African Safari
A web quest for grades 2 and 3 designed by
Lillie Large
INTRODUCTION
Today is your lucky day. You have been chosen for a major assignment by a
very important magazine. You and your fellow classmates will be traveling
to Africa (via the Internet) to research and collect information for an
important article to be presented on the World Wide Web. There you will be part of an African Safari which will
allow you to find out about the people, animals, land, and art.
TASK
During this webquest you and your partner will travel to Africa via the Internet to collect important data.
You will use the links below to answer specific questions on your research
sheet, and you will "take pictures" along the way by saving them
to your folder. When your safari is finished you will create a web page
about your
safari to teach others about Africa.
THE PROCESS
1. First you will be assigned a partner.
2. Next your travel guide (your teacher) will provide you with important
background information about Africa.
3. Then you and your partner will visit the sites below to answer the questions
on your research sheet.
4. Don't forget to "take pictures" along the way for your web page. You will do this by right clicking on the picture and saving it to
your folder.
5. When you return from your Safari you will
use the information gathered to create a web page in Microsoft Word.
6. Finally you will be prepared to present the web page to an audience to teach about Africa.
RESOURCES USE THESE LINKS
|
Use for Question 9 |
Use for Question 12 |
Biomes and Animals | Adinkra Clothoth |
Use for Question 10 |
Kente Cloth |
Gold Weights | |
Masks | |
|
Henna Hand Designs |
Wonders of Africa | Benin Bronze Plaques |
Kenyq | Use for Country Report |
South Africa | Kids Almanac |
HOW
YOU WILL BE GRADED
1. You cooperate with your partner.
2. You answer all the questions on your research sheet if possible.
3. You save pictures to your folder to illustrate your information.
4. You use the information and pictures to create a web page about Africa.
5. You follow the web page guidelines at the end of your research sheet.
6.. You present your web page to an audience to teach them about
Africa.
CONCLUSION
I hope you've enjoyed your trip to Africa. Africa is so large and so interesting
you might want use this webquest to take another safari to Africa.
Pack your bags and get ready to go!