WebQuests of the Week for 2002:

Grades 9-12:
Sub-category: History
week of 3-18 to 3-24-2002 - "Gallery of Art-i-Facts" - a high quality, effective webquest for 10th grade World History curriculum.

weeks of 3-25 to 4-7-2002 - "The Gilded Age: Documenting Industrialization in America" - an excellent webquest dealing with the late 1800s industrialization period in American History.

Grades 6-8:
Sub-category: History
week of 4-8 to 4-14-2002 - "Civil War Personal Journal" - a 7th grade webquest dealing with the Civil War period in American History; from the perspective of a personal journal, written by one of a selection of individuals affected by the war and issues of the time.

weeks of 4-15 to 4-28-2002 - "Ancient Egypt Webquest" - a grades 4-8 webquest on ancient egyptian culture, containing numerous activities in the context of role-playing missions. This webquest provides students with a cultural perspective of what life in Egypt might have been like under the Pharoahs.

Grades K-5:
Sub-category: Science
weeks of 4-19 to 5-19-2002 - Our "Sun"-Sational Star - a grades 3-5 webquest on fact-finding about the Sun, with good animated gifs, resource links, and an entertaining format.