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The 'Task' section focuses your learners on what they are going to do.

Describe crisply and clearly what the end result of the learners' activities will be. Don't list the steps that students will go through to get to the end point - that belongs in the Process section.

How do you want the learners to record and present their finished information or findings? Examples could include a:

• Powerpoint presentation,
• simple word processed document,
• web page,
• verbal presentation,
• or through a weblog

Below are four examples of real WebQuest tasks. All source links will open in a new window:

Source: Creating a Community Garden "You are part of a residents association within a large block of flats. The flats are all managed through the Local Authority housing stock. The small communal grounds to the front comprise mainly grassed areas and a car park. The flats have been plagued with a number of problems over the years. Residents now feel that by improving the overall look and feel of the outside area will improve the environment for all residents and help to instil a sense of pride amongst all residents. Now all you need is the support of the Local Authority and a small grant to help get you started."

Source: Diabetes Webquest. "It is your journal, so you can decide how much information you want to have in it. There is a blank journal template available on this page for you to download. Simply click on the link on the right hand side of this page and click "save" when prompted. The way you record your information is entirely up to you, you are free to express yourself in your own style. To guide you, there are a number of suggested sections that you may want to include in your journal. These suggestions make up the "process" section of this WebQuest. You do not have to follow these suggestions, but it is recommended that you include material on these topics, as they are regarded as the "core information" that is needed when compiling information about diabetes. To help you obtain the information to put into your journal, the "resources" section of this WebQuest has a number of high-quality, reliable links that will provide you with the information you will need. Of course, you may know someone with diabetes and may want to include a section on that person's own experiences. This would give the WebQuest a very personal feel to it. You may well have access to your local library, therefore you could use other types of resource (other than electronic), such as books, magazines and medical publications.

Source: Mining in Staffordshire. "Your task is to use the Internet to find out about mining history. As you use the weblinks provided in the resources section you will search for the anwers to the following questions: When was the coal industry nationalised? (Clue: Historical Overview) What were the three methods of extracting coal? (Clue: Mining Technique) Which Act forbade children under 9 to be employed in 1842? (Clue: Miner's lives > Pit Boys) In what year was the last miners' national strike against pit closures? (Clue: Miners' Strikes) Which contractors were responsible for capping the mine shafts of Littleton Colliery when it closed down? (Clue: Landscaping of Littleton Colliery) How did the Black Country get its name? (Clue: Black Country Living Museum) What was the nick-name of the Walsall Wood Coal Mine? (Clue: Brownhills local history) Who rediscovered the tunnel between what was the Cannock No 1, 3 and 4 plants recently? (Clue: Cannock Chase Historical Society > No 3 Plant reopens) In what year was Shirebrook Colliery closed down? (Clue: Bill Riley's website) In what year was Jonah Deakin junior ( one of Brownhill's famous councillor) receive his OBE from Queen Elizabeth II? ( Clue: Brownhill's local history > Famous People > Jonah Deakin junior) What year did Silverdale Colliery close down and what did this mean for deep mining in North Staffordshire? (Clue: http://www.thepotteries.org/mining/ > Silverdale Colliery What type of coal was being mined in North Staffordshire? (Clue: http://www.thepotteries.org/mining/)"

Source: Gardening Online - Tree Planting Webquest "So, all you need to do is choose four trees and plant them. Before you run off to the local garden centre with a large wheelbarrow and a pair of sturdy gloves, the community centre would like you to present them with a plan. You can provide this in handwritten format, wordprocessed, as a PowerPoint presentation or using any other plain or fancy means you wish, so long as there’s paper or computer-based information for the community centre to look at. Since they’ve been operating in a bit of a dull looking wasteland, the community centre users are not too demanding about what they want. They’ve come up with a wish list for you. “Please could we have: Three trees native to the UK At least one evergreen Two trees which will not be taller than 12 m Something to hide the ugly buildings behind our garden One fruit tree would be nice One or two flowering trees would brighten up the space A tree with berries would attract birds to the garden Finally, please don’t forget that there is going to be a vegetable garden in the back. We'd like you to find out how to plant the trees, and we'll look after them if you leave us some instructions.” The community centre has drawn up a rough sketch of where they would like each of the four trees to be planted. They would like you to suggest which tree should go where. You can see that the back garden is south-facing, so should get plenty of sun. The dimensions of the plot are: Front garden: length 20 ft; width 80 ft Back garden: length 50ft; width 80 ft Ready to move on? Your next task is to find out about the process by which you will choose and plant the trees."