Recommended WebQuests and ThinkQuests
for History and Social Studies Teachers

Comparative Democracy (Lang. Arts/Hist./Soc. Sci. - 8)

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/langacad/compdemo/
introduction.htm

Rock the Vote (Lang. Arts/Hist./Soc. Sci. - 8)

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/lewis/rock/index.html
#Introduction

Snapshot in Time (Lang. Arts/Hist./Soc. Sci. - 8)

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/lewis/teen/introduction.htm

Return of the Great Game (Gov./Hist./Soc. Sci. 12)

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kearny/greatgame/
introduction.htm

Westward Ho, Shall we Go? (Literacy/Soc. Sci. 3)

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/westwardho/
introduction.htm

Ancient Egypt WebQuest (elementary and MS)

Elementary and middle students can now enjoy locating information on Ancient Egypt! Learn about Ancient Egyptian daily life, Egyptian mummies, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, King Tut (Tutankhamen), Egyptian games, and Archeology.

http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm

A Stitch in Time: An Internet WebQuest on Quilting Traditions (middle school)

Students will be directed to sites that contain information on quilting and the cultures of African, Amish, and Native American people.

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/
projects/webquests/quilts/

Journey Back in Time (Grafes 3-4)

You are to become an authentic character from Colonial Times. Your writing, research, and performance will be from the viewpoint of the colonial character you choose to be.

http://www2.lhric.org/kat/wq/colonial.htm

Tempests of Fact and Fiction (Grades 3-4)

With your group, write your own tale of your chosen shipwreck

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Courtyard/9571/index.htm

Gilded Age WebQuest (ms or hs)

You are a member of a film production studio that has recently been hired to produce a documentary about the Gilded Age of American history.

http://www.oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/wq/gildedage/
student.htm

"Extra, Extra: Read All About it!"(ms hs)

Analyze the world of the Great Gatsby

http://www.teachtheteachers.org/projects/AMoore/
GatsbyQuest/wqmain.html

Brazil Brochure

http://www.mhcbe.ab.ca/ict/Projects/Brazil/Brazil.htm

But What Does It Mean? Symbols in Religion

http://www.mhcbe.ab.ca/ict/Projects/symbols/symbols.htm

Origins of Man WebQuest

http://bbs.nobles.edu/~Thomas_Daccord-fac/origins
webquest.html

Black History: Exploring African American Issues on the Web

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html

Searching for China

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/index.html

Tradition and Change in Japan

http://www.mhcbe.ab.ca/ict/Projects/Japan_files/Japan.htm
#Resources

Saving the Olympics

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/spring99
webquests/student/saubrimoench/home.htm

Look Who’s Footing the Bill! (Democracy and the National Debt)

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/democracy/debtquest.html

Voices From the Past (Oral History Project)

http://oldsegundo.com/webquests/voices_from_past/student
-home.htm

The 1920s and its Excesses

http://pvs.k12.nm.us/~Computer/jazzage.htm

Bill of Rights WebQuest

http://www.bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us/webquest/social/
billofrights.html

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/
projects/webquests/wwii/bomb.html

Ancient Civilization Web Quest

http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/dmatousek/ancientwq/
ancient_civilizations_wq.htm

Colonial Kids: A Celebration of Life in Southeastern Pennsylvania in the 1700's

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?
tname=J002611F&url=J002611F/

Ancient Civilizations

http://library.thinkquest.org/2840/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0720

A Revolutionary WEBQUEST

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html
?tname=11683&url=11683/