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Comparing Chocolate Using Adjectives Web Quest (For 8th grade ) Designed
by: María Antonieta
McKlem, Laura Rosas and Melissa Trujillo
Introduction | Learners | Standards | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits |
Do you like chocolate? Do you want a good excuse to taste more of it -- in the classroom?! This Web Quest will take you through the chocolate making process to the finished product. Learn where chocolate begins, how it is made, and finish off with a taste test that compares different types of chocolate. Graph your class's favorite types of chocolate and create an advertising campaign for your favorite chocolate candy; all these using adjectives!
This lesson is ideal
for eighth grade students that are taking the course of Grammar/Adjectives in
the grade mentioned. It is also an
ideal way to asses following instructions and all the writing skills. Students will need to know the basic
skills of how to navigate on the Internet and the basic knowledge of grammar,
specially adjectives.
At the end of this activity, students will be able to: ·
Label
a map with the locations of the tropical jungles where the cacao bean is
grown. · Describe, using correct grammar, the places where cacao is grown. · Create a graph that shows the favorite types of chocolate of the class by using adjectives. · Identify the process of chocolate making. · Brainstorm adjectives that describe their chocolate candy to create a slide that advertises that candy. · Integrate technology into the other content areas of this lesson by using the Internet, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
You have a week to complete all the tasks and activities in this Web
quest. In this week, you have to follow
instructions given in the student’s guide sheet and in this Quest. TASKS You will visit a variety of websites that
show where the cacao bean is grown, how it is harvested and how it eventually
becomes chocolate, as we know it. You will also take part in a taste
test that compares dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate.
The Web Quest will be completed with a graph of the class's favorite
chocolates (to be done in Excel) and a slide presentation (completed in
PowerPoint) of advertising campaigns for different types of chocolate candy
tasted by pairs of students. Don’t forget to use as many adjectives as you can!!!! PROCESS Working
cooperatively with an assigned partner, Ss will:
2) Decide what type of chocolate
they will bring to class. One person will research information on the type
of chocolate chosen, while the other
studies the places where cacao is grown. Students will need to use the links
below as well as their textbook to gather the information about the
organ/system chosen. Chocolate, Chocolate and More Chocolate! Scavenger Hunt -- Students can complete this scavenger hunt to answer the questions of where the cacao bean is grown, how it is harvested, and the process of making chocolate. Hershey's Chocolate World -- This web site covers the process of making chocolate, from the harvesting of the cacao bean to the finished product. The site also includes KidzTown, recipes, product information and more. Tastes of Chocolate -- This web site covers the different types of chocolate, their descriptions, flavors and what their uses. Types of Chocolate
-- This web site describes the different types of chocolate and how each is
made. http://www.smm.org/sln/tf/c/cacao/cacao.html:
find information on cacao and where
it comes from. Create a Graph -- This site will allow you to create a variety of printable graphs. You will also need:
Human
resources: At least two teachers should be
in the lab. The
evaluation of the assignment can be equally divided into three sections: a)
The Research Process; b) The Presentation and c) The Graphs. The Research Process: Guideline questions: Did the student work well during
class? The Presentation: Was the student’s advertisement
convincing? Was Power Point used correctly? Did students use adjectives
correctly? The graphs: Was
the students’ data correctly presented? Did the students label their graphs?
We hope you have found this activity fun and at the same time educational. Through completing this WebQuest, you should now clearly understand the usage and importance of adjectives. Also the process of chocolate making and
Pictures
were taken from www.temptingsweets.com/
gourmet-chocolates.htm www.excursia.bestreadguide.com/.../ apelchoc.jpg www.sgci.mec.es/.../ 2002/info-en-2002.shtml Text
was taken from… www.exploratorium.edu/chocolate The links were taken from: http://www.google.com/search?hl=es&ie=UTF-8&q=chocolates&lr http://www.google.com/search?hl=es&ie=UTF-8&q=chocolate+making&lr |
