2. Now participate in your own Internet Inquiry Unit. Follow the steps listed below. Be sure to write down everything you learn as you will use this information to create a web site in the next lesson.

            a. Using the your state's curriculum standards as a guide,
                choose a topic you are interested in exploring.
            b. Create a list of exploration questions related to the topic.
            c. Choose one exploration question from your list of questions
                to explore.
            d. Conduct an inquiry hunt on the Internet looking for web sites
                with information that directly relates to your exploration
                question. Complete a search for your topic on a variety of
                search engines (Yahoo, Google, Ask Jeeves). Try to find a
                combination of web sites -some at your students' reading
                level and some more sophisticated, at your reading level
                (depending upon the grade level you teach). Make a list of the
                URLs you visit and gather information from. Using the
                information found on these sites, write a brief answer to
                your inquiry question (should be approximately one
                paragraph).
            e.  View several of the literature web sites in the folder below
                 and find at least four books that you could use with your
                 students to support your area of inquiry. Write down the title
                 and author of each selection, along with a brief summary of
                 the book.

3. Create a Power Point presentation highlighting your new knowledge of your inquiry topic. Include the following information in the presentation:

     a. Your name
     b. The inquiry question
     c. The K-6 curriculum standard
     d. At least 4 links to web sites directly related to your question.
        Include a brief summary of each web site.
     e. At least 4 children's books related to your question. Include a brief
        summary of each book.
     f. An original lesson plan related to the question incorporating at least
       one children's literature selection.
     g. Summary of what you learned about your question.

To see samples of Internet Inquiry Units go to: http://mywebpage.netscape.com/DrkarchmerR/index.html