Discovery Quest

Discovery Quest is an oral question-of-the-week activity that allows students to learn public speaking skills and independent research skills. Students should
prepare to participate once a month. Each student is assigned a Student Number at
the beginning of the year. Each child’s Student Number corresponds with the order
in which they will present each month. The schedule may need modification
according to holidays and other school events. The following is a general guideline:

First Week of the month – Student Numbers 1-6
Second Week of the month – Student Numbers 7-12
Third Week of the month – Student Numbers 13-18
Fourth Week of the month – Student Numbers 19-25

On each subpage to the left is a list of “quests” or research topics for the year.

Each student should use books, magazines, reference books, family member
interviews, or research tools such as the Internet to learn about the topic.

If a student would like to give a presentation on a Current Event instead of a
Discovery Quest, students may us a newspaper or the Internet to research
an event that is currently happening in our world.

Students must present to the class in order to receive a Speaking Score.
Acceptable participation means that they DO NOT read their information,
but they TELL us what they have learned. Students may use note cards,
bring pictures, posters they’ve made, or visual aid items. Students may
invite a guest to speak, bring a video clip (no full movies, please) or other
creative way to share their learning with the class.

This activity should be a fun way to study something that is interesting to
the student.

Thank you Mrs. Renz in Oregon for the inspiration of Discovery Quest.