Let’s Learn About

Chocolate
Informational Reading Webquest
Students have fun
learning about
chocolate as they
enhance their
informational
reading and
research skills!

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 Let's Learn About Chocolate
Internet Webquest Reading Acitvity

Why does chocolate melt in your mouth? Do you know how M&Ms got their name?
Your students will have fun learning about chocolate as they reinforce their reading
and research skills using this webquest lesson. This chocolate webquest includes a handy
internet search guide to help them find information more quickly. There are 17 chocolate
related items for students to answer in this webquest lesson.
The format includes multiple choice items, extended response, true/false, or fill in the
blank. Kid-friendly graphics have been added throughout the webquest, and a complete
answer key is included.

The activity includes a handy internet search guide to help them find information about
chocolate more quickly. The details are listed below:

Find the important words in your question. These are your search terms

Key in your search terms in the box of the website you’re using as your search page (like
Google.com) .

Scan the results and click on the best possible choices.

Look for your information on the page that best fits your needs.

My students love doing web quests. Letting them choose what they learn about is exciting.
I have many others available on TPT. Some of the topics available are listed below:

Animal adaptations, ice cream, donuts, wacky animals, ladybugs, lightning, zebras,
Sponge Bob®, penguins, butterflies, and more.

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CHOCOLATE!
Use your research skills to learn some new things about chocolate.

Chocolate was once used...

a) To keep insects away.
b) As money to buy things.
c) To help cuts heal quickly.
d) As fertilizer to help crops grow better.

All chocolate is made from beans that come from the ______________________ tree.

These trees are mostly found in regions near the _______________________.

Cocoa beans were once used as

a) money
b) toys
c) weapons
d) Insulation

If you ate a raw cocoa bean, it would taste ______________________ (salty, sweet, bitter, sour)

When was the first chocolate bar produced? _________________

Ruth Wakefield is the inventor of the chocolate chip cookie. She sold the idea to the Nestle company
in 1940. What did she receive in return?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

How much did world’s largest candy bar weigh? ____________________________

When was the first Hershey’s kiss created? _________________

What type of chocolate has health benefits? ________________________________

How does this type of chocolate help your body?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

True or False? Chocolate is harmful to dogs. ______________________

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Why does milk chocolate melt in your mouth?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

What does the name M&M stand for?

a) Their makers’ last names.
b) Mr. and Mrs.
c) Melts in your mouth.
d) Mostly milk chocolate

Why were M&Ms invented?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

How did Hershey’s kisses get their name?

a) They make you smack your lips like a kiss.
b) They were made by a machine that made a kissing sound.
c) Two people who kissed came up with the idea.
d) They’re shaped like two lips kissing.

If you enjoy eating chocolate, you should thank Joseph Fry. Why?

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

What’s your favorite chocolate candy? __________________________________________________

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 Let’s Learn About Answer Key
Name________________________

CHOCOLATE!
Use your research skills to learn about chocolate.

Chocolate was once used...

a) To keep insects away.
b) As money to buy things.
c) To help cuts heal quickly
d) As fertilizer to help crops grow better.

All chocolate is made from beans that come from the cocoa tree.

These trees are mostly found in regions near the equator.

Cocoa beans were once used as

a) money
b) toys
c) weapons
d) Insulation

If you ate a raw cocoa bean, it would taste ______________________ (salty, sweet, bitter, sour)

When was the first chocolate bar produced? 1847 (by Joseph Fry)

Ruth Wakefield is the inventor of the chocolate chip cookie. She sold the idea to the Nestle company
in 1940. What did she receive in return? She received a lifetime supply of chocolate. Some sources
say she received some cash also.

How much did world’s largest candy bar weigh? 12,000 pounds http://dailym.ai/1nh6k2R

The first Hershey's kiss was made in 1907

What type of chocolate has health benefits? dark chocolate

How does this type of chocolate help your body? Dark chocolate contains antioxidants and has been
shown to help fight heart disease. It also lowers blood pressure.

True or False? Chocolate is harmful to dogs. True. Chocolate can be poisonous to dogs.

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Why does milk chocolate melt in your mouth?

The melting point of chocolate is slightly lower than the temperature of the human body.

What does the name M&M stand for?

a) Their makers’ last names.
b) Mr. and Mrs.
c) Melts in your mouth.
d) Mostly milk chocolate

Why were M&Ms invented?

They allowed soldiers to have a candy that wouldn’t melt as quickly as milk chocolate.

How did Hershey’s kisses get their name?

a) They make you smack your lips like a kiss.
b) They were made by a machine that made a kissing sound.
c) Two people who kissed came up with the idea.
d) They’re shaped like two lips kissing.

If you enjoy eating chocolate, you should thank Joseph Fry. Why?
He invented a way to make solid chocolate. He is credited with inventing the first chocolate bar.

Answers will vary. 

What’s your favorite chocolate candy? __________________________________________________

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 How to Use the Internet
to Find Information

Think about what you want to know.

Find the important words in your question. These are your search
terms

Key in your search terms in the box of the website (like

Google.com) you’re using as your search page.

Scan the results and click on the best possible choices.

Look for your information on the page that best fits your needs.

How to Use the Internet

to Find Information

Think about what you want to know.

Find the important words in your question. These are your search
terms

Key in your search terms in the box of the website (like

Google.com) you’re using as your search page.

Scan the results and click on the best possible choices.

Look for your information on the page that best fits your needs.

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 The Value of Web Quests and Search Activities

In order for our students to be real world learners of the 21st century, teaching them
technology skills is vital to their overall achievement. Much of today’s research takes place
online, where as just 30 years ago, it involved a trip to the library to wade through books
and articles. My goal in creating web quests and “search” activities is to allow students to
become skilled at finding information quickly and efficiently. There are other benefits
also. Web quest activities require students to search for information, read, comprehend,
and decide whether or not the information is relevant. Students also need to determine if
the information is factual, or someone’s opinion.

Some of the benefits of web quests or internet scavenger hunts are:

-Students are learning a real world skill that is vital to their future educational growth.
-They create a heightened awareness about a topic which encourages inquiry and further
investigation.
-Comprehension skills are enhanced as students draw conclusions from the text they read.
-Higher level thinking skills are required and enhanced.
-Students choose their own path in finding relevant information.
-Skills practiced and mastered match Common Core components and often involve
informational text.
-They raise the students’ confidence level in the use of technology to solve problems.

You may investigate the value of teaching tech skills, by reading these articles:

Wepner, S., Valmont, W.J., & Thurlow, R. (Eds.). (2000). Linking Literacy and Technology:
A Guide for K–8 Classrooms. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Technology in the classroom should be used to enhance literacy, including spelling,
reading, writing, and vocabulary.
http://nyti.ms/84Esxx

"Communication and comprehension are two of the most important aspects of using
technology."

In order for technology to be an effective enhancement for literacy instruction, students

must first master the basics of using computers "so that students can concentrate more on
literacy tasks than on technology."

Students need to learn efficient ways of searching the Internet. "Because of the nature of
the Web, navigation problems may arise.“

Helping Children Find What They Need on the Internet (New York Times – 2009)
http://bit.ly/8ovEap

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