Were Outta Here

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Were Outta Here! A WebQuest for 3rd Grade
Geography Designed by Allison
Neidefferajneideffe_at_usieagles.org
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Introduction
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Congratulations! You have just won an all-paid,
all-inclusive 14-day trip to one continent around
the world! You and your travel group may go to
any one of the seven continents. Before you do
any successful traveling, you must know the seven
continents, their locations, what hemispheres
theyre in, and what oceans surround them. Do
you know where you will go? What do you pack?
How will you get there? You are going to see so
many interesting and exciting new places,
animals, and land forms. Let this be an
adventure you will NEVER forget!
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The Task
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After you and your travel group has been to
the continent of your desire, you will create a
travel brochure to be handed out as advertisement
to your friends. You will want to look for
interesting sites, land forms, and animals that
you see as you venture this new continent. As
you and the other members of your travel group
research on the websites provided, record the
exciting information that you find so you can
include it in your travel brochure.
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The Process
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• You will be assigned to a team of 4 students.
• Each group will be assigned a continent to travel
  to.
• Each group will brainstorm and write down
  anything you already know about the continent
  that you have been assigned.
• Each group will then design and color a map of
  these characteristics
• Label all continents.
• Label all major oceans.
• Label eastern, western, southern, northern
  hemispheres.
• Label the equator.
• Use these links below to gather information for
  the map.
• Map Resources
• MapQuest
• World Atlas
• World Map
• Atlapedia Online
• WORLD ATLAS
• Once youve picked a role to play (The Travel
  Guide, The Historian, The Photographer/Site
  Describer, The Vacation Planner), all of you will
  start researching the websites for interesting
  information about your continent.

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The Process
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• Roles to choose from
• The Historian
• This person will need to research the history of
  the continent (past civilizations, animals,
  traditions, landmarks). You should also keep
  track of the journey through your continent by
  writing down each place that you visit. You
  should keep a written journal of the historic
  information using JOURNAL PAPER .
• The Tour Guide
• This person will need to make a list of
  interesting and exciting sites to see while you
  travel your continent. You should include a
  detailed description of the site or landmark and
  tell why you want your group to visit that site
  or city. Use JOURNAL PAPER .
• The Photographer
• This person will need to take photos of the
  continent as you travel. You will use the links
  provided for this. You will also be responsible
  for describing each photo you take by keeping a
  journal. You should post the picture and then
  write a small caption beside it using JOURNAL
  PAPER.
• The Vacation Planner
• This person will need to decide what mode of
  transportation you will be taking to get to your
  continent (plane, car, train, ship). You will
  also have to decide what oceans you will be
  traveling through or over (if any). You will also
  need to create a packing list for your group. You
  will also draw a route of transportation to your
  continent (draw it on the map you drew earlier).
  Use the links for your continent to find the
  information.

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The Process
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• Each member will research their own specific set
  of criteria. The websites below should be used
  for each groups continent.
• AFRICA ASIA
• Africa Guide Asia Information
• PBS AFRICA The Continent of Asia
• Africa Wikipedia AskAsia
• African Wildlife Asia Rain Forest
• Endangered African Animals Asian Animals
• Smithsonian African History List of
  Animals from Asia
• History of the African World
  General Asian History
• The Story of Africa Asian History
• Photographs of Africa History of Asia
  Wikipedia
• Africa Panorama Photos Online Asian Gallery
• African Pictures Travel Photos
• Africa Travellers Tips Pictures of Asia
• Travel Tips South Africa Travel Tips
• Travel Guide

Antarctica and Australia
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The Process
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• ANTARCTICA AUSTRALIA
• Facts about Antarctica The Australian Continent
• Antarctica QA Australia for Kids
• Antarctica Wikipedia Australia FAQ's
• Antarctica Animals Australian Animals
• Arctic/Antarctic Animals Australia's
  Animals
• Wildlife of the Region Animals in
  Australia
• Antarctica History Australia
  History
• Historic Antarctica Australia
  Timeline
• Antarctica Past History of
  Australia Wikipedia
• Photos of Antarctica Australia Images
• Antarctica Images Photos of Australia
• Photos from Antarctica Panoramic Views
• Antarctica Packing List Walkabout
  Traveler's Tips
• Antarctica Tips Travel Tips

South America and Europe
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The Process
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• SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE
• Latin American Destinations Europe Wikipedia
• South America Europe
• South America Facts Europe Information
• Animals of South America European Animals
• South American Animals Image Animals
• South America Animals Animals
• History South America Wikipedia
  Wikipedia Europe History
• History of SA Nations Europe
• History of South America Kids
  History of Europe
• Travel Photography Online Travel Photography
• South American Pictures Europe Photos
• Pictures of South America Europe By Photo
• How to Pack Travel for Kids
• Travel for Kids Packing for your trip to
  Europe

North America
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The Process
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• NORTH AMERICA
• North America Wikipedia
• North America
• North America Facts
• North America Animals
• Animals of North America
• North American Animals
• History of North America Wikipedia
• History of NORTH AMERICA
• History of North America USA
• North America Photos
• Pictures of North America USA
• North America Travel Photos
• Travel for Kids
• Let's Go Travel Guides

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The Process
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• After researching each continent, the groups will
  get together and begin to create their travel
  brochures. Your brochures should include the
  following
• Name of continent
• 3 sites or cities visited at your continent
• 3 animals from that continent that you saw
• 3 history facts about your continent
• 3 tips about traveling and packing to your
  continent
• Tell what hemispheres your continent is in
  (northern, southern, eastern