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Countries of the World Around the world

 
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Introduction                                                             Top of Page

  • Your parents have an opportunity to travel to an European country for a business trip. They need to be convinced to take you along too! Tell them why it would be a valuable educational experience! Or they might leave you at home with the grandparents! Do the research and find which country would be the best travel location for your family. Each member of your travel board will research a country. You will need to present your country to the travel board (your classmates) for approval. You can then debate which country is your favorite choice.

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Task                                                                             Top of Page

  • Project Summary:

    • Select a European country and collect your research organized by the five themes of geography. Complete the Europe Today notes page. (or Europe Today PDF)
    • You will also need a news article to shed light on current events in that country. Complete the Four Square article summary page. (or Four Square PDF)
    • You will need to present your country to the travel board. Your presentation should include at least one visual (map, flag, picture of a famous place). Briefly present the Four Square article to the class along with the highlights of the Europe Today notes page of the country. flags
    • You will also need to create a bibliography citing all of your research sources and don't forget to include your visual resources too.
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Process                                                                      Top of Page

    • You will be given two days in the library to complete your Europe Today notes page and select a current events article.

    • You will be given two more day in the computer lab to prepare your Four Square chart from the article you selected and to prepare for your 3-5 minute in class presentation. Be sure to cover all 5 themes of geography in your presentation.

  • Europe Today Notes Page -- You will need to use each of the following Websites to locate the information for your country. The first two sites will help you complete the chart and provide a map or a flag. The World Travel Guide will give you the tourist information you need to complete your report.

  • CultureGrams 

     - Click on your Country in the Map of Europe
    If you access this site from home you may need the username and password
    Username: cv123
    Password: remember what I told you in class was the password???

  • CIA World Fact Book 2007

    Select your country from the Pull down menu (the white box select a Country or Location)

    Don't miss this UPDATED site with Current Statistics and information!

  • World Travel Guide Europe

    - Click on your Country in the Map of Europe
    - Create a mini guide including at least the three following items: Top things to See, Top things to Do, and the climate.

  • GREAT MAPS --xpeditionsgraphic didn't like the map in culturgrams or in the CIA Factbook? Use the one at this site!!!

  • newstandFour Square article summary page --Use one of the following Websites to locate a current event news. Don't forget to print your article. You will need to hand it in with your Four Square article review.

  • Google News

    Online Newspapers.com

    USA Today World News Page

    New York Times World News Page

    Newseum -- Front Pages of Today's Papers

  • Your MLA Style Bibliography of Resources

  • Do not forget to cite your sources using the CVMS MLA Citation Style Sheet. You may use noodletools or citation machine to create your citations. NOTE: You may lose the formatting as you copy the citation into your Bibliography. SO REMEMBER to indent the second line of your citation with the indent feature in Word or with the tab bar!

  • EasyBib 

    use EasyBib tool to create your bibliography. SO EASY!! I promise!

    Son of Citation Machine

    NoodleTools

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Evaluation                                                                 Top of Page

  • Remember: You need to convince your parents this would make a trip of a lifetime for you and for them.
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Conclusion                                                                   Top of Page

    • Travel Board Discussion Time !

    • In small groups complete the Comparison Country page. (or Country Comparison PDF) This is your chance to select your family’s choice of destinations! Did someone else’s country sound more inviting???

    • Give your research to your parents and help plan the itinerary for your trip to your chosen travel destination. Good Luck!!  

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Teacher Page                                                               Top of Page

  • This WebQuest was created to serve the needs of the Geography Curriculum in a Middle School serving a student population of seventh and eighth grade students.

    This unit will take a total of three or four research periods with at least two of them utilizing a library or computer lab.  Students should be given at least one period to prepare their presentations or write the four square article summary. In Class presentations would require one or two day depending upon your class size. This projects does allow for individual grading to occur for all parts of the research and presentation process. I utilized RubiStar to create the rubrics for this project. Feel free to edit my rubrics to your personal grading style and educational purposes. 

  • PA Academic Standards

    Location

    The absolute and relative position of a place on Earth’s surface

    Place

    How physical and human characteristics define and distinguish a place

    Human-Environment Interaction

    How humans modify and adapt to natural settings

    Movement

    How people, ideas and material move between and among locations

    Regions

    How an area displays unity in terms of physical and human characteristics.

  • Standards Link Resource

  • Websites Used for Graphics:

    “Newspaper Stack.” (2007) http://www.longwood.edu/news/newsline/images/newspapers.jpg  Longwood University. April 2, 2007.

    “Newstand.” (2006)  http://www.decalfactory.com/point_of_purchase.php Decal Factory. April 2, 2007. 

    “Culture.”(2006) http://www.cyr.gov.sk.ca/culture.html Government of Saskatchewan. April 5, 2007.

    “United Nations Circle of Flags.” (2006) https://www.flagscollection.com/boutique/index.php?language=en Collection drapeaux du monde inc. April 5, 2007.

    “UN Flags on Pole.” (2003) http://soswy.state.wy.us/authenti/apostill.htm State of Wyoming. April 10, 2007.

  • Thank you    Merci     Dankë     Dziekuje

    • Many thanks to Mrs. Mollica for all the ideas, motivation and friendship. 
    • Thanks to Mrs. Rettew my library assistant for her dedication and caring.
    • Thanks to Bernie Dobbs for creating WebQuests!!
    • Thanks to Martin Dougiamas for creating MOODLE!!
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About the Author:

Mrs. McGaw is the Middle School Librarian for the Conestoga Valley School District in Lancaster PA. She has been employed by the district for the past 20 years.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Millersville Univerisity and a Master of Science from Drexel Univeristy (Master of Library Science). She is currently a enrolled with the Philadelphia Univeristy in a Ceritfication Progam for Instructional Technology and Design.

Her library program is a flexible access, fully integrated program focusing on research skills, technology access and reading.

Contact mardy_mcgaw@cvsd.k12.pa.us with any concerns or questions about this WebQuest.

This WebQuest was developed in April 2007

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