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Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________



Designing a WebQuest: Debunking Medical Myths



Your task will be to design a WebQuest on a medical myth and post it online at our WikiSpace.

WebQuests are web-based activities designed to challenge a learner's problem-solving and higher-order

thinking skills. It is resembles an internet scavenger hunt. An effective WebQuest integrates technology

with the acquisition of subject-specific knowledge.



Steps for completing this project:



1) Perform an internet search of other WebQuests to gather ideas.



2) Select a medical myth and gather website resources on it. You will need to use AT LEAST FIVE

WEBSITE resources.

 When choosing your websites:

o They should be specific to the topic.

o They should be credible and recognized or well-accepted as an authority.

o One or more websites should provide good graphics or pictures on your topic.

o One or more websites should provided activities or a video for your topic.



3) Outline your WebQuest, making sure to include the following (instructions for each section follow):

 Introduction

 Task

 Resources (Must provide summaries for each resource.)

 Evaluation

 Conclusion



4) Design and post your WebQuest using WikiSpaces (very user friendly).

 Web Address: https://honorsanatomywhs.wikispaces.com/

 You will have to join this WikiSpace and once you are a member, you can update your page

any time you'd like!



Detailed Instructions for Outline:



Top of Page

Put the title of the lesson and for what age group, who it was designed by, and some interesting graphic

representing the content.



Introduction

Write a short paragraph to introduce the activity or lesson to the students. If there is a role or scenario

involved (e.g., "You are a detective trying to identify the mysterious poet.") then here is where you'll set

the stage. If there's no motivational introduction like that, use this section to provide a short advance

organizer or overview. Remember that the purpose of this section is to both prepare and hook the

reader. It is also in this section that you'll communicate the Big Question that the whole WebQuest is

centered around.



The Task

Describe crisply and clearly what the end result of the learners' activities will be. The task could be a:

 problem or mystery to be solved;

 position to be formulated and defended;

 product to be designed;

 summary to be created, or

 anything that requires the learners to process and transform the information they've gathered.

Examples:

1. If researching a common medical myths associated with nutrition, such as many people believe that

eating carrots can improve your eyesight or avoiding chocolate can cure acne, then the task could be to

write a children’s book on nutrition that separates “fact from fiction” in regard to nutrition.



2. The anti-vaccine movement has recently gained much momentum and caused quite a bit of

controversy. Research both sides of this controversy and pay special attention to those vaccines that are

at the heart of the controversy (such as the MMR vaccine). The task could be to write out the transcript of

a debate on whether such vaccines should be required by law.



List the steps that the learner should go through. The learner will access the on-line resources that

you've identified. You might also provide some guidance on how to organize the information gathered.

This advice could offer suggestions like creating flowcharts, summary tables, concept maps, drawings, or

other diagrams. This could also take the form of a checklist of questions to analyze the information with,

or things to notice or think about. Remember to provide as many links as possible to provide the

“quester” with adequate background information...such as where or why the myth originated.



Conclusion

Summarize what the learner will have accomplished or learned by completing this activity or lesson. You

might also include some rhetorical questions or additional links to encourage them to extend their

thinking into other content beyond this lesson.



What Must Be Turned In:



1) Print-out of the actually webpage your WebQuest is located on.



2) Collaboration Rubric with self-ratings circled and peer ratings on the table.



Possible Myths:

Eating turkey makes you sleepy.

Cracking your knuckles gives you arthritis.

We only use 10% of our brains.

Reading in little light will damage your eyesight.

Put your hat on or you'll catch a cold.

Don't go swimming after eating.

Oatmeal baths are a good cure for poison ivy.

Keep someone awake who has had a recent concussion.

Shaving causes hair to grow back faster or coarser.









Information taken from:

http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/courses/5413su05/assignments/webquest.html

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/lessonTemplate.html

WebQuest Rubric:



Essential Advanced Proficient Needs Improvement Not Demonstrated

Elements

Introduction The introduction is The introduction The introduction is The introduction is

draws the reader into describes a compelling purely factual with no missing.

the lesson by question or problem. appeal to relevance or

describing a compelling social importance.

question or problem.

Task Task is engaging, and Task is limited in its The task requires The task is incomplete

elicits thinking that significance to simply comprehending or absent.

goes beyond rote students' lives. or retelling of

comprehension. The task requires information found on

The task requires basic analysis of web pages and

synthesis of multiple information. answering factual

sources of information. questions.

Resources Links are in working Some links carry Links are mundane. More than two links are

order and are from information not They lead to missing.

reputable sources. ordinarily found in a information that could

There is a variety of classroom or some be found in a

resources which links are not from classroom

provide enough reputable sources. encyclopedia. One or

meaningful information two links are missing.

for students to think

deeply.

