World Traveler WebQuest

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion


Introduction

You are working as an Travel Agent for the famous  World Traveler Travel Agency and have been asked to design a travel brochure.

Essential Question: Why should someone visit this country?

To review the guiding questions click here.

The Task

In addition to the essential question,  you are to find the answers to these guiding questions:

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What is the capital? Major cities?
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How is the climate?
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What language(s) is (are) spoken?
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Where is this country located?

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List three land boundaries: neighboring countries or bodies of waters

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Mention three important festivities, national holidays, or celebrations
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Briefly describe five historic places, landmarks, monuments or tourists attractions

 

Additional requirements:     

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Include a map of the country.
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Include pictures  of the historic places, landmarks, monuments, tourist attractions and festivities.

Your task is to conduct a research to find the answers to these questions  using the links below,  and once you gather all the data, create a Microsoft Publisher brochure.

  Click here to print out the essential and guiding questions.

Use this checklist  to guide you throughout your quest.

The Process
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Decide which country you would like to research

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Start  your research by searching the links below
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Find the answers to the essential and guiding questions

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Organize your answers using this Kidspiration template: wordweb_template.kid *
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Design your brochure

 

* To open this template you need to save it to your computer:  right-click on the link  and save target as...

Make sure you add the extension .kid under file name after wordweb_template: wordweb_template.kid

Kidspiration is required to open the template. For a free 30-day trial click here. 

Links

Countries of the World  Yahooligans! Countries  The World Factbook
KidsClick! World Almanac for Kids Country Reports

 
 

 

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Evaluation

You will be evaluated based on the accuracy of the answers to the essential and guiding questions, and the creativity and organization of your word web and brochure.

 

Both your brochure and word web will be graded using the following checklist. Make sure that you follow all of its requirements and use it as a guideline throughout your quest.

Click here to print out this checklist.

 

CHECKLIST

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Requirements

Date Completed

Points Awarded

Possible Points
  WORD WEB    

 
  Symbols (1 point each)    

26
  Creativity     2
  Organization     3
  Accuracy (essential/guiding questions)     9
  BROCHURE      

 

Essential Question

 

 

5

 

Capital

 

 

1

 

Major cities

 

 

 

 
  1.  

 

 

1

 
  1.  

 

 

1

 
  1.  

 

 

1

 

Climate

 

 

3

 

Language

 

 

2

 

Location (map)*

 

 

3

 

Land Boundaries

 

 

 

 
  1.  

 

 

3

 
  1.  

 

 

3

 
  1.  

 

 

3

 

Places (historic , landmarks, monuments or tourist attractions)*

 

 

 

 
  1.  

 

 

3

 
  1.  

 

 

3

 
  1.  

 

 

3

 
  1.  

 

 

3

 
  1.  

 

 

3

 

Festivities *

 

 

 

 
  1.  

 

 

3

 
  1.  

 

 

3

 
  1.  

 

 

3
  Organization     5
  Creativity     5

 

 

Total Points

 

100

* Graphic and brief description required.

 

                   

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Conclusion

This quest has taken you to one of the countries of our  world. You have learned many facts about this country, thus  I encourage you to continue your quest and expand your search to other countries.  The more you know, the more you will appreciate not only your own country, but other countries as well.

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion

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This WebQuest was developed  as a project  for EDU 538IB using a template from The WebQuest Page.
Last updated on March 21, 2008.