Activity 1: INTRODUCTION
This project will give students the opportunity to discover the various aspects of a specific Texas Cattle Drive. At the conclusion of this project each group is to present a journal of their experience on their trail drive. Through historical role playing, ...
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Activity 2: CONTENT AREA AND GRADE LEVEL
Development of this lesson was created to integrate technology into the social studies curriculm, with an emphasis on research and journal writing. Texas TEKS and TAKS standards were addressed in the creation of this lesson. This lesson can be used as a teac...
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Activity 3: CURRICULM STANDARDS
This lesson will address the following specific Texas TEKS for grades 8, 7, and 4. These standard may be adapted for other state requierments.
This webQuest lesson allows students to increase their communication and critical thinking skills. Students's op...
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Activity 4: IMPLEMENTATION OVERVIEW
Students will be divided into four groups.
1. The trial boss of the Goodnight Loving Trail
2. Cowboys on the Shawnee Trail
3. The cook on the Chisholm Trial
4. Wranglers on the Western Trail.
Students should be given approximately two week of 45 min...
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Activity 5: RESOURCES NEEDED
Resources need for this project:
Access to a library
Available librarian to assist with research
At least one computer for each group
E-mail accounts for all students for teacher/student communication
Access to World Wide Web
Team teaching between co...
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Activity 6: EVALUATION
The goal of this WebQuest Project Based lessor is for the student to comprehend the causes and effects of the Texas Cattle Drives, and the various perspectives of individual roles of trail drivers. Throughout this project students will increase their collabor...
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Activity 7: CONCLUSION
This Project Based WebQuest lessons enables students to work in groups to research four Texas Cattle Drives. Students will research why there was a surplus of cattle after the Civil War and the economic need to get cattle to northern and western markets. Usi...
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Activity 8: CREDITS AND COPYRIGHTS
This WebQuest was created by Linda Beam and Frank Johnson, teachers at Rochelle ISD, Rochelle, Texas
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