Conclusion Includes summary Includes summary Conclusion is Conclusion is missing.

statement or story statement. incomplete.

which reminds student

what they should have

accomplished.

Visual Appropriate and Graphic elements There are few or no Appearance of page

Aesthetics thematic graphics sometimes, but not graphic elements. affects its readability.

which contribute to the always contribute to Some elements of the

understanding of the understanding of page are distracting or

concepts. Overall page concepts. Overall page out of place.

is attractive and is attractive but has

original. elements similar to

other pages.

Writing Less than three major Three to five major Five to eight major More than 8 major

Mechanics spelling or grammatical spelling or spelling or grammatical spelling or grammatical

errors. grammatical errors. errors. errors.

Name:

Technology Rubric:

Medical Myth Webquest Date:





Skill Score (adapted from the NETS for students rubric)



Advanced Proficient Needs Inadequate Score

Improvement

4 3 2 1

Increase The student The student The use of The use of

productivity utilized the full adequately utilized technology did not technology

capacity of the the technology to increase hindered

technology to somewhat productivity in the productivity in the

increase increase process. process.

productivity in the productivity in the

process. process.

Foster The student The student The use of The use of

creativity utilized the full adequately utilized technology did not technology

capacity of the the technology to increase creativity hindered creativity

technology to make the product in the product. in the product.

make the product more creative.

as creative as

possible.

Enhance The use of The use of The use of The use of

communication technology technology technology technology rarely

expertly enhanced adequately sometimes communicated

the communication communicated communicated information.

of information. information. information.

Facilitate The use of The use of The use of The student did

collaboration technology technology technology not use technology

facilitated facilitated facilitated some to collaborate.

seamless adequate collaboration with

collaboration with collaboration with others (peers,

others (peers, others (peers, experts, or other

experts, or other experts, or other audiences).

audiences). audiences).

Skill Proficiency 16-14 13-10 9-6 5-0 _____

Rating Total

score

Name:

Collaboration Rubric:

Medical Myth Webquest Block: _______ Date: _______________



Collaboration means you contribute to a common goal by working with others. Beyond just the

product of this assignment, you will be assessed on your ability to collaborate. This rubric is for you, the

student, to complete.



Your Contribution Advanced Proficient Needs Improvement Inadequate Score

4 3 2 1



Fulfilled Your  Performs all duties  Performs nearly all  Performs very few  Does not perform

Role's of assigned team duties. duties. any duties of

Responsibilities role.  Almost always  Almost always assigned team

 Brings needed brings needed brings needed role.

materials to class materials to class materials but  Often forgets

and is always and is ready to sometimes needs needed materials

ready to work. work. to settle down and or is rarely ready

get to work. to get to work.



Monitored the  Routinely monitors  Usually monitors  Occasionally  Rarely monitors

Group’s the effectiveness the effectiveness monitors the the effectiveness

Effectiveness of the group, and of the group and effectiveness of of the group and

makes works to make the the group and does not work to

suggestions to group more works to make the make it more

make it more effective. group more effective.

effective. effective.

Managed Time  Group member  Group member  Group member  Group member did

completed usually completed often did not not complete most

assigned tasks on assigned tasks on complete assigned of the assigned

time. time and did not tasks on time, and tasks on time and

hold up progress held up completion often forced the

on the projects of project work. group to make

because of last-minute

incomplete work. adjustments and

changes to

accommodate

missing work.



Working with others

Displayed a Always has a Often has a Usually has a Often has a

Positive Attitude constructive attitude constructive attitude constructive attitude destructive attitude

about the task(s). about the task(s). about the task(s). about the task(s).

Always builds Usually considers all Often sides with Usually wants to

consensus to help the views. friends instead of have things their

team reach a fair considering all views. way, displays an

decision. unwillingness to

consider other

viewpoints.

Listened and  Listens and speaks  Listens, but  Usually doing  Is always talking--

responded a fair amount sometimes talks most of the never allows

appropriately  Offers detailed, too much. talking--rarely anyone else to

constructive  Offers constructive allows others to speak.

feedback when feedback when speak.  Did not offer

appropriate. appropriate.  Occasionally constructive or

offers constructive useful feedback

feedback, but

sometimes the

comments were

inappropriate or

not useful.

Skill Proficiency 20-17 16-12 11-7 6-0

Rating _____

Total

score

Write the proficiency level from the rubric that fits each group members’ participation in the box under the collaboration

skill. Include your own name in the list.



Group Member Fulfilled His/Her Monitored the Managed Time Displayed a Listened and

Role's Group’s Positive responded

Responsibilities Effectiveness Attitude appropriately