Teachers using the Webquest could simply have students start with the student page. Students then use the site for the instructions on how to proceed with the Webquest, what the final outcome of the project is and what they need to fulfill their responsibility. Links to informational sites that students will need are also provided. Students will need access to presentation software to prepare their presentation. Get the Adobe Acrobat PDF reader plug-in so you can read this file, if you don't already have it.
Some national standards relate to technology.
Students would be using the Internet to locate information on the mathematicians, analyze their accomplishments in a group and make conclusions as to which each group is going to nominate. All of these outcomes are supported by the group work and the presentations to the nominating board. This committee has been charged to research the accomplishments of mathematicians throughout history and to recommend the core group of mathematicians to be honored as the first inductees. The class will be divided into groups of six students. Individual students in the group will adopt one of the six roles identified in the Webquest.