Treasure Hunt for Learning about Webquests 

Teaching Webquests

By, Gabriela Torres

Mount SaintMaryCollege

All of the information about Webquests are locked up somewhere, and you need to find them! You will be given different links to find the answers to the questions given. When you are finished with this Treasure Hunt, your mind will be filled to the very top with information about Webquests. You may even be able create your very own Webquest using all the knowledge that you will learn. The possibilities are unlimited!

Questions to be answered….

  1. What is a Webquest?
  2. Where are Webquests used?
  3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Webquests?
  4. What are the elements of a Webquest?
  5. How do you make a Webquest?
  6. Where do you find a Webquest?

What is a Webquest?

  • There are a million and one things on what a Webquest is. This site will give you all of information one needs to know about Webquests.

Where are Webquests used?

  • If you were to use a Webquest, where would you use it? One can search for topics here. There are so many different Webquests all over the internet.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of Webquests?

  • There are many great advantages of Webquests. Be sure to take some notes on what the advantages are. The disadvantages of Webquests can be found here. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages.

What are the elements of a Webquest?

  • Like any lesson plan, there are many different elements or steps to it. In order to make the topic taught throughout, there are many different steps that a teacher does to get their point across. Likewise, for a Webquest, there is a process of steps one needs to go through, or include, to make the Webquest beneficial.

How do you make a Webquest?

  • In order to make a Webquest, one needsthink of an idea that one would want to make it out of. It can be about anything one wants to teach. There aretemplates to make a Webquest. A graph can also be shown to get a different viewpoint of what Webquests should include.

Where do you find a Webquest?

  • A teacher can go to and type in “Webquest,” and a billion and one topics come up.

Other:

  • There are other links a teacher can look at to get a better understanding of Webquests.
  • Useful Webquest Resources
  • Teacher Helpers
  • Workshop Webquest

I hope you enjoyed this Treasure Hunt and hope you found all that you were looking for! Be sure to share the information you found with your peers! 