One major topic in seventh and eighth grade is the US Constitution test. Students were challenged with the difficult subject and teachers were challenged with teaching the content in an interesting and innovative way.

WebQuests have the potential to be an interesting alternative to teaching basics of the US Constitution and Illinois State Law. I decided to research several existing WebQuests to evaluate their effectiveness and determine if they would be a reliable resource to use in this upcoming school year.

When evaluating these potential sites, I will use the questions I posed in an earlier blog post: 

1. What is the site's purpose?

2. Is it appropriate to use?

3. Is the information current?

4. Is the information presented in a clear manner?

<a href="http://www.lesdwebquests.org/conindex.html" target="_blank">The First Site</a> was organized by some Arizona educational organization, although that information is not very clear. The task of the quest is for students to imagine themselves as journalists in 1787 who research and understand the final draft of the constitution in order to write a newspaper article on the details.

1. The purpose of this site is to direct students in

3. The welcome page was updated in 2002, and subsequent pages range from last edited in 2001 to 2007. Concerns that may be raised: Is the information incorrect? Do all the links work? After