Website Eval #4

Software/Website Title: Breakout From The North Carolina Zoo

Website URL:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/5827/breakout.html#Anchor-Your-11481

Grade/Age Level: 3rd- 5th grade

Language & Content:

This webquest helps students learn about animals as well as geography and it uses math. It is for students from North Carolina or who are learning about North Carolina. They are to pretend that they are in animal in the North Carolina Zoo, and that they are breaking out. Depending on the animal they choose, the greater or lesser distance they have to travel (i.e. elephant has to go farther then a rat). They have to tell what they learn about their animal, what landforms they find about along the way, along with what animals they might meet, how many miles they might travel in day, and how long it might take to get where they are going. They have to answer several questions about problems they might face and how they would overcome those problems.
It has external documents, worksheets and websites, which are quite effective and go along with the website wonderfully. This website is very interesting with many links and presents the information in interesting ways. This website is very easy to use as all the information is on one page. However, one big drawback I see of this website is that there aren’t any evaluation rubrics or even information on how they will be graded. It gives the students suggestions on how to present their information but stops at that.
The processes/activities that they are supposed to do are outlined very well and in a very easy to follow manner.
-Holly