Activities created by teachers at the
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
- Acid Rain WebQuest
~ Science Webquest on Acid Rain
A local citizens' group has hired you, and a group of other researchers,
to investigate acid rain. http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/english/edservices/pedresources/webquest/rainwq.htm
- Aesop's Fables '2001
Your task is to learn about Aesop and to adapt his fables to contemporary
- Be A Forest Animal
Kindergarten students will pair up with their grade three reading buddies
to investigate some of the animals from the fantastic book "The Mitten"
by Jan Brett.
- The Cave Hunt
~ Explore the Carlsbad Caverns
- Canadian, eh?
Learn a little about Canada
- Dégustons la
Une quête quidée pour les élèves de deuxième
cycle du primaire en français langue seconde.
- Down By the Bay ~
A Rhyming Activity for Primary Students.
- Eat Well ~ Feel Swell
~ Eating is one of lifes pleasures and necessities.
You and your partner are to create a set of animal trading cards (4)
for the four biomes:Tropical Forest, St. Lawrence Marine and Polar World
and Laurentian Forest.
- Endangered Whales
- Famous Canadians
You are a reporter for the local newspaper, and your editor has assigned
you to write a week long special on Great Canadians. http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/english/edservices/pedresources/webquest/famous_canadians/index.html
- The Five Senses ~
A Science Treasure Hunt on the Five Senses.
- Global Warming
You will be living in the year 2101 for two weeks. Your mission is to
study the effects that global warming has had on the Earth and report
your findings so we can "change the future".
Hockey Quiz ~ A Scavenger Hunt on Canada's National Sport
- The Hungry
Caterpillar ~ Activities based on the story by Eric Carle
- Investigating Plants
~ A WebHunt and Plant Activity Unit http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/english/edservices/pedresources/webquest/plants.htm
~ A WebQuest for Cycle 3 Social Studies
Students assume the role of immigrants to Canada. They create a scrapbook
of their new lives, recounting where they came from, their journey,
the hardships encountered, the discoveries made along the way, and what
everyday life is like in the new land.
Life of a Butterfly ~A WebQuest for Cycle One (Grades 1/2)
You are a butterfly catcher looking for lots of information on Butterflies.
- Ma santé me tient
à coeur http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/english/edservices/pedresources/webquest/coeur/acceuil.html
sport favori ~ Une Quête guidée ~ FSL
et Education Physique
Vous êtes un journaliste qui doit faire la promotion
d'un SPORT qui vous emballe dans les pages d'un journal connu.
- My Favourite Author
To satisfy his/her many readers, you design a web page which contains
everything that anyone would ever want to know about the author and
- On the Viking Trail
~ A Scavenger Hunt on the Vikings
- Ottawa Webquest
Rabbit and The Tortoise and Hare ~ An Integrated Reading
and Math Activity for Cycle One
- Pioneer Days in Canada
~ A science experiment has gone very wrong. You have been transported
back in time to the Canada of the early 1800's.
- Poetry Scavenger
Hunt ~ Treasure Hunt for Poetry Pirates
- Preparing a Science Fair Project
In this WebQuest, you will learn how to prepare and carry out a project
that will be fun and interesting. http://www.swlauriersb.qc.ca/english/edservices/pedresources/webquest/sciwq.htm
- A Quest for Miss Moppet
You are going to read the story "Miss Moppet" by Beatrix Potter. This
is a story about a mouse and a kitten called Miss Moppet. The kitten
is trying to catch the mouse. The mouse likes to make fun of Miss Moppet
and escapes from her. What happens to them at the end? It is your quest
to find out.
the Coral Reef
The coral reef around Little Island is endangered. A hotel
has been built on the island and tourists will soon be snorkling around
the coral reef. As a scientist working for the World Wildlife Organization,
you've been asked to go to Little Island to gather information because
scientists are concerned that the tourists might do more damage to the
coral reef. The hotel opens in four weeks and your display must be ready
for the grand opening.
- Spring Scavenger Hunt ~
St. Patrick's Day St. Patrick's Day History
- The True Story of....
~ Integrating technology into L.A., Math, and Art.
Students will be creating a slide show presentation of a popular children's
- You Be The Travel Agent
~ a Social Studies Webquest on Canada
The World Wide Web Travel Agency has asked you to create a "travel
page" on a Canadian province
- A Web Hunt ~ Finding
information on the Internet
- Whale Scavenger Hunt
- Word Game
Other Webquest Collections
- The WebQuest Page - Matrix of Examples
Over 200 WebQuests listed by the creator of the WebQuest learning model
Dr. Bernie Dodge. The webquests listed at this site are reviewed by
Dr. Dodge and listed only if he feels that they deserve to be shared
more widely? The list is broken down by grade level and the task type(s)
of each are indicated.
A list of webquests and unit plans gathered by Peter Bilodeau, Sir Wilfrid
Laurier School Board Récit Resource Person.
Web Quests For K - 2 from Ms. Leslie's Teacher
Leslie Sklavounos (Crestview Elementary) has put together
some great links that Kindergarten and Cycle 1 teachers can
use to integrate the use of the Information and Communication
Technologies into the curriculum
in 21st Century Learning
explanation of WebQuests and their relationship to the "new" Quebec
Curriculum by Sabine Cossette, ICT Consultant, English Montreal
These sites are educational sites developed by teachers and, as far
as we know, will not return sexually explicit, violent or hateful content.
However, due to the unregulated nature of the Internet, you may occasionally
encounter a site that is inappropriate. Should you experience any problems,
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