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Elementary | Middle School | High School
Kindergarten-Grades 1 and 2
| A Caterpiller Caper - Case of the Missing Monarch! Find a place for Mr. McMonarch to live Click here for a resource sheet on gardens. (Grade K-1 Science Mrs. Hammar) |
| Apples Use your five senses to find out about apples. (Grade 1 Mrs. Shipp) |
| Dear Zoo Find a pet that's just perfect for you. (Grade 2 Science, Mrs. Machamer) |
| Dinosaur Land Build a diorama of your favorite dinosaur. (Grade 2 Science, Mrs. Braden) |
| Fabulous Frogs Enjoy some fun frog games. (Kindergarten, Mrs. Flecksteiner) |
| Famous American Women and Timelines Make a paper plate mobile showing famous American women. (Grade 2 Social Studies, Mrs. Blakeman) |
| Flat Stanley Goes on Yet Another Adventure Discover how Stanley got to his destination and what he discovered when he arrived. (Grade 2 Geography and Science, Ms. Wozniak) |
| The Grouchy Ladybug with a Quest for Respect Can you discover what the word "respect" means? (Grade 2, Mrs. Moro) |
| If You Give a Mouse a Cookie! Make a story wheel. (Grade 2 Language Arts, Mrs. Farrar) |
| Is This a Home for Piggy? Pick the BEST home for piggy. (Grade 1 Reading and Social Studies, Mrs. Suba) |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins Create an electronic info-book about penguins (Mrs. Malm) |
| Ohio Animals Become a backyard detective. (Grade 2 Science Ms. Poole) |
| Study Buddies Have older kids help kindergarteners (Mrs. Kapper, Mrs. Smeiles and Mrs. Holloway) |
| US National Landmarks with Stats Find interesting facts about important U.S. landmarks (Grade 2 Math and Social Studies, Mrs. Blakeman) |
| Where Do the Letter People Live? What kind of house do the letter people live in? (Kindergarten, Mrs. Nyers, Mrs. Lancy and Mrs. Himes) |
| Whom Do You Believe? What's the REAL story of the Three Little Pigs? (Grade 1 Language Arts CAD) |
Elementary Science and Mathematics
| A Bird in the Hand- All you ever wanted to know about birds. Become a bird watcher (Grades 3-4 Science and Language Arts Mrs. Hammar) |
| The Case of the Mysterious Living Creature! Be a detective and classify vertebrates. (Grade 3 Science, Ms. Young) |
| The Circle of Life Make a poster of a food web (Grade 4 Science, Mrs. Adams) |
| Discover a New Ecosystem Study diverse food webs (Grade 4 Science, Mrs. McKinney) |
| Design a Rainforest Help the mayor design the new rainforest exhibit at the zoo. (Grade 4 Science, Mrs. Borton) |
| A Fifth Grade Production Starring: Color, Light and Sound Create a movie or collage using color, light and sound (Grade 5 Science, Mrs. Ford) |
| Look Who's Hopping Around in our Garden! Make a wildlife pond for toads and frogs (Grades 3-6 Science Mrs. Cretella) |
| 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1--Blast Off Your mission is to visit a planet. (Grade 3 Science, Mr. Andrews) |
| Reclaiming the School Yard - An Environmental Adventure Build a place where children and wildlife can intermingle. (Grades 4-5 Science Mrs. Sherba) |
| Rocks and Fossils Help put the "mixed-up" rocks in the correct place. (Grade 3 Science, Patty Wallace and Pam Lay) |
| Room 102 Weather Center Be a weather forecaster for your local station. (Grade 3 Science, Mr. Lane) |
| Space Explorers Find the information on the nine planets that the aliens stole. (Grade 4 Science, Ms. Burley) |
| The Survival of the Human Race Big trouble on Planet Earth--Won't you help? (Grades 4 and 5 Science, Mr. Hildebrand) |
| Under the Sea Create a display board to share with your peers. (Grade 3 Science, Ms. Smith) |
| Universe Discovery Take a trip "out of this world." (Grade 5 Science, Mrs. Regan) |
| Universe Discovery Become the class expert on your topic. (Grade 5 Science, Mrs. Ford) |
