TASK:
A web quest is a series of tasks or questions linked to a number of websites that have been provided in a document.
Your teacher will select a country within the Asia Pacific region for you to research and your web quest must be based on the following geographic characteristics:
Natural: location, climate, topography, ecosystems
Human: population, culture/religion, education, economy, built environments
You will have 3 lessons to gather information and compile your web quest.
STEPS:
- Find a maximum of 8 relevant and worthwhile websites that provide relevant information.
- Set up a document or a website with an introductory text of minimum 300 words about your country.
- Include images that capture the geographic topic / country you are researching.
- Record the URLs (web addresses), the names of the site and a brief description of what is on the sites.
- Create at least 3 original questions or tasks for each website. Use the correct Command Terms.
- Create a separate answer sheet.
- Check the assessment criteria here.
You can create your webquest in a variety of ways:
- In a Word Doc: Simple, straightforward, quick, not much of a challenge
- http://www.wikispaces.com/: Quite simple and easy to use. Your site will be online for the world to see.
- http://www.blogger.com/: A bit more of a challenge, but simple once you get the hang of it. You can include interesting widgets and google gadgets, your webquest will be online for the world to see.
- http://www.wordpress.com/: More sophisticated than Blogger, more creative and more control over how your site looks. Your webquest will be online for the world to see
- (You'll have to sign up and create an account for option 2, 3 and 4)
