Use the following 5-day plan to help students conduct this week's Internet
inquiry activity
on archaeological expeditions. Remind students to follow classroom
rules when using
the Internet.
Identify Questions Write the lesson focus question on the board: What
surprises can happen on an expedition? Have students use what they
learned
from Lost City and other prior knowledge to name unexpected
events that may
occur on an archaeological expedition. Then discuss how
to identify more
specific inquiry questions from the focus question.
Navigate/Search Have students search the Internet using keywords
and a
student-friendly search engine. Demonstrate how to copy and paste
a URL
into a document file and save it as a link that can be revisited.
Analyze Have students explore helpful Web sites identified on Day 2.
Remind
them to skim each site to find relevant information, and then
read those sections
of the site more closely. Have them take notes and
record the sources they used.
Synthesize Have students synthesize information from Day 3. You may
also
want them to list their sources in a bibliography. Provide a model for
them to
use for their listings, including information such as author of content,
title of the
Web page or article, title or owner of the site, URL, and
date accessed.
Communicate Students can create a journal entry describing a surprise
on the
expedition from the point of view of a person on the expedition or
create a time
line listing expedition events, including any surprises.
