Objectives:

By the end of the Webquest students will be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of a controversial aspect of the Chesapeake Bay
• demonstrate internet research abilities
• create a persuasive statement of their opinion about an environmental issue based on research and debate about that issue

Agenda:

Day 1

• Students will work as a class to generate a basis of Chesapeake Bay knowledge.
• Students will view objectives, agenda, rules of the lab, and rubric.
• Students will be broken up into expert groups

1. habitat

2. species

3. resource

4. stresses

• Students will then be jigsawed into debate groups with one representative from each expert field in each debate group.

• Students will receive computer lab seating assignments and go to the lab to physically see where they will sit for the entire Webquest.

• Students will write their group name, computer #, and the objectives on a note card which will be kept for the next day.