Europe Webquest

• Introduction
• Task
• Process
• Evaluation
• Conclusion
• Credits


• Teacher Page

Process

Step 1

Read all of the process steps.

You will want to know what you're looking for as you start finding out about the country. You can make a folder and save the things you find for use later.

Choose the country.

Step 2

Go to the internet and find out about the country.

Save pictures, articles, and information about the country into a folder. Remember to include the URL for your source as you find it. This may come in handy later.

Use these links:

• World Atlas
• About
• Wordtravels
• Infohub
• Columbus Guides
• Biographies.com (type your country's name into the search field here)
• History channel
• History net
• Currency converter (How much is your $1 worth)
• Journeymart (find out about holidays)
• Accuweather
• KidSpace
• World foods
• even more

Step 3

Use your word processor (Word) to record answers to the following:

Geography:

1. What are the mountains, rivers, harbors, and other physical features that are important to know about this country?
2. What are the most important cities in this countries and why?
3. What about the geography has influenced the way the people live?
4. What is the weather probably going to be in the summer, fall winter and spring?
5. What countries are at the borders?
6. What are the important natural resources?
7. What are the important roads, trains,airports, and transportation methods used in this country?

People:

1. What are the five most important historical people to this country?
2. Who are current important government leaders?
3. Who else is famous? (entertainers, sports figures,inventors, etc)
4. What are the expected lifespans?

History:

What are the five most important historical events that a sixth grade student in this country would have to learn about when studying their own history?

1. List these in the order they happened and not the order of importance.
2. Then list them in the order of importance and tell why.

Economy:

1. What are the two most important exports that this country produces? Why?
2. List the two most important imports that this country could not survive without and tell why.

Culture:

1. What do traditional costumes look like? Draw or copy/paste a picture.
2. Make a breakfast, lunch,and dinner menu for a typical resuraunt that serves this country's foods.
3. How has religion influenced life in this country? Answer in exactly three sentences.
4. Describe the government of this country with a diagram you create.(Inspiration software)

Step 4

Use the information you have found to create a slide presentaion (Powerpoint) with the following topics:

• Slides explaining why and how the borders of this country came to exist in the current locations
• The best reasons to want to live in this country
• The worst problems faced by this country
• How the opportunities and goals of a typical sixth grade student in this country are similar and differnt than yours.
• The best reasons a tourist would want to visit this country
• A top ten list
• A bibliography of links

  Hints:

  • Flag and pictures from the country make powerpoint title pages more interesting.
  • A single theme and transition style help the powerpoint be interesting rather than distracting.

Step 5

Create a tourist brochure with at least four pictures for an attraction in this country.

• Use a triple fold style.
• Make it informative and attractive.
• Remember that usually these include address,phone,cost information, hours of operation, etc.