Introduction
Welcome to Web Quest World Class Travelers!
Pack your bags and grab your passport! My name is Jimmy and I will be your pilot on this Web Quest! You are about to embark on a journey of exploration and discovery. This Web Quest will be the vehicle for you to learn about your country of origin, or maybe just a country you are interested exploring. Ever wonder what this land looks like or the foods they eat? What do they do for fun and what are their holidays and celebrations? How similar or different do people there live compared to you? All of these questions can be answered right here. Learning about cultures around the world is important for all of us! We live in a world much larger than our own communities. Although we may be different in many ways, we are also connected in many similarities as well! So what are you waiting for? Let’s take a virtual adventure around the world!
Task
Hello travelers! Pilot Jimmy at your service! Welcome to Web Quest “World Class Travelers” Your task is to research a country, whether it is one you culturally identify with or one you would just like to explore with a partner!
During your journey, you will:
- research various topics about country's using a variety of websites;
- view videos connected to your country of research;
- use Cornell notes (Google Docs) to synthesize and record your research information from text and video sources;
- create an online brochure demonstrating your research (Google Docs)
Before you buckle up, take a look at the evaluation page. This will give you a bettter understanding of what is expected for the final task.
It's almost time to depart on a learning adventure!Just one more stop so you can meet my co-pilot!
Process
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Before taking off, you must find yourself a co-pilot for this journey. Having a co-pilot enables you to learn and work together, while also dividing up the work. I'd like you to meet my co-pilot, Travis!
He goes with me on all my trips. We each have specific jobs to do, which makes the trip a lot easier. Once you have selected your co-pilot, follow the steps below.
1. Explore Countries of the World for your destination. You and your co-pilot must decide on a country together.
2. Next open an electronic Cornell Note template in your Google Drive. Both you and your partner will separately use this to record your research.
3. Since you have a co-pilot, you can divide the work then come back together to share the information. In the table below are the topics you must research and include in your online brochure. Divide the topics up with your partner (3 per person). Click on the links to the right to travel to your research destination.
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Topics |
Websites |
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Plants & Animals |
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Schooling |
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People |
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Celebrations & Traditions |
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Fast Facts: capital, population, language, religion, currency |
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| Geography |
http://www.pppst.com/countries.html |
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Flags (You both will need an image of the country's flag for your brochure) |
4. Once you have researched and recorded your selected country's topics, share your Cornell Notes with your co-pilot through Google Docs. Synthesize your research.
5. Using your Cornell Notes, create an online brochure.
Extension Challenge- Share your online brochure to your classmates using Google Drive. This will give us all an opportunity to compare and contrast the countries we've researched. You can record the similarities and difference using one of these Venn Diagrams.
Evaluation
Take a look at how your brochure will be assessed...
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Thorough
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Adequate |
Partial |
Minimal |
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Content |
Brochure demonstrates a strong understanding of the country, displaying all 6 country topics and |
Brochure demonstrates a good understanding of the country, displaying all 6 country topics and |
Brochure demonstrates some understanding of the country, displaying 3-5 country topics and |
Brochure demonstrates little to no understanding of the country, displaying 1-2 country topic. |
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Design |
Brochure is highly organized by topics and highlights at least 3 images including a flag. |
Brochure is organized by topics and highlights at least 2 images including a flag. |
Brochure may be weak in organization and highlights at least 1 image and/or no flag. |
Brochure is weak in organization and highlights at least no images. |
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Spelling and Grammar |
No errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation
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1-2 errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation
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3-6 errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation
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7 + errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation |
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Collaboration |
Student worked well with their partner, dividing the topics fairly and communicating information effectively and efficiently. |
Student worked with their partner, dividing the topics fairly and communicating information effectively. |
Student may have had some challenges working with their partner, dividing the topics fairly and communicating information effectively. |
Student had a lot of difficulty working with their partner, did not divide topics fairly, and did not communicate information. |
Conclusion
It has been a pleasure traveling the world with you! Travis and I hope you have learned a lot about the many countries around us. Although we may live in different parts of the world, we hope you have learned that we aren't all that different.
Are you stil interested in finding out more? Challenge yourself to explore some more using the website Students of the World. Here you will be able to blog, learn more, and even write to pen pals from around the world! How excited are you? Travis is wagging his tail with excitement!!!
So remember, continue soaring through the world of knowledge around us! See you on our next adventure...
Adios, from Pilots Jimmy and Travis!
Credits
Resources
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(2002). Britannica School. Retrieved October 10, 2015, from http://school.eb.com/.
(2009). Countries - FREE Presentations in PowerPoint format ... Retrieved October 10, 2015, from http://www.pppst.com/countries.html.
Countries of the World - Fact Monster. Retrieved October 10, 2015, from http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html.
(2008). Flags of all countries. Retrieved October 10, 2015, from http://flagpedia.net/.
(2013). Holidays Around the World - YouTube. Retrieved October 10, 2015, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux2QpVYPM1s.
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(2013). Schools around the world V M ) - YouTube. Retrieved October 10, 2015, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do8QSUQWgSU.
(2010). Schools Around the World. Retrieved October 10, 2015, from http://themes.pppst.com/internationalschools.html.