http://www.estuaries.org/top-10-estuary-facts.html  students gain information about in estuary complete a graphic organizer.  By completing the graphic organizer while visiting the website the students are taking notes and gaining knowledge in a fun and creative way.  Graphic organizers allow students to put meaning into what they are learning. Graphic organizers can be used for any topic and subject, while completing a graphic organizer about estuaries the students become experts on a topic, and in this case estuary experts. 


 





http://www.estuaries.org/restoration-video.html--students watch a video explaining the importance of estaury restoration.




http://estuary-webquest.tripod.com/id1.html fun Webquest that aloows students to collect information about estuaries.  If you use a Webquest in the computer lab, the students are working on the same project, but creating different views and opionions about the topic. Some Webquests engaged higher oreder thinking skills.  In this case some students may need to be paired with a partner to make sure the tasks are being completed.  This is a Webquest that most of my students could complete independently or in a group.  I will pair students in groups to complete this Webquest this allows for cooperative learning opportunities.  Students can also use a thinking map, while completing the tasks on thisWebquest, thinking maps allow the studets to scaffold information about the Chesapeake Bay as it relate to other estuaries.