Dr. Diane E. Newby
Central Michigan University
Community Investigations: Summer 2007


WebQuests 2007 (EDU 343)

Community Investigations:  Spring 2007
Baroda
Berkley
Canton
Fowler
Fremont
Goodrich
Grand Ledge		 Marlette
Iron Mountain
Memphis
Mount Pleasant (Lannen)
Mount Pleasant (Davis)
Oxford
Port  Huron		 Spring Arbor
Sterling Heights
Traverse City
Warren
Westphalia
Wyandotte (Sprunk)
Wyandotte (Heagle)

EDU 343 Lesson Plans 2007


Community Investigations:  2006

Bay City
Chesterfield Township
Grand Ledge
Menominee
Montrose
About Traverse City
Traverse City

EDU 640 Lesson Plans 2006 WebQuest:  Spring 2006

Michigan Communities:  Investigations by Preservice Teachers - Spring 2006
 
Cass City
Cheboygan
Clinton Township		 Flint
St. Johns
Wessington Springs

WebQuests:  Fall 2005
 
A Tale of Two Cities 
All Aboard the Mayflower
Children of the Civil War
Civil War
Civil War Soldiers 
Gold Rush 
Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Mackinac Island Now and Then 
Mining in Hancock, MI 
Mt. Pleasant: Yesterday & Today 
The Great Lakes 

Community Investigations in Michigan, Fall 2005
 
  • Armada
  • Auburn
  • Bay City
  • Celebrate Charlotte
  • Davison
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  • Haslett
  • Lansing's Old Town
  • Livonia Community Recreation Center
  • Livonia Mall
  • Logging in Michigan
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  • Masonic Pathways
  • Midland Civic Arena
  • Royal Oak
  • Six Lakes
  • Taylor Sportsplex
  • Treetops
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  • Vestaburg Library: PowerPoint Movie also Download PDF
  • Wixom and Novi

    • Projects by Preservice and Classroom Teachers
  • Charlotte, Michigan
  • Highland Park Middle School Projects
  • Islands of Grand Ledge
  • Jackson Rail System
  • Lansing
  • Michigan Lighthouses

    • Inquiry Methods
  • Howell Kids Get Hands-on History Lesson
  • Hathorn, P.  (2005). Using Digital Storytelling as a Literacy Tool for the Inner City Middle School Youth.  The Charter Schools Resource Journal.
  • Newby, D. and Higgs, P.  (2005). Using inquiry to teach social studies.  The Charter Schools Resource Journal.
  • VanSledright, B.  Can ten-year-olds learn to investigate history as historians do?  Organization of American Historians.

    • Additional Resources
  • McGuire, Margit.  (1997).  Taking a Storypath into History.
  • Passe, Jeff.  (1998).  The Best Museum for Kids?--The One They Build Themselves!
  • Rogovin, Paula.  (1999).   Everyone Has Stories to Tell.
  • Shields, Patricia.  (1999).   Bringing History Alive
  • Shiroma, D.  (2000).  Using Primary sources on the Internet to teach and learn history.  ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education Bloomington IN, ED442739.
  • Vabfossen, P. & Shiveley, J. (1997). Things that Make You Go "Hmmm...": Creating Inquiry "Problems" in the Elementary Social Studies Classroom.

    • Inquiry Project Assignment
    Posting findings of your investigation using  a video production.

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