The Information and Technology Literacy Standards met in this WebQuest are:

A.8.1

Use common media and technology terminology and equipment

A.8.2

Identify and use common media formats

A.8.3

Use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information

A.8.4

Use a computer and communications software to access and transmit information

A.8.5

Use media and technology to create and present information

B.8.1

Define the need for information

B.8.2

Develop information seeking strategies

B.8.3

Locate and access information sources

B.8.4

Evaluate and select information from a variety of print, nonprint, and electronic formats

B.8.5

Record and organize information

B.8.6

Interpret and use information to solve the problem or answer the question

B.8.7

Communicate the results of research and inquiry in an appropriate format

B.8.8

Evaluate the information product and process

C.8.1

Pursue information related to various dimensions of personal well-being and academic success

C.8.3

Develop competence and selectivity in reading, listening, and viewing

C.8.4

Demonstrate self-motivation and increasing responsibility for their learning

D.8.1

Participate productively in workgroups or other collaborative learning environments

D.8.2

Use information, media, and technology in a responsible manner

D.8.3

Respect intellectual property rights

The Social Studies standards addressed in this WebQuest are:

A.8.7

Describe the movement of people, ideas, diseases, and products throughout the world

A.8.8

Describe and analyze the ways in which people in different regions of the world interact with their physical environments through vocational and recreational activities

A.8.9

Describe how buildings and their decoration reflect cultural values and ideas, providing examples such as cave paintings, pyramids, sacred cities, castles, and cathedrals

A.8.10

Identify major discoveries in science and technology and describe their social and economic effects on the physical and human environment

B.8.1

Interpret the past using a variety of sources, such as biographies, diaries, journals, artifacts, eyewitness interviews, and other primary source materials, and evaluate the credibility of sources used

B.8.3

Describe the relationships between and among significant events, such as the causes and consequences of wars in United States and world history

B.8.5

Use historical evidence to determine and support a position about important political values, such as freedom, democracy, equality, or justice, and express the position coherently

B.8.7

Identify significant events and people in the major eras of United States and world history

B.8.8

Identify major scientific discoveries and technological innovations and describe their social and economic effects on society

B.8.10

Analyze examples of conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among groups, societies, or nations

C.8.3

Explain how laws are developed, how the purposes of government are established, and how the powers of government are acquired, maintained, justified, and sometimes abused

E.8.2

Give examples to explain and illustrate how factors such as family, gender, and socioeconomic status contribute to individual identity and development

E.8.3

Describe the ways in which local, regional, and ethnic cultures may influence the everyday lives of people

E.8.4

Describe and explain the means by which individuals, groups, and institutions may contribute to social continuity and change within a community

E.8.6

Describe and explain the influence of status, ethnic origin, race, gender, and age on the interactions of individuals

E.8.10

Explain how language, art, music, beliefs, and other components of culture can further global understanding or cause misunderstanding

E.8.11

Explain how beliefs and practices, such as ownership of property or status at birth, may lead to conflict among people of different regions or cultures and give examples of such conflicts that have and have not been resolved

The English and Language Arts standards addressed in this WebQuest are:

A.8.4

Read to acquire information

B.8.2

Plan, revise, edit, and publish clear and effective writing

C.8.1

Orally communicate information, opinions, and ideas effectively to different audiences for a variety of purposes

C.8.3

Participate effectively in discussion

E.8.1

Use computers to acquire, organize, analyze, and communicate information

E.8.3

Create media products appropriate to audience and purpose

E.8.5

Analyze and edit media work as appropriate to audience and purpose

F.8.1

Conduct research and inquiry on self-selected or assigned topics, issues, or problems and use an appropriate form to communicate their findings