Introduction
Introduction
Welcome travellers! You are about to set off on an exciting journey to a foreign country. You will gather information and create a Power Point presentation for your country.
Enjoy your adventure.
Task
Your Task
- Students will select and research a country from the following list:
- Indonesia
- Papua New Guinea
- Timor Leste
- New Zealand
- Solomon Islands
- Fiji
- New Caledonia
2. Students will compile the information into a Power Point presentation.
Process
Process
Part 1: Use Google Maps to help you label the Map of Australia and its neighbouring countries.
Part 2: Choose a country
You will need to choose a country from the list:
- Indonesia
- Papua New Guinea
- Timor Leste
- New Zealand
- Solomon Islands
- Fiji
- New Caledonia
Once you have made a decision, let your teacher know your country.
Part 2: Organize your research into a Word document or direct to PowerPoint
You will be asked to research (but are not limited to) the following categories:
- Flag
- Floral or Animal Emblem
- Total Area
- Capital city
- Population
- Other major cities
- Physical features, eg major mountains, rivers, forests
- Government (e.g. democracy, monarchy, dictatorship), Currency (e.g. yen, dollar) and Languages spoken
- Climate - type of climate (eg Mediterranean, tropical), average rainfall and termperature data
- Major industries
- Customs, e.g. special holidays celebrated
Part 3: Gather Information
You should have a minimum of 3 under each category. Use some of the reliable resources below to gather information.
Part 4: Compile and organize information
Organize the data you have collected. You will have a minimum of eight pages in your Power Point. The pages are as follows:
- Cover Page – Catchy title, graphic, name, date, and project description
- Flag, Floral and Animal emblems
- Geographical Statistics - population, total land area, capital city and other major cities.
- Government, Currency and Languages spoken
- Climate
- Major industries
- Customs
- Any other interesting facts
Part 5: Edit and finalise your Country Power Point
- Check you have incldued all pages required.
- Edit your spelling and punctuation
Evaluation
Evaluation
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Legibility: Power Point is well organized and content makes sense |
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Style: Engages the reader with precise details, strong voice, and a variety of sentences. |
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Mechanics/Spelling: Capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and formatting are controlled. |
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Content: All required content is included in each page. |
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1. Cover Page - Title and graphic |
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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2. Flag, floral and animal emblems described and images supplied |
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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3. Geographical Statistics - population, total land area, capital city and other major cities. |
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4. Government, Currency and Languages spoken | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 5. Climate - type of climate, average rainfall and temperature data | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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6. Major industries - at least 3 described with images |
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7. Customs - at least three customs described | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Total: 40 points |
Conclusion
Conclusion
Congratulations travellers! You have come to the end of your Country Research Webquest.
If a friend has finished their research project, quietly edit each others work to make sure:
- the facts given make sense
- they have included all information requested
- punctuation, capitalisation and spelling is correct
Credits
Thank you to Betsy Julien, Eisenhower Elementary and Alison Galbraith whose country research projects assisted me in putting together this Australia-specific webquest for my students.