from http://www.theseunitedstates.com/flags/nebraskaf.html
Whether or not Nebraska is your choice of place to live, the state government wants to be sure you know as much about it as you can. Eighth grade is a designated grade for studying our state, so here is a webquest designed to help you do just that in as interesting and painless way as possible. The important parts of questions are in RED.
Hop to http://www.thingstodo.com/states/NE/history.htm and
answer the following questions:
1. After changing hands between the Spanish and French many times, Nebraska, a part of the Lousiana territory, was eventually sold by ______________ to the USA.
2. Lewis and Clark are famous for exploring this great state and many others, but three other men had quite a bit to do with exploration and trade early on. Who are they and what did they do?
3. Nebraska is the _____th state in the union. This happened in what year? _______
Go to the following site: http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/credits/page07a.htm
4. Record 2 facts from this site. When finished, click “next” and do this for the next 5 pages also. – 12 facts total. GREAT STUFF!!! J
Use this site for the following: http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/search_frame.html
5. What is the biggest county, by far?
6. Visually divide the state into three sections (west, center, east). Choose one county from each section and click on it. Now choose one city from each county (all have pictures to accompany the city info.)and record three facts about that city. You should end up with nine facts.
7. Click on this http://www.thingstodo.com/states/NE/symbols.htm and then make a chart containing the following: state tree, flower, fossil, bird, motto, and song.
8. Where does the name “Nebraska” come from?
9. Click on this http://www.thingstodo.com/states/NE/facts.htm and record what you think are the five most interesting facts about Nebraska from this page.
10.What is on the Nebraska state flag (or seal)? Click here http://www.theseunitedstates.com/flags/nebraskaf.html .
11. If you could change two things about the flag, what would they be and why? (You could add or subtract, change the color, etc.)
12.Our capitol building has changed several times, click on this site and check it out. Tell which one you like better and why. http://www.capitol.org/
13.Explore each of the links at the following site and decided which you think you would most like to visit. Write a paragraph telling why you have chosen that specific place as the most interesting. http://www.nebraskahistory.org/sites/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/agfo/pphtml/activities.html
I know you think no one would want to visit Nebraska, but. . .
you’re wrong. Tourism is the third largest industry from outside of the state after agriculture and business manufacturing. Go to this site, check out the stats, and answer these questions: http://info.neded.org/tourfact.htm
14.How many people have jobs because of tourism?
15.What part of the U.S. do most of the tourism come from?
16.Using the following website, find and record at least two interesting things to do and one major “attraction” from each of the seven areas in Nebraska. http://www.visitnebraska.org/ (by the way, you really should search “Panhandle” for “unique attractions.” Carhenge is something no other state can touch.
http://www.carhenge.com/history.htm
17.We all hope to be famous someday, but this link will connect you to “Notable Nebraskans.” See if you recognize any names. Read through at least five different people and choose one from whom you need to record five facts. http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SS/notables/index_n_ne.html
18.Here is the state’s official website. Record one new thing you learned from here: http://www.capitol.org/
19.Western Nebraska gets overlooked, so check out these photos. If you had to narrow it to five, which five places would you want to explore more? http://www.westnebraska.com/PhotoGallery1.htm
20. If you had to choose five to ten things to represent Nebraska, based on your webquest, what would they be?
Lake McConaughy
http://www.westnebraska.com/LakeMacPhoto.htm
So, you may not like it here, but you can’t say this state doesn’t have interesting geography (bluffs and sandhills, prairies and canyons)
and you can’t say that it doesn’t have educational, funky, fun, interesting, risky, fascinating things to do.
Hand in your work and
start designing your quarter!