9-12th Grade WebQuest

Designed by

Brenda F.

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

Introduction

You have just moved to Fort Collins from New York City and have all your money in cash and travelers checks and a couple of bank accounts still in your bank back east. All that cash is making you nervous and you need to find a place to put your money that is safe and will give you the best benefits for the dollar.

Today you will research the different banks in town and find the one that gives you the best interest rate on a money market account. You need to set up a checking account with the least amount of fees that will still give you an ATM card. You will need an attached savings account that will cover any accidental overage in your checking account. You need to research Certificates of Deposit for amount of months, rates and fees. Finding a safety deposit box is also important.

Task

Research the four different banks and all their services. After you have researched each bank and compared the different rates and fees and services you need to make a brochure about the bank you have chosen to put all your money in.

Process

Find the bank that has the best products and rates for each item below

1. checking

2. fees for checks

3. on line banking

4. cd rates

5. savings that can attach to checking account

6. atm card

7. money market

8. safety deposit

Then create a brochure with the information you have gained that will show why you made that choice. The brochure needs to be creative and look professional. It should be able to hand to your client if you worked for your choice of banking institution.

Below are the four banking institutions I would like you to research. They are all in the Fort Collins, Colorado area.

First National Bank

http://www.1stnationalbank.com/mark/default1.asp

Norbel Credit Union

http://www.norbel.org/

Centennial Bank

http://www.centennialbanks.com/

Home State Bank

https://www.homestatebank.com/default.htm

Evaluation

Category	Exceptional	Accomplished	Developing	Beginning	Total
Content- Accuracy	All facts in the brochure are accurate 20-18	99-90% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. 17-15	89-80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate 14-10	Less than 80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate 9-0
Writing -Organization	Each section in the brochure has a clear beginning, middle, and end. 10-8	Almost all sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end 7-5	Most sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end. 4-3	Less than half of the sections of the brochure have a clear beginning, middle and end 2-0.
Sources	Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 95-100% of the facts and graphics in the brochure. 20-18	Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 94-85% of the facts and graphics in the brochure 17-15	Careful and accurate records are kept to document the source of 84-75% of the facts and graphics in the brochure. 14-10	Sources are not documented accurately or are not kept on many facts and graphics 9-0
Attractiveness & Organization	The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information. 10-8	The brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information 7-5	The brochure has well-organized information 4-3	The brochure's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader. 2-0
Spelling & Proofreading	No spelling errors. 15-14	No more than 1 spelling error 13-11	No more than 3 spelling errors 10-8	Several spelling errors in the brochure. 7-0
Knowledge Gained	The student can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure. 20-18	The student can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure. 17-15	The student can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure. 14-10	The student appears to have little knowledge about the facts or technical processes used in the brochure. 9-0
Graphics/ pictures	Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics 5-4	Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text. 3-2	Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the brochure seems "text-heavy". 2	Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen 1-0.
Total/ Comments

Conclusion

I hope this little research of web sites has given you a chance to use the knowledge you have gain in your previous lessons. I want you to be able to research a business to see if their product or service is what you need. I would also like you to get the best value. I do hope you enjoyed your time here today and that you can use this information for your own personal banking needs in the future.

Credits

I would like to thank Kathy at the CSU CTTEC lab for giving me the knowledge to create this Web Quest.

First National Bank

http://www.1stnationalbank.com/mark/default1.asp

Norbel Credit Union

http://www.norbel.org/

Centennial Bank

http://www.centennialbanks.com/

Home State Bank

https://www.homestatebank.com/default.htm