WebQuest:SocialScienes1ESO

PROMOTE THE PLACE! CONGRATULATIONS!

IsabelArranz Requejo

You are working now for a big company of tourism around the world. You work in the promotion department! This is a really interesting job, because your job is explain to other people how different places in the world are, so you will have to make them want to go. Your task, as a department is to explain and promote things about the place your boss ask you to. Every group is a department. You have to prepare a poster card and a text to accompany the poster card and finally, you will show the rest of departments your job.

In order to make it easier, here I explain your job step by step, so, dont panic and lets work!

PROCESS: TASK 1: You need to look for information about the following aspects: 1.- In what continent is the place or city you are going to promote. 2.- In what country is it? (you can also draw the flag) 3.- What are the geographic coordinates of that city/place? 4.- Climate. Show a climate graph of that place. (Take notes because you will need it to explain to your classmates what are the main features of this climate). 5.- Landscape. Show a characteristic landscape of that place 6.- Time zones: Draw two clocks in order to say what time is it (One saying what time is it in Spain, the other one says what time is it in the country/city). 7.- Pictures, drawings, whatever you want that help people to create an approximate idea of how is that place. TASK 2: Having all that information, you need to create a poster (Poster board), on which you will show all that information you have collected. TASK 3: You need to prepare a text with all the information you have to present the poster. FINAL PRODUCT: A presentation of the promotion of all the groups (including showing the poster and also the explanation).

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RESOURCES: CITIES/PLACES TO PROMOTE: 1.- NEW YORK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York Photos: http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Rainfall: http://www.worldclimate.com/cgibin/data.pl?ref=N40W073+2200+305801C Temperature: http://www.worldclimate.com/cgibin/data.pl?ref=N40W073+1300+305801C 2.- ISTANBUL. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul

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Climate data: http://www.world-climates.com/city-climate-istanbul-turkey-asia/ Photos: http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ 3.- MOSCOW Climate data (ask me first): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Moscow Photos: http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ 4.- BRUSSELS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels#Climate Pictures : http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ 5.- RIO DE JANEIRO Climate data:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro#Climate Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ 6.- CAIRO Climate data: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo#Climate Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ 7.- NAIROBI-KENYA Climate data: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairobi#Climate

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Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

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Kenya Facts: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/kenya-facts/ 8.- BEIJING. Climate data: http://www.travelchinaguide.com/climate/beijing.htm More climate data: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing#Climate Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

ASSESSMENT : CONTENT 1 The content is not correct or accurate. 2 The content is not enough: it needs more explanations to be complete. The worked together sometimes, but not enough coordinated. The explanation hasnt been enough, hasnt been correct. The group presents the work to the rest of the class but it is incomplete. 3 The content is enough and wellorganized. The group worked together. Everyone has worked well. 4 The content is complete and there is extra content that add more information. The group has worked coordinated from the beginning; all the members have worked well. The explanations are absolutely clear; the group even answers the questions people do. The presentation has been organized, clear, original and interesting.

WORK IN THE GROUP

The group didnt work coordinated; there are members that dont work as the others. The explanations hasnt been clear and correct.

EXPLANATION

The explanation is correct; the group helps us to know better this place. The presentation is complete and organized.

PRESENTATION The group dont present to the class the work.

CONCLUSION: With this WebQuest you will go over concepts (and also apply them) that we learnt this term. For instance, geographic coordinates; different climates of the world; different landscapes, etc, and everything, in English, as we learn Social Sciences in English.

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SOURCES: http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ http://en.wikipedia.org

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http://travel.nationalgeographic.com
http://www.world-climates.com http://worldtimezone.net/

Created for. (Teaching Guide):

KS:( 12 years) 1 ESO Subject: Social Sciences Students (Bilingual Section). Content: Working with concepts related to Geography: Time Zones, geographic coordinates, relief features, landscapes, climates. Groups: work in fours. Timing: 3-4 sesions using the computer; 3 sessions creating the poster card and the text. Author: M Isabel Arranz Requejo marranzrequejo@educa.jcyl.es