| Vertebrate Zoo You pick the animals to be in the zoo! (Grades 4 and 5 Science, Mrs. Brown) |
Elementary Language Arts
| A Bird in the Hand- All you ever wanted to know about birds. Become a bird watcher (Grades 3-4 Science and Language Arts Mrs. Hammar) |
| Journey to Topaz Do you know about the U.S. "internment camps?" (Grade 5 Language Arts and Social Studies, Mrs. Hoenie and Mrs. Klupinski) |
| Knights and Castles Journey through the middle ages in your 'Quest' for information (Grade 4 Language Arts, Mrs. James) |
| Out of the Dust Find out about Oklahoma's Dust Bowl (Grade 5 Language Arts and Social Studies, (Ms. Hesse and Mrs. Hoenie) |
| Reading Detectives Solve the mystery reading tasks. (Ms. Thompason, Ms. Machuga, Ms. Fossesco) |
| Rocky Mountain Area National Parks Follow Mrs. Nelson's adventure on her two-week adventure to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park. (Grade 5 Language Arts, Mrs. Nelson) |
Elementary Social Studies
| Journey to Topaz Do you know about the U.S. "internment camps?" (Grade 5 Language Arts and Social Studies, Mrs. Hoenie and Mrs. Klupinski) |
| Life in the American Colonies Create a colonial-life board game. (Grade 5 Social Studies, Ms. Jankowski and Ms. Knobel) |
| Moving to the Ohio Territory Be part of a pioneer family in 1799 (Grade 4 Social Studies, Mr. Stahl) |
| Ohio Counties Select the best county in Ohio to live in. (Grade 4 Social Studies, Mrs. Dardas) |
| Ohio, "Mother of Presidents" Plan a free day in honor of one of Ohio's presidents. (Grade 4 Social Studies, PAS) |
| Out of the Dust Find out about Oklahoma's Dust Bowl (Grade 5 Language Arts and Social Studies, (Ms. Hesse and Mrs. Hoenie) |
| Symbols of Our Country Discover how symbols impact America (Grade 3 Social Studies Mrs. Lyden) |
| U.S.A. WebQuest Gather information about your state (Grade 2 Social Studies, Mrs. Kluender) |
Elementary Art, Music and Computer
| Oh Say Can You Sing? Choose your activity to find out more about America. (Grade 4 Music, Mr. May) |
| Stop and Smell the Flowers Plant a garden of artists (Grade 4 Art, Mrs. Casenhiser) |
| How Much Does It Cost to Build an Orchestra? You've been hired to equip an orchestra. (Grade 4 Music, Mr. May) |
| Safari Scavenger Hunt Learn Internet Safety and Searching Skills (Grades3-6, Ms Maholtz) |
| Gator Gazette Should water be diverted from the Everglades? |
| Needs of Living Organisms Build an artificial environment (Grade7 Science Mrs. Steines and Mrs. Maras) |
| Nuclear Energy: Do We Have Anything to Fear? You will determine if there is need for concern when living near nuclear plants. (Grades 7-8 Science and Computer Technology, Ms. Whited) |
| Rockets Away! Make a timeline using information you gathered about rockets. (Grade 6, Ms. Turle) |
| Volcano Venture-A Volcano in My Town Be a member of the Volcano Venture Team. (Grades 6-8 Mathematics, Science and Technology, Ms. Watters) |
| Weather Getting a clear (not cloudy) view. (Grade 6 Science, Mr. Marino) |
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Weather--Energy in the Atmosphere Design a travel brochure that goes to a climate different from yours. (Middle Grades, Interdisciplinary, Mrs. Mazzer) |
| Weather WebQuest Create a newspaper specifically for reporting the weather. (Grade 6 Science, Ms. Gram and Ms. Hutson) |
| A World of Biomes In what biome would you like to live? (Grade 7 & 8 Science, Mrs. Zenko) |
| Your Vacation Plan your dream vacation (Algebra/Pre-algebra, Mr. Bailey) |
Middle School Language Arts
| Al Capone Does My Shirts Use language arts skills to learn about the famous criminal, Al Capone. (Grade 6 Literature, Mrs. McCaughtry) |
| Anne Frank--Be a tour guide at the Anne Frank house. (Grade 7 Language Arts, Mrs. Petrosky, Mrs. Fajack, Mrs. Bell and Mrs. McCullough) |
