Website Evaluations

Since my webquest has to do with plant growth, I found websites that had to do with that topic. I will be creating a webquest for first graders. Here is the standard from the core curriculum that these websites fall under:

Standard 3: Students will develop an understanding of their environment.
Objective 1: Investigate plants and plant growth.
a. Observe and draw pictures of plants.
b. Compare seeds of plants and describe ways they may be carried through the environment
(e.g., wind, water, animals).
c. Observe and describe plants as they grow from seeds.
d. Identify how people use plants (e.g., food, clothing, paper, shelter).
e. Investigate and report conditions that affect plant growth.

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/index.html
I liked this website a lot because it's fun and educational. The first graders may need the plug-in that reads the text to the student because there are a lot of words.


http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/earlygrowth/germination/germ.html
I think this website is really neat because it has a video of a live plant growing. The words might be too advanced but the video would be beneficial for them to watch.

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/grow.html
I like this website because it has real life videos and lots of great information about seeds and plants. It also gives definitions of important words like "germinate."

http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/plant/index.html
This one is great for first graders. The written words are on their level and the pictures are labeled with the simple descriptions.