Introduction
During this Web Quest, you and a partner (Optional) will do research on a
country in South America. You will collect information, photos about your
country. You and a partner (Optional) will report your findings by creating
a section in our class magazine.
Your Task
As a member of the staff, your task will be to pick a country in South America
and research information on the following topics. You and your partner (Optional)
will write brief articles on each topic.
Introduction - Write a brief overview
of your country.
Here's what you should
be looking for:
A map of the country
A
flag of the country
The
country's economy :1. Major exports 2. Major imports
3. Major way the country makes money 4. What is the country's
currency
Human
geography of the country: 1. Population 2. Population
density 3. Culture
Physical
geography of the country: 1. The climate 2. Major
Regions 3. Major Landforms 4. Land area (how many square miles)
5. Major Natural resources
Political geography of the country: 1. Type of government 2. Leader's name 3. Major historical events
Entertainment, sports and leisure: 1. What do the people do for "FUN"? 2. Interesting places to visit - Could include major tourist attractions or "out-of-the-way" places of interest.
Our final reports will be in the format of a class magazine. Your magazine
section will contain several articles and pictures on your country. You will
write short articles on each topic. Also, lay out your section with pictures
and illustrations so that it is both visually attractive and informative.
Each team will also give a brief oral report showing their final product and
giving an overview of their country.
The Process
1. Each person or team in the class will choose a South American country.
2. After country
selections have been made, each team will use suggested resources and collect
information on their country. Be sure to get information on each category
listed in Your Task.
3. After collecting
information, write a brief magazine article on each category.
4. Draw pictures
or cut them from the National Geographic magazines for your country. When
all graphics and articles are ready, present them to the class.
5. Finished sections
will be compiled into one complete issue of our class magazine.
Resources
You are to find information on the country you have chosen through the use of books, magazines and computers. The first place to find information on your country will be your textbook. This is a great source of information. If you can use the computers this will become another great source. The National Geography magazines will also become another source of information.
Your report should
be written in your own words. If you have gotten information from the
Internet you must include the sites ULRs at the end of your report. You must
also give credit to the books you have used by stating their names and author
at the end of the report.
Web
Sites to use
CIA World
Fact book
Encarta, MSN
Population
Database
South
American Sites and Culture,
South America,
worldatlas.com
South America for Visitors,
About.com
The South America
Page
World
Atlas
Evaluation
Criteria points:
On-task commitment: Individuals or teams are focused on their project
and using their time wisely. Partners work well together and share the workload.
10
Article content and
style: Each article is concise, complete and focused on the topic. Articles
will have an interesting introduction. 20
Photos and or drawings:
A variety of photos or drawings will add to and not distract from the
overall "readability" of the page. 5
Overall Layout:
Articles and pictures are arranged so that the section is both "eye catching"
and easy to read. 5
Oral Presentation:
Presentation is interesting, clear and concise. The class gets a good overview
of your country. 10
Conclusion
This is this year's first web quest so please make the most of it so that
we can have more of them.
