Country+Webquest

=Countries Around the World Webquest =



=Introduction: = ===Are you ready to travel? Grab your passport and get ready to travel to the country of your choice.Your job is to find information about the country you are researching. You will create a paperslide video to share with the class. ===

=The Task: = ===You will learn new facts about a country from books and websites. You will record all of your information, words and pictures, in your research folder. When you have finished gathering information, you will prepare a paperslide video to share with the class. ===

=The Process: = = =  = =

2. Use these websites to find information about your country. Fill out the country handout with the information you find.
===3.Create the paperslides for your video. The paperslides should contain words and pictures. Make sure your paperslides are easy to read. Don't forget the title page! ===

5.Ask your teacher to help you film your paperslide video!
=Evaluation: =

Your teacher will be looking for the following information when grading your work. Use the checklist below to help you.

 * ===A world map with your country colored. ===
 * ===A picture of your country's flag. ===
 * ===How many people live in your country? This is called population (pop-u-lay-shun) ===
 * ===Language/Languages Spoke ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Special Holidays ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Examples of food that are special to that country ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Weather ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What are the major landforms? Are there mostly mountains? Deserts? Plains? Island? ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Include any fun facts about your country ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Paperslides include words and pictures ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Paperslides are neat ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Voice is clear and easy to understand in the paperslide video ===

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conclusion =

=Materials= ==