet in the presentation.

Student's presentation was good. A few parts were unclear.

Student's presentation was excellent and all topics were covered clearly and accurately.

On task

Student spent over half of the research time off task.

Student spent most of the research time on task but did not complete presentation.

Student spent almost all of the research time on task, working alone or with a partner; encouraging each other to complete an good project.

Student spent all of the research time on task, working alone or with a partner; encouraging each other to complete an excellent project.

Conclusion

Credits & References