They also have a template that is based on the one created by Dr. Dodge. It's critical in the early stages of WebQuest development that you stack the decks in favor of your own success. You need to identify a topic that is worth your spending time on and one that takes advantage of the Web and the WebQuest format. To that end, he has provided an evaluation rubric for you to grade your topic. Look at the rubric and judge your tentative topic.
Some topics make poor candidates for Quest topics.
Resources for teaching a topic effectively may be located on the web, yet the facts found do not require synthesis by the students. As an example, consider a topic from Earth Science. At the end of that search, a student might be able to list, in order, the ten minerals on Moh's scale. However, little could be done with this information. The subject of bullying will be used to illustrate both of these.