Webquests
The webquests listed below are compliments of the Cultural Academy for Middle School Teachers, 2006. During the summer, a group of outstanding middle-grade teachers from within Pinal County participated in the summer series hosted by Denise Shultz of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and Christine Opitz of PCESA. The workshop consisted of several visits to cultural destinations within the county so that teachers were able to learn about each historic site, as well as develop lesson-planned webquests for their students for the upcoming school year.
Guided by strands from the Arizona Academic State Standards, each webquest is designed to lead students through a cultural exploration of Pinal County while targeting specific concepts of interest. Designed as a lesson-planned unit, the quests provide students with the means of research and analysis through the internet to offer a more interactive approach to learning.
The following webquests are listed by area destinations:
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Casa Grande National Monument Hohokam Civilization Building and Construction Farming and Irrigation Surviving in the Sonoran Desert Boyce Thompson Arboretum Desert Animal Adaptation Arboretums What If... A Week in the Desert Huhugum Heritage Center Arizona Farming: Then and Now Changing Lifestyles Role of Basket Weaving in the Pima and Maricopa Tribes |
Pinal County Historical Society Cars and Their Killer Objects Historical Research Using a Local Source Surviving in the Sonoran Desert: Then and Now McFarland State Park The Building of a Town in the Sonoran Desert Justice in the Wild West Architecture of the Southwest: Adobe Brick Buildings Casa Grande Historical Society Water Your Crops Code-talkers Education in the Early 1900's 19th Century Mining Boom |