Overview

These lessons have been developed with Junior Primary or Elementary students in mind. They might easily be adapted for older students. The students sections have all the necessary handouts inbuilt if you are working on hard copies. If you are working online students and teachers may copy and paste the materials provided in order to complete their work. 

The first lesson is intended as an introduction to looking at selected sites on the web when searching for information. It presumes that students are familiar with their school's process of logging on and that they know how to click on a URL in their email box and/or to type simple URLs. It also presumes some simple familiarity with the internet and it's functions.

The second lesson is a guided search designed to follow a questioning model. The students search for specific information in response to open ended questions and record their findings, and to some extent, their understanding.

The final section of the site is the Webquest. This is a more interactive and creative element of the learning process.  As such, teachers will need to provide effective scaffolding for students to experience success within the unit of work. It assumes some teacher preparation and learning in advance. It also assumes that students have some experience at working collaboratively and that they have previous experiences in presenting work to others. 

A note about Resources included with this site.

We have spent many online hours searching for resources suitable for this age group. Our list is by no means exhaustive or comprehensive but provides a cross section of what is available. Many sites will require some teacher or adult guidance as they are quite complex in text and navigation. We have only included a small number of text based resources as we have developed this unit for implementation in an online environment. 

At the time of publication all links are active.