Agricultural WebQuest

Introduction: The world of trees involves more that just growing and being green. We use trees in a variety of ways, including lumber and wood products for building and furnishing homes and businesses, and paper products of all types to keep us neat and organized in our daily lives. We even need trees to help produce the world's supply of oxygen for us to breath. Whether we like it or not, our lives are closely tied to our tall timbered friends-----the tree!!!!!

Competency	10 pts.	8 pts.	6 pts.	0 pts.
Map of the U.S./Forests	Student has the required states and at least 1 forest area in each state	Student has the required states, but lacks up to 3 forest areas	Student had most of the required states but, lacks up to 5 forest areas	Student showed little or no desire to complete the project. Less than half of the states and forest present.
3 page Report and Class Presentation	Final draft of report is complete, presentation lasted 5 minutes and was packed with information	Report was adequate, but lacked some corrections, presentation was around 4 minutes.	Report was sloppy, presentation was 2-3 minutes	Student displayed little or no desire to complete assignment
Paper Plate/Tree Ring Activity	Student has all 36 rings correct, born-in year and included fire, excessive rain and drought information.	Student had at least 25 rings labeled correctly	Student has at least 15 rings labeled correctly	Student made little or no attempt at this project
Time-Line Activity	Student has all years labeled on time-line representing both the tree and themselves	Student has at least 25 years labeled with supporting information on both the tree and themselves.	Student has at least 15 years labeled with dual information	Student made little attempt at completing this assignment
DBH essay	Student knew what DBH stands for, described how it is calculated and how this determines lumber yield.	Student displayed a fair grasp for understanding of DBH and essay included most of the required elements.	Student displayed limited understanding of DBH, calculations, essay lacks required elements.	Student showed little effort on this project

Students will need paper, crayons, markers, pencils, a large paper plate, typing or art paper to tape together for the time-line, a source for creating a U.S. map by state and tape for pages.

Students answers will vary, but should include all of the requirements for the report, the year it started growing in 1970 for the tree ring paper plate, all of the corresponding wet, dry, and fire conditions as outlined by the scenario and all of that information should be on the time-line as well. Students should have also included dates from their family tree/history on this time-line.

This page was developed by RaMona Andrus, reviewed by Lyndon and Barbara Irwin and maintained by Missouri Farm Bureau.

Please address questions to Diane Olson at Missouri Farm Bureau or Dr. Lyndon Irwin at Missouri State University.