Water You Gonna Do?

Given that this WebQuest includes multiple articles, about 15 minutes worth of videos, a writing assignment, and a collaborative activity, it would ideally be spread out over two or three sessions. That could mean two sessions in the computer lab for reading, watching, and writing, and one session in the classroom for completing the activity. 

Standards

The standard this WebQuest addresses comes from the California Physical Education Framework (2009), and it belongs to the standards for students in grade 5 (the WebQuest is designated for students in grades 6-8, but it is not so far below their capabilities that it would be a pointless exercise; however, it may be too advanced for students in grades 3 and 4.)

Standard 4: Students demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts, principles, and strategies to improve health and performance.

4.2 Explain why dehydration impairs temperature regulation and physical and mental performance.

A good follow-up standard for a future activity would be: 4.6 Record water intake before, during, and after physical activity.


This WebQuest also integrates standards from the California Reading-Language Arts Framework (2007).

1.0 Writing Strategies:

Organization and Focus
1.2 Create multiple-paragraph expository compositions:
a. Establish a topic, important ideas, or events in sequence or chronological order.
b. Provide details and transitional expressions that link one paragraph to another in a clear line of thought.

Research and Technology
1.3 Use organizational features of printed text (e.g., citations, end notes, bibliographic references) to locate relevant information.

Credits

Created with help from "Instruction: A Models Approach (6th ed.)" (Estes, Mintz, & Gunter, 2011), used for EDU542 Models of Teaching at California Baptist University, June 2013. All images retrieved from Google Images or Wikimedia Commons.