Lighthouses of Florida 

 A Webquest Activity for 2nd Grade
Designed by Amanda DeMattio


Introduction
Task
Resources
Conclusion
Evaluation


Introduction:

Florida is surrounded by water.  How do boats stay away from the shores?  Lighthouses! Lighthouses help guide boats to safety at night or in bad weather.

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Task:

Your job today is to find out some information about different lighthouses.  First print out this list of questions that will help guide you in your discovery of lighthouses.  Next, visit this website and choose at least one lighthouse in each district from the tour to help you answer the questions.  Finally, you will also print out and mark this map of Florida with the locations of the lighthouses you chose.

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Resources:

You will find the lighthouse information here:
http://www.floridalighthouses.org/

The print out for the map of Florida can be found here:
http://www.netstate.com/states/maps/images/fl_outline.gif

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Conclusion:

Wow! You have learned a lot about lighthouses.  Print this page to finish up your learning experience.  You now have some information if you ever visit a lighthouse, and some interesting questions to ask when you get there.

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Evaluation:

You will be graded using this form.
 
 

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All images are personal photographs.  E-mail any questions or comments to the above linked name.