LOUISIANA LANDMARKS

A WebQuest for 1^st Grade (Science/Social Studies)

Designed by:

Christie Thomasson

christie_thomasson@hotmail.com

INTRODUCTION:

Calling all first graders! Governor Foster needs your help. He has some very important visitors who have never been to Louisiana. Your job is to visit the web sites on this WebQuest and choose your three favorite Louisiana Landmarks. You must tell Governor Foster the three places you chose to take our visitors and why you chose these places.

THE TASK:

• Visit the Internet web sites listed on this WebQuest.
• Look at the pictures and have your teacher help you read the information about famous Louisiana Landmarks.
• Choose your favorite three Louisiana Landmarks and write down your favorite fact about it.
• Create a poster by drawing your favorite three places and write a fact about each place on your poster.

THE PROCESS

1. Look at the following web sites. Your teacher will help you read the information on the web sites about these Louisiana places. While your teacher is reading the information, you should write down the names of your favorite places and a fact about the place.

A. INFO LOUISIANA

B. Explore Baton Rouge

C. Mardi Gras in Louisiana

D. The Audubon Institute

E.Swamps of Louisiana

F.Mardi G. Racoon

G.. Things to do in Louisiana

H.Greenwood Plantation

2. Choose your three favorite Louisiana Landmark places from the Internet sites you visited.

3. Make a poster for Governor Foster and his visitors by drawing your three favorite places.

4. Make sure you include a sentence about each of your favorite places on your poster. (When you write your sentence, try to tell the visitors why they need to be sure to visit this Louisiana Landmark.)

EVALUATION:

Activity	Possible Points	My Points
3 Pictures	30
3 Sentences	30
Sentences written correctly	30
Neatness of poster	10
TOTALS	100

CONCLUSION:

After you complete your poster, you will be an expert on Louisiana Landmarks. You will be able to tell Governor Foster’s visitors or any other visitors where the best places to visit are in Louisiana.

CREDITS:

 Site Maintained by:

INFO LOUISIANA	webmaster@doa.state.la.us
Explore Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mardi Gras in Louisiana	The Louisiana Office of Tourism
The Audubon Institute	Audubon Institute
Swamps of Louisiana	Compucast
Mardi G. Racoon	Bill Canjemi (as Mardi G. Raccoon)
Things to do in Louisiana	guitman@ix.netcom.com
Greenwood Plantation	meme@eatel.net <