| The Cinderella Project Read versions of Cinderella from around the world (Grade 6 Reading, Miss Dougherty) |
| Dive Right In! Investigate different forms of poetry. (Grade 8 Poetry, Mrs. Pascarella) |
| Focus on Me...Through Poetry Tell us about yourself through poetry (Grade 8 Computer Applications and Language Arts, Mrs. Fetterhoff) |
| Friend or Foe Dilemma Number the Stars and Kristallnacht Investigate being Jewish or German before and during WWII. (Middle School Character Education and Reading, Mrs. Salladay) |
| From the Trunk of the Old Elm Tree: Plagiarism Find out how to identify and to avoid plagiarism (Grades 5-6, Mrs. Ellis) |
| Harlem Renaissance Journey back in time to the streets of Harlem. (Grade 8 Language Arts, Ms. Beaton) |
| Life on a Postage Stamp Design a stamp of a famous African-American for the US Postal Service. (Grade 7 Language Arts, Mrs. Apicella-Lawler) |
| Samurai's Tale Enjoy reading the book Samurai's Tale and present to your class. (Grade 6 Language Arts, Ms. Fritz) |
| Slavery, Abolitionists and the Underground Railroad Plan your escape (Grade 8 Language Arts, Mrs. Ostarchvic) |
| Streetsboro and Bicycle Helmets How hard is your head? Should you wear a helmet? (Middle School Persuasive Writing, Mrs. Betts) |
| "The Sum of It All" Learning to Write a Summary Follow the step-by-step procedure to write a summary. (Grade 6 Language Arts, Mrs. Betts) |
| Unforgettable Grammar Save your teacher's sanity. Help the sixth grade learn grammar. (Grade 7/8 Language Arts, Ms. Pressler) |
| Welcome to Hogwarts! Create an entrance portfolio to Hogwarts. (Grade 6 Reading, Mrs. Brookover) |
| Which Ghost Swayed Scrooge the Most You choose which of the four ghosts helped to change Scrooge the most. (Grade 6 Language Arts, Ms. Broadhurst) |
| Who's Your Favorite Author? Convince your classmates that your author is the best. (Grade 8 Language Arts, Mrs. J.) |
Middle School Social Studies
| Anne Frank--Be a tour guide at the Anne Frank house. (Grade 7 Language Arts, Mrs. Petrosky, Mrs. Fajack, Mrs. Bell and Mrs. McCullough) |
| Anne Frank: The Interview...and Beyond Work with CNN to become an Interview Specialist. (Grade 6 Social Studies, Mr. Gokee) |
| Bon Voyage Plan the trip of a lifetime to any city in the world. (Grades 6-8 Social Studies, Ms. Keeney and Ms. Orenic) |
| Changing Times: 1860-1900 Create a character who lived in the 1800's. Tell about an invention. (Grade 7, Mrs. Dougherty) |
| 5th Grade Discovers America Take a journey around the United States. (Grade 5 Social Studies, Mrs. Vivacqua) |
| Friend or Foe Dilemma Number the Stars and Kristallnacht Investigate being Jewish or German before and during WWII. (Middle School Character Education and Reading, Mrs. Salladay) |
| Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Remember Remarkable Revolutionary War Patriots! (Grade 5 Social Studies, Mrs. Kaylor) |
| International Bazaar Become an expert in all aspects of the country you choose. (Grade 6 Social Studies, Ms. Seman) |
| Interviews: Patriots and Loyalists During the Revolutionary War You're living during the Revolution. Who do you want to interview? (Grade 5 Social Studies, Mrs. McHugh) |
| Lewis and Clark Be an explorer and follow the trail of Lewis and Clark (Grade 7 Social Studies, M. Doney) |
| Life in the Middle Ages Quest What would it be like to live in the Middle Ages? (Grade7 Social Studies, Ms. Lupica) |
| Political Cartoons Look back at political cartoons in history and create one of your own. (Grade 7 Social Studies, Miss Uzarski) |
| Panama Canal Report to National Geographic Magazine about the Panama Canal. (Grade 6 Social Studies, Mr. Harrington) |
