Mummy Quest: Teacher Resources

Teacher Resources for Mummy Quest

Note:

This WebQuest was created for 6th grade students with learning disabilities. As a special educator, my goal is to increase my students' abilities in language arts, based on I.E.P. goals. Therefore, I focused on language arts standards and skills, not social studies. I used a 6th grade social studies topic because of its high interest level for students and the possibility of integration.

Due to my students' lower reading levels (primer to 3rd grade), I purposefully attempted to make this WebQuest reflect a level more commensurate with my students' reading levels. The resources I chose to use tend to be shorter, more visual, and at a lower reading level compared to many other sites I found. Encourage your students to use the resources marked with a mummy icon. These are the sites I thought would be the most helpful and the easiest for my students to use.

Materials:

The two rewards students will receive after accomplishing these activities are:
The Golden Reward - gold-covered chocolate coins
The Embalmer's Certificate

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Arizona State Standards

These are the Arizona State Standards directly addressed in this WebQuest:

Reading, Foundations 2. Use word recognitions and decoding strategies such as phonetic skills, context clues, picture clues, word order, prefixes and suffixes to comprehend written selections.
Reading, Foundations 4. Identify facts and the main idea, sequence events, define and differentiate characters, and determine an author's purpose in a range of traditional and contemporary literature.

Writing, Foundations 2. Use correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and word usage, and good penmanship to complete effectively a variety of writing tasks.
Writing, Foundations 4. Gather, organize and accurately, clearly and sequentially report information gained from personal observations and experiences such as science experiments, field trips and classroom visitors.
Writing, Foundations 5. Locate, acknowledge and use several sources to write an informational report in their own words.

Social Studies 1, Essentials 9. Describe the geographic, political, economic, and social characteristics of the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China and their contributions to later civilizations.
Social Studies 1, Essentials 11. Describe the major religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Technology 3, Foundations 1. Use prescribed technology writing or drawing tools for communicating and illustrating.
Technology 3, Essentials 3. Publish and present information using technology tools.
Technology 6, Foundations 1. Use technology resources for problem solving, self-directed learning and extended learning activities.