The Great Lakes WebQuest Worksheet
The Great Lakes WebQuest Worksheet
The Great Lakes WebQuest Worksheet
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> <strong>WebQuest</strong> <strong>Worksheet</strong><br />
Name: ____________________________________________________<br />
Fill out each portion of the worksheet using the information<br />
from <strong>The</strong> <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> <strong>WebQuest</strong>.<br />
Lake Michigan<br />
Use the picture on the Home page to list all the U.S. State touching Lake<br />
Michigan.<br />
How did Lake Michigan get its name?<br />
What were 3 other names for Lake Michigan?<br />
Use the Physical Fact Graph link provide on the website,<br />
Is Lake Michigan’s average depth greater or smaller than Lake Ontario?<br />
Which lake has a great maximum depth? Lake Michigan or Lake Ontario?
Lake Superior<br />
Use the picture on the Home page to list all the U.S. State touching Lake<br />
Superior.<br />
How did Lake Superior get its name?<br />
What does Gichigami mean?<br />
Use the Physical Fact Graph link provide on the website.<br />
Is Lake Superior the greatest in Volume or Shoreline Length?<br />
What is the maximum depth of Lake Superior, in feet?
Lake Huron<br />
Use the picture on the Home page to list all the U.S. State touching Lake<br />
Huron.<br />
How did Lake Huron get its name?<br />
Use the Physical Fact Graph link provide on the website.<br />
Does Lake Huron have more water area than Lake Michigan?<br />
What is the shoreline length of Lake Huron, in miles? List the lakes that<br />
have larger shoreline lengths.
Lake Erie<br />
Use the picture on the Home page to list all the U.S. State touching Lake<br />
Erie.<br />
How did Lake Erie get its name?<br />
Use the Physical Fact Graph link provide on the website.<br />
Is Lake Erie the lake with the least water area?<br />
Which lake is the shallowest?
Lake Ontario<br />
Use the picture on the Home page to list all the U.S. State touching Lake<br />
Ontario.<br />
How did Lake Ontario get its name?<br />
Use the Physical Fact Graph link provide on the website.<br />
Does Lake Ontario have the largest or the smallest amount of shoreline<br />
length? What is the length of the shoreline in miles?
People of the <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong><br />
Write a paragraph (3-5 sentences) in your own words about each<br />
explorer.<br />
Étienne Brûlé<br />
How did Étienne Brûlé die?<br />
Jean Nicolet<br />
What sort of clothes did Jean Nicolet wear when he greeted the Native<br />
Americans? Why do you think he wore this?<br />
Louis Joliet<br />
Jacques Marquette<br />
What country was Marquette from? Where was Joliet from? Where was<br />
Nicolet from? And Brule?
According to the map at the bottom of the “People of the <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong>” page,<br />
what <strong>Great</strong> Lake did Marquette and Joliet spend the most time traveling on?<br />
<strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> Tribes<br />
List 4 <strong>Great</strong> <strong>Lakes</strong> Tribes and write 2 sentences about them<br />
1.<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
4.<br />
What is an interesting fact about the Chippewa and Ojibwe?
Pretend that you are traveling and exploring a new land, just like Jean Nicolet and<br />
Marquette and Joliet. What supplies would you bring with you? What would be your<br />
mode of travel? Would you bring any specific helpers with you? Write a fictional<br />
journal entry telling about your preparations, goals, and ideas for exploring in a new land.<br />
Be creative!<br />
WORD IDEAS<br />
Oxen | Heirlooms Canoe Horse Wagon Coffee<br />
Food Telescopes Navigation Fresh Water Snow Shoes Tools<br />
Supplies<br />
Tools<br />
Ropes Spices Rifles Guide Boots On foot<br />
Poultry Medicine Traps Blankets Clothing Books<br />
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