| Read All About It! Inform the public about the Revolutionary War. (Grade 7 Social Studies, Mrs. House) |
| Realms of Imagination Create your own kingdom. (Grade 6 Interdisciplinary Mrs. Elder) |
| Revisiting the American Revolution Compare the Patriots, the Tories and the British (Grade 5 Social Studies, Mrs. Miller) |
| Road to Revolution As a colonist, look at events that led you to the Revolution (Grade 7 Social Studies Miss Uzarski) |
| Fair-To-All Times It's 1812 and you've just moved to Ohio. Create a newspaper that is fair to Indians and settlers. (Grade 8 Social Studies and Computer Technology Ms. Whited) |
| A Tour of Washington D.C. Plan a three-day trip to our nation's capital. (Grade 8 American History, Mrs. Krueger) |
| Voyageur North Quest Become Tobias Jones and live his dream of the wilderness. (Grade 8 Social Studies, Mr. Jesse) |
| Washington D.C. Our Nation's Capital Design your class trip to Washington, D.C. (Middle Grades, Ms. Carroll) |
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WebQuest: Latin America Postcard
Design a postcard from a Latin American Country
(Grade 6 Social Studies, Mr. Kakias) Click here for a BONUS Scavenger Hunt. (Mr. Kakias) |
Middle School--Other Topics
| 50 Nifty States Entice people to come to the state of your choice (Grades 4-8 combined class project Mrs. Lyden) |
| Barber of Seville Many choices await your study of this comic opera. (Grade 5 General Music, Mrs. Chunn) |
| Bo-reguard, Borisha and YOU! Help your friend conquer a drinking problem. (Grade 7 Health Mrs. Draudt) |
| Color Wheel Colors follow us wherever we go. (Grade 7 Art, Mrs. Gaia) |
| Fair-To-All Times It's 1812 and you've just moved to Ohio. Create a newspaper that is fair to Indians and settlers. (Grade 8 Social Studies and Computer Technology Ms. Whited) |
| Friends, Romans, Christians and Gladiators, Lend Me Your Ear Become a Roman citizen (Grade 8 Religion Mrs. Suzelis) |
| Halloween Concerns Research the history, safety and appeal of Halloween. (Grades 6-8 Computer, Mrs. Wick and Mrs. Ketchem) |
| Illuminated Manuscripts: Recreating Medieval Art Using calligraphy, make an illuminated manuscript. (Grade 7 Art, Mrs. Karam) |
| It's Me: A Portrait From the Inside Out Make a realistic portrait of your face. (Grade 7 Art, Mrs. Karam) |
| Les Francophones Africains Discover French-speaking Africa. (Middle School French, Mlle Filliez) |
| Madame Butterfly and the Milkweeds Make a butterfly garden (Grade 6 Integrated Unit Ms. Demiduk) |
| Mother Goose Goes High Tech! Make each section of the library easy to identify through the use of color and art. (Grade 7 Art, Ms. Karam) |
| New Dog Are you interested in adopting a Golden Retreiver? (Grades 6-8 Family Research, Mrs. Miller) |
| News Program Create a video of the news. (Middle School Mrs. Starr) |
| Ofrenda para Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo Make altar offerings for the Day of the Dead 'ofrenda.' (Grade 8 Spanish 1, Sra. Pascher) |
| Substance Abuse Should you experiment with your friends? (Grade 7 Health Mrs. McMillen) |
| What's for Dinner You decide what items should be included on a "fast food" menu. (Grade 8 Foods, Mrs. Margida) |
| Which Pet Would You Choose? Your job is to pick the right pet for a family. (All grades-Family Research Mrs. Miller) |
| Bacteria: Wanted DEAD Not Alive AAA-Choo! Be a doctor and find out what is making you sneeze. (Biology, Ms. Hdyk) |
| Busting at the Seams? Investigating human population growth (Grades 9-10 Biology, Mr. Sondereker) |
| Can It Happen to Me? Investigate bone and muscle abnormalities. (Grades 11-12 Biology, Mrs. Haska) |
| Garden Ponds You've been hired to build a garden pond (Grade 12 Integrated Math, Mr. Paris) |
| The Gene Wars Do research on important issues on gene research (Biology, Mr. Bethem) |
| Give Me the Keys See how ready you are to buy your first car. (High School Mathematics, Mrs. Scantland) |
| Investments Become friends with the tools that will help you invest well. (Grades 10-12, Mrs. Pepperney) |
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Graphing's A Hit! Let's talk baseball (Algebra I, Mr. Weiss) |
| Manhatten Bomb Project (World History II, Mr. Durkin) |
| Mathematics Through the Ages Has everything in math been discovered? Find out! (High School Mathematics, Mrs. Miceli) |
| Periodic Table Answer the burning questions in your cooking journal. (Grades 10-12 Physical Science, Mr. Mohr) |
| Pseudoscience Critically examine the belief in "false sciences." (Grades 11 and 12, Mr. Easter) |
| Telescopes: How Far Can You See? Tell us about telescopes! (Physical Science) |
High School Language Arts
A British Literature Survey Who are the great English authors and what influenced their writing? (Advanced Senior English, Mrs. Auletta) Censorship-You Make the Call Help the mayor make a decision about censorship in your community. (Grade 12 English, Ms. French) Censorship and Farenheit 451 (Honors English Grade 9, Ms. Leetch Creative Writing Advertising Project Develop an advertising campaign for a new product. (Advanced Creative Writing, Mr. Cielec) From the Trunk of the Old Elm Tree Folklore at its finest. (Mrs. Ellis) FutureQuest It's 2010 and you're ready to move on with your life. Get some help here! (Grade 12 English, Ms. Hartz) Knights: Friend or Foe? You decide! (Grade 12 Honors English Mrs. Crites) A Knight's Journey Are you up for the challenge of being a knight? (Grade 12 English Mrs. Crites) Life Quest High school was fun! Now it's time to plan for your future. (Grade 12 English, Mrs. Kovach) Medieval Times--Create a live broadcast from the Middle Ages. (Grade 10 World Literature, Ms. Bradley and Ms. Scarnecchia) Mythology Explore a myth not read in class. (Grades 9-12 Language Arts, Mr. Decker) High School Social Studies
Crossroads Study of tolerance through the civil rights movement and study of sexual orientation (High school Social Study, Mr. Howells) The Humanity of Jews in the Holocaust Design a Holocaust memorial (Grade 10 Morality, Mrs. Miller) On the Brink of War--Cold War Culture What was the effect of the cold war on the culture of the time? (Grade 11 Social Studies, Ms. Conti) High School--Other Topics
Discover Careers in Foods Help three classmates find careers in foods. (Grade 8 Foods, Ms. Pfeiffer) Domestic Violence Experience domestic violence through the eyes of the victim. (Family and Consumer Science, Ms. Hankins) Final Project Create a product and market it. (Grades 9-12 Computer Applications, Ms. Stepetich) Games, Games, Games! You design a game. (Grades 9-10 PE, Miss Kampf) Job Search 101 Follow this quest in your search for a great job. (OWE Mrs. Hamilton) Our German Roots in the USA Find out how German Americans contributed to our country. (Grades 8-12 German, Ms. Kunze) Parenting--Babies Don't Come with Directions How do you decide what to do with new babies? (Consumer Education Classes) Searching My Career-- Help to get an answer to the question "What do I want to be when I grow up?" (OWE, Mr. Butcher) The Ultimate Modern Artist Help create a survey of which types of art appeal to teenagers. (Art I, Ms. DiFrangia) The Ultimate Travel Destination! Showcase your ultimate vacation spot (Spanish I, Mrs. Evans) Un paseo en Espana--Make a travel brochure to Sunny Spain. (Spanish 2, Senora Eiber)
Professional Development
| Celebrate Technology Week--with Technology at the Workplace (Mrs. Mazzer) |
| Practitioner Training for Administrators (Mrs. Eslinger) |
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