WebQuest

Jack’s Plants

A WebQuest for 1st Grade (Science and Writing)

Michele Crandall
michele.crandall2@verizon.net

Introduction

Jack and his mother are once again without food. The goose has stopped laying golden eggs and the money is gone. Jack’s mother sent him to town to sell the singing harp. She only knows one song and they are quite tired of it.

On his way, Jack meets the same man that gave him the magic beans for his cow. You remember? The one that led him to the giant’s home? Jack begged the man to trade again.

He agrees to trade Jack three beans. These are also magic but in a different way. They can grow any plant at all. Jack needs only to wish for the plant he would like as he is planting each one.

The Task

Your job is to help Jack decide which three plants he would like to wish for. You will learn about the parts of a plant, what a plant needs to grow, and the foods we get from plants. You will use this information to suggest three plants that will provide great food for Jack and his mother.

The Process

1. Read about the different parts of a plant

by clicking here:

2. Visit The Great Plant Escape to label the parts of a plant that you have just read about.

3. Draw and color a picture showing all six parts of a plant. Remember to label this too!

4. Read about the things a plant needs to live

by clicking here:

5. Play Root Race.

6. Visit Funschool to show how a seed grows.

7. Visit The Great Plant Escape to see the plant foods we eat and which part of the plant they are.

8. Visit Plant Parts Salad to make a salad using different parts of a plant.

9. Draw and color a food for each part of the plant. Your teacher will give you the paper.

10. Write a story telling which three plants Jack chose. Be sure to tell why you suggested them. Remember Bear and Hare from Tops & Bottoms!

Evaluation

	Exemplary (+) 4	Accomplished (ck+) 3	Developing (ck) 2	Beginning (ck-) 1	Score
CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Focus on Assigned Topic	The entire story is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic.	Most of the story is related to the assigned topic. The story wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic.	Some of the story is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic.	No attempt has been made to relate the story to the assigned topic.
Quality of Work	Provides work of the highest quality.	Provides high quality work.	Provides work that occasionally needs to be checked/redone to ensure quality.	Provides work that usually needs to be checked/redone to ensure quality.
Neatness	The final draft of the story is readable, clean, neat and attractive. It is free of erasures and crossed-out words. It looks like the author took great pride in it.	The final draft of the story is readable, neat and attractive. It may have one or two erasures, but they are not distracting. It looks like the author took some pride in it.	The final draft of the story is readable and some of the pages are attractive. It looks like parts of it might have been done in a hurry.	The final draft is not neat or attractive. It looks like the student just wanted to get it done and didn't care what it looked like.
Focus on the task	Consistently stays focused on the task and what needs to be done. Very self-directed.	Focuses on the task and what needs to be done most of the time.	Focuses on the task and what needs to be done some of the time.	Rarely focuses on the task and what needs to be done.

Conclusion

Now you know about the different parts of a plant and what they do. You know how we can use these parts from certain plants for food. You also know what a plant needs to survive. Ask your parents to help you grow something at home to use these skills. Why not choose something you can eat? Happy growing!

Credits & References

http://www.animfactory.com

http://www.clipart-directory.com/graphics/Clip_Art/beans_Clip_Art_Food-Drink-Vegetables.html

http://www.ozones.com/backgrounds/

http://classroomclipart.com/

Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens

Last updated on October 22, 2004. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page