Using the Library Book 2: A web quest

The World at Your Feet

Researcher's name:

Setting the Scene
You are a presenter on "The World at Your Feet", a national TV show about fabulous places to visit anywhere in the world.

Your Task
You are to research a great place to visit, a wonderful destination anywhere in the world. You might choose to go to the Pyramids in Egypt, or to the Amazon River, or perhaps the Great Wall of China.

Resources
Go to these sites for some ideas to help you choose a fabulous destination.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/
http://wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/ModernWonders.html
http://wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/NaturalWonders.html
http://wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/UnderWaterWonders.html
http://wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/ForgottenNaturalWonders.html
http://wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/ForgottenWonders.html
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china_great_wall/
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
http://www.ifip.com/Machupijchu1.htm
http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/uluru/
http://www.glaciercountry.co.nz/
http://www.stewartisland.co.nz/

or
Type the name of a selected place into a search engine to get more information. Go here for some search engines http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/searchengines.htm
You can also type a country's name into a search engine to find other places yourself.

also
Search for books and other resources in your Library Resource Centre computer catalogue. You can also look at an encyclopedia.

What to do
1. After you have selected the place to visit, write your research questions onto data charts. Make notes on the data charts under each question as you research your topic. Go here for data charts and print as many as you need. Make notes too about where the information came from.

2. Use your notes to write a draft report about the animal, its habitat and needs.

3. After your teacher has checked your draft report, write your final report, making any changes that were needed.

4. As part of your report you must note the sources of your information, where you got it from This bibliography is for your teacher, not for your 'TV viewers'. Go here to see one way of doing it.

5. Presentation: Prepare a presentation to the class, who will be 'TV viewers'. You can act out the script you wrote, or videotape it and play it to the class.

Evaluation
Go here for a self-assessment form. Fill it in after your presentation. Discuss it with your teacher.