Vehicle Buying WebQuest
Teacher's Lesson Plan

Introduction (What you do):  Buying a vehicle is one of the most important things that anyone  will ever buy.  They are very expensive and there are a number of things that you must consider before handing your money to the car dealer.  Your group's job is to decide which vehicle is the best buy.

Process (How you do it):  You and a partner should work together to decide which  of two vehicles you should purchase.  Keep a chart on both vehicles while you investigate each one.  When you finish your investigation, check your data (information) to help you select the best vehicle. 

Warning!  Many people just look at the design, color, price, or speed of the vehicle.  You must consider everything.

After you select the vehicle that you and your partner think is the best value for your money,  please write your final selection along with your reasons for why you chose that model. Remember you will also have to pay for insurance and you registration for the automobile you select.  Many people finance their cars for 5 years.  When you do that, you have to add in money that the banks receive for helping to buy the car.

Resources (What you need):  Below you will find links to the information about each vehicle.  You may print them out so you can compare information.

  1. Datasheet

  2. Vehicle Guide

  3. Gas usage guide for cost of gasoline per year

Conclusion (What you learned):  When you are finished with this quest, it should be much easier for you to decide which of the two vehicles you should purchase.  When it comes time for you to buy your first vehicle, you will have a way to help you make the best selection.

Evaluation:  Below is a rubric to help your group and your teacher evaluate how well you did this project.

Questions 2 Points 3 Points 4 Points
How well did your group work together? Group did not stay on task most of the time.. Group was on task most of the time. Group was on task all the time.
Use of Datasheet information Datasheet had some information left off. Datasheet had most of the information filled in. Datasheet information was all filled in.
Conclusions Group's conclusion lacked thought. Group left out one or more of the items of comparison when writing the conclusion. All items were part of the conclusion and good thought processes were used.
Created on March 21, 2006
By Barb Jones - Technology Specialist with Bellevue Public Schools in Bellevue, Nebraska. Please let us know if we made any mistakes.