This WebQuest is an exercise in creative problem
solving developed independently.
Creative thinking is critical thinking. It is
problem solving thinking. You can begin a project with "Necessity is the mother
of invention." Do some brainstorming on products, goods and services that are
needed, then set the students about to use their creativity to invent something
(or some service) to meet a real need. Ask your students to create a vision of
what life would be like if the needs were met. Help them to set a goal, and
design research projects to learn what it takes to meet the need.
The project is designed for Secondary Life
Skills and Life-long learners of all ages. Adults can use it to help improve
their own life circumstances, to solve real life problems in their immediate
community. Students will learn the value
of community involvement as they set about finding and filling needs in their
community.
To complete this project, learners will need to
have a familiarity with the Internet and how to navigate through a website to
locate information.
National Education Technology Standards for
Students
California Language Arts Standards
1.6 - Develop presentations by using clear
research questions and creative and critical research strategies.
1.7 - Use systematic strategies to organize
and record information
1.7d. - Include information from all relevant
perspectives and take into consideration the validity and reliability of
sources.
California Life Skills Standard:
14. Apply principles of effective
communication, using written, keyboarding, and telephone skills, for
various purposes and audiences, (e.g., interviews, presentations,
advertisements, letters, resumes). (Communications Skills)
LAUSD Benchmark Standard #8:
Locate, evaluate and synthesize information
for a specific purpose using a variety of sources including interviews, the
Library-Multimedia Center, and a range of current technologies.
Learners will be able to
- formulate questions and design their own
research project
- augment their knowledge by utilizing the
Internet as a tool for research
- produce a proposal that can be used to
meet a community need