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This WebQuest was created to be completed following the unit on the Revolutionary War.  It helps to tie in many of the concepts learned in this unit.

First, you should decide how the quilt is going to be made.  It would be helpful to make a model of how the quilt should look.  Take a look at some options you have to create the quilt.

Next, you need to decide what steps you want to complete.  It is important to complete Step One and Step Five.  You want your students to do the research, as well as the quilt.  If you do not want to spend a lot of time, you can assign more students to a colony so that the research and the quilt can be completed more quickly.  You can decide how much needs to be done for this quest.  It is advisable to design a more detailed checklist for each step once you decide how much you want your students to complete.

I approached this entire WebQuest differently with each group.  With one group, I allowed each student to complete their own quilt.  Each student was given a piece of construction paper which was divided into 9 squares.  They designed their quilt using crayons.  Another class worked in groups to do this project.  The research was divided up and they completed the quilt working in groups of two to three students.  Lastly, I did the research with the class for one colony in each region.  Then I assigned groups of students to complete one quilt from one of the regions.  It depends on how independently your group may work.  If they are independent, then allow them more space.  If they need more guidance, give them support.  Check out some of the examples of the quilts that were completed by students or ideas for quilts.

When my students completed this quest, I had a bulletin board for data to be displayed.  When students found information about specific points about their colony, they placed it on the bulletin board.  Our class also made a class bar graph to show total population for each state from data gathered from the 1790 Census.  It was displayed on the bulletin board. 

Finally, it is important to use this webquest to benefit your students.  Visit each of the websites prior to completing this quest.  Print out a copy of each site.  This way if you cannot connect to the Internet, your students can still complete their research from the hard copies.  Always have a backup plan when working with technology.

If you find any sites that would be helpful to put on this site, please email me at Hayox2@edmail.com. 
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This site was used to get the chart of information about each colony.

http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/colchart.html

This site was used as a link to the thirteen colonies
http://www.seanet.com/Users/pamur/13colony.html

The United States Historical Census Browser was used to gather information for the Census table that is used in this quest.
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/

This is a great site to give as an overview before you begin the unit.  You can also discuss why some resources group Maryland as part of the Southern Colonies, rather than the Middle.  You can have students explore this and see if they can find the answer themselves.
http://www.benjaminschool.com/hagy1/thirteen_colonies.htm

This site is an excellent comparison of the Northern and Southern colonies.  An extension activity could be to have New England and Southern colonies compared to the Middle colonies.
http://www.glasgow-ky.com/fye/ms_fye/colonial_life.htm

This site is an excellent site for how the colonies were settled.
http://www.seanet.com/Users/pamur/13colony.html

These books were used to help write pages on each colony.

Rich, Louise Dickinson. The First Book of The Early Settlers. New York: Franklin Watts, 1959. (531-00518-6)

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Division.  United States and Its Neighborhoods.  New York:  McGraw Hill Publishing Company, 1993.


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