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A
geography WebQuest
 by
Kurt
Strothmann |
Great
Lakes
of
the World
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Introduction
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Have
you ever wondered what it would be like to be able to travel anywhere in
the world? Your agency is sending you to look into establishing a resort
at one of the most exotic locations on the planet!
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Task
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You
will be asked to create and present a PowerPoint presentation about one
of the world’s great lakes.
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Process
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Step
1. Choose one of the following lakes for your project:
Caspian
Sea Aral
Sea Lake
Victoria Lake
Tanganyika Lake
Chad Lake
Superior Lake
Huron Lake
Michigan Lake
Maracaibo Lake
Titicaca Step
2. Go to these links to find out as much as you can about your selection. http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/database.html http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001777.html Also
be sure to usehttp://www.google.comfor
additional information and pictures. Be sure and site your sources on the
last slide. Step
3. Create a PowerPoint presentation made up of the following:(click
here for demo) A.
At least ten slides with these required: 1.A
title slide naming the lake you have chosen; your name; and your teacher’s
name. 2.A
picture of the lake. 3.A
slide describing its location. 4.A
slide listing the latitude and longitude of the lake. 5.A
map slide showing its location in the world. 6.A
map slide showing its location within its country. 7.A
slide of an outline map of the lake itself (if available). 8.The
lake’s ranking in size. 9.Other
necessary information. 10.Based
on your research develop a summary slide explaining your reasons for locating
a resort at this site. 11.Sources
used. B.
Presentation 1.Has
automatic slide transition. 2.Uses
a background. 3.Uses
a legible font; makes use of color; and contains graphics. |
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Evaluation
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How
well did you learn? You will be evaluated based on the following rubric.
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Conclusion
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Now
that you have completed this project, you should have become an expert
on locating places by longitude and latitude and in making multi-media
presentations! Keep sharp in these skills because you will be asked to
demonstrate them again later this school year.
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Teacher
Notes
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The
Great Lakes of the World project was created for fifth grade students and
may be completed in four class periods. Prior knowledge in longitude and
latitude is beneficial. Prior knowledge of PowerPoint is also beneficial.
The
student activities described in this project address C.O.R.E. Knowledge
content area History and Geography: Grade 5 I. World Geography B. Great
Lakes of the World as well as Illinois State Learning Standards
5A2b; 5B2a;and 17A2b. Students
will also create and display a poster promoting their site during art class. This
lesson was created for individual use in our computer lab but could be
utilized for traditional WebQuest group work. |
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World
gif found at(http://projects.edtech.sandi.net-pbelem-childrenspool-im)
Images
used in this project came from the Clip Art Gallery unless otherwise noted.
Not
responsible for content found beyond this page!