Oh Christmas Tree! An Internet Web Quest

Introduction | Task | Process |Evaluation | Conclusion 

Introduction: Christmas trees have been a long standing holiday symbol. How did this tradition begin? How many people will decorate a tree this Christmas? What must consumers know about maintaining a Christmas tree?

Task: You and your partner will research Christmas trees from the links provided below. You will than use your research to create a consumer information pamphlet using word processing software. This pamphlet will include:

1. A brief history of the Christmas Tree

2. At least five facts or statistics related to Christmas Trees, such as how many trees are decorated each year, how many are grown each year, most popular types of trees etc.

3. At least five safety tips for decorating and maintaining a real Christmas tree.

4. At least 3 links to Web sites that will provide more information about Christmas tress.

5. A paragraph about why Christmas tree safety is important.

Process: Use the links below to find the information listed above. Take this information and use a word processing application such as AppleWorks to create your pamphlet. Your pamphlet will be tri-fold and be setup as follows:

Links:

Evaluation:

Task	Does Not Meet the Standard	Almost Meets the Standard	Meets the Standard	Exceeds the Standard
1. A brief history of the Christmas tree	Little or no information about history.	Some information about history.	Enough information about history is present to let the reader have a general overview.	Reader has a complete understanding of the history of Christmas Trees.
2. Statistics such as how many trees are decorated each year, how many are grown each year, etc	Little or no factual/statistical information	Some facts/statistical information	Five facts/statistics about Christmas trees is included in the pamphlet.	More than five facts/statistics about Christmas trees is included in the pamphlet.
3. At least five safety tips for decorating and maintaining a real Christmas tree.	One or two safety tips are provided.	Four safety tips are provided	Five safety tips are provided	More than five safety tips are provided
4. Link(s) to get more information about Christmas tress.	No link is provided or a link is provided, but the address is inaccurate	1 or 2 links provided, with accurate addresses	3 accurate links provided	More than 3 accurate links provided
5. Pamphlet is neat as well as informative.	Little formatting has been used. No color or graphics.	Attempt at formatting is made. Some color choices.	Format is neat and colorful. Color and graphics choices help make your pamphlet fun to read!	Format is neat and colorful. Color and graphics choices enhance your pamphlet!

Conclusion: Share your pamphlet with your family and friends and have a safe and happy Holiday Season!