Webquests

The webquests were created by participants of the Cultural Academy for Middle School Teachers, 2006 hosted by Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and the Pinal County Educational Service Agency, with funding from the National Park Service Challenge Cost Share Program.

Each webquest contains lesson plans, rubrics, and web-based activities for students which can be used as a pre-visit tool, a post-visit review or as a means for independent learning. Guided by strands from the Arizona Academic State Standards, each webquest will lead students through a cultural exploration of Pinal County while targeting specific concepts of interest. Designed as a lesson-planned unit, the quests provide students with the means of research and analysis through the internet to offer a more interactive approach to learning.

Click on http://www.pinalesa.com/programs/webquest.html to view the webquests.

Webquests were created for the following sites:

• Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge, AZ
• Pinal County Historical Society, Florence, AZ
• Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ
• McFarland State Park, Florence, AZ
• Huhugam Heritage Center, Gila River Indian Community, Chandler, AZ
• Casa Grande Valley Historical Society, Casa Grande, AZ