Omaha History Tour: A Webquest for 3rd Graders
Designed by Christina Micek
Introduction Tasks Process Teacher Page Home
Union Station 1927
Task 1 Fill in the spaces for dates on your timeline sheet. When you are done you will know some important dates in Omaha's history. |
Task 2 Find 2 pictures of Omaha landmarks. You will need to either save the pictures to a disk, or draw them onto a piece of paper. |
Task 3 Take the online tour of the Omaha History Room at South High. Choose one of the places you visit and write a 5 sentence paragraph saying why you think this is an important landmark. |
Task 4 Fill in your Omaha Facts page by answering the questions. You will discover the answers as you visit the websites listed for your timeline.
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Task 5 Design a magazine advertisement for your new museum. Include a picture, details about what visitors will see, and the 4w questions! (Where, when, why, what) |
Task 6 Think about the places you have learned about. Pick one building that you think is important to Omaha history. Using the materials your teacher will give you, make a model of this building to display in your museum.
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