Welcome to minequests!  

l        learning journeys sponsored by the Wyoming Mining Association

connecting teachers and students with their communities, standards and technology

Sure ... the Wyoming Mining Association wants you and your students to know more about the roles mining industries play in our communities. However, as a part of its mission, the Association emphasizes its commitment to education and it seeks to be a strong educational partner. Support for the Minequest activities hopes to assist you in providing high quality instruction for Wyoming kids, leading students to a deeper understanding of the tough and complex issues we all face today and tomorrow. The Association hopes these Minequest learning journeys will help you engage your students in applying higher level thinking skills to solve problems, meet the intent of many Wyoming State Standards across contents, including technology, and introduce tomorrow's citizens to the concepts of complexity and compromise.

 

Looking for some shorter webquesting experiences for your students? Try

DAYTREKS

 

Minequests have been developed with Wyoming State Standards in mind. The tasks you choose to include in your classroom minequesting and the student work you choose to collect will determine which state standards and benchmarks are applicable for your wequesting instruction. The Minequest collection includes tasks which are relevant to language arts, math, science, social studies, vocational and technology standards.

See a list of Big Questions to begin your adventure into Minequesting.

Also, check out linking the classroom to the workplace here.

Click any of the following links to reach quick classroom hints for

teamwork

technology

webquesting

A summary of tasks for each webquest are available at the Minequest Gateway.

To continue to the minequests now, you can select the Minequest Gateway here.

But remember safety first! For minequesting safety hints look to the links below.

Combine webquesting and math skill practice with real world applications.

MATHTREKS

View real world mining math problems.

Set #1

Set #2

Answers

 

Industry relies on providing safe working conditions and expecting safe work practices to keep business rolling. The business of learning needs a "safe" environment as well. Here are three resources to help you get off to a safe start.

 

Webquest Teacher Tour

Experience the format of a Minequest and decide whether webquesting is a tool to add to your instructional toolbox.

 

 

Minequest Teacher Safety Tour

Avoid disasters and become familiar with the specific format of a Minequest. Find hints for what you need to do before your kids log on.

Minequest Student Safety Tour

Set the stage for efficient work and answer the questions you don't want to waste time on later. Check it out before your kids do though. As with all Minequests, you may want to add your own two cents to clarify or revise the directions given.

 

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learning journeys sponsored by the Wyoming Mining Association