Introduction
Hello everyone! Let's travel together with this Webquest.
It will help you to learn important information about the United Kingdom, Australia, USA and Canada, for example, where it is located, what its currency is or which animals live there.
This trip will be done in a responsible way, enjoying every step of your journey!
STEPS:
1- FOLLOW THE STEPS YOU HAVE ON THE LEFT (Introduction, Process, Evaluation and Conclusion).
2 - SEARCH IN THE INTERNET (you have the links in the PROCESS SECTION) THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.
3 - WORK IN GROUPS RESPECTING EVERY PERSON AND EVERY OPINION OF ANY MEMBER OF YOUR GROUP.
4- BEFORE START WORKING LOOK AT THE EVALUATION SECTION TO KNOW WHAT IS EXPECTED FROM YOU.
Task
Are you ready to start the journey?
What you will obtain doing the webquest is the following:
1- Respect each other as a person and in his/her opinions.
2- Be more creative and reflective, because at the end of this webquest you will have to choose a country (the most surprising for you) and explain it ORALLY.
3- Distinguish which elements of each country are the most important for you, because you will have to do an scheme of the country you choose.
4 - Have a global understanding of the main characteristics of the countries worked in class.
Process
LET'S START THE JOURNEY!
1- Organize your groups into 3 or 4 members and choose a name for it.
2- Answer the questions in the following link for each country.
3- After you answer the questions, make CONCEPTUAL MAP (in this link you will find how to do it) of your favourite country.
4. Remember: To send your work you must click on the blue button SHARE on the right side of the questionnaire in the google docs.
4- Choose a country you like and prepare a Power Point Presentation, remarking the most important and curious things you have found.
5 - Remember you need to use the Power Point Presentation to do the oral presentation.
GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!
RESOURCES
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/uk.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/country/united-kingdom.html(YOU CAN ALSO FIND THE REST OF INFORMATION FROM THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES)
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/615557/United-Kingdom (ENCICLOPEDIA FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRIES)
https://youtu.be/PhY9PBceqYY (HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA)
https://youtu.be/NL66NfKUWDE (HISTORY OF UNITED KINGDOM)
https://youtu.be/FtrWvkCzUOQ (HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES)
https://youtu.be/c_dr0ZVRvR0 (HISTORY OF CANADA)
https://youtu.be/dvrj_Fp2Klk (HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA)
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/wildlife-trade/natives (AUSTRALIA ANIMALS AND PLANTS)
http://scaa.usask.ca/gallery/northern/content?pg=ex11-1 (CANADA ANIMALS AND PLANTS)
http://lntreasures.com/uk.htm (THE UK ANIMALS AND PLANTS)
http://lntreasures.com/usa.html (THE USA ANIMALS AND PLANTS)
Evaluation
The EVALUATION RUBRIC will help you to know WHAT IT IS EXPECTED FROM YOU. I hope you GET the BEST POSSIBLE MARK!
HAVE A LOOKA IT BEFORE YOU START WORKING IN THE WEBQUEST. I'M SURE YOU CAN DO IT!
Remember to use THE INDIVIDUAL DIARY GRID to show what you have learnt every day!
Click here to get it!
EVALUATION RUBRIC:
| ITEMS | POOR (1) | FAIR (2) | GOOD (3) | VERY GOOD (4) | EXCELLENT (5) |
|
Students have worked in a respectful way(individually and as a group) |
Hardly ever | Sometimes | Often |
Usually |
Always |
| The group has answered the questions | Not in order. The answers are not complete, the vocabulary, grammar and the spelling are not correct. | Quite in order. The answers are more or less complete, but there are a lot of vocabulary, grammar and spelling mistakes. | In order. The answers are more or less complete and there are some vocabulary, grammar and spelling mistakes. | In order. The answers are complete, there are few vocabulary, grammar and spelling mistakes. | In order. There isn't any mistakes. the answers are complete and the vocabulary and spelling are outstanding. |
| The conceptual map (INDIVIDUAL) | is a chaos. The main aspects are not clear. | has some hierarchy problems of the main ideas. In general, it is understandable. | No problems in the hierarchy of the main ideas. But some ideas can be improved. | The hierarchy is clear. The main ideas are clear. The map is very well done. | The hierarchy is clear. the main ideas are very clear. The map is done in depth. |
|
the elaboration of the PPT and the oral presentation (GROUP) |
The explanation is not in order. They repeat ideas from other groups and need to look at the ppt again and again. | The explanation is quite clear. The main concepts are quite clear too, but they need to look at the ppt quite often. | The explanation is very clear, the main concepts are clear and they hardly ever look at the ppt. | The explanation is very clear. the concepts are part of themselves and they do not look at the ppt. | The explanation is outstanding. They take it as part of themselves and they don't have a look at the ppt at all. |
Conclusion
WELCOME TO THE END OF THE JOURNEY!
It is very important for you to write 2 lines for each for the questions you have on this link.
- They are a self-evaluation for you.
- They are useful to reflect on what you have learnt.
Your answers will help me to improve this webquest.
Thank you!!
Credits
I THANK ALL MY STUDENTS FOR THEIR GOOD JOB! YOU
ARE FANTASTIC!
Teacher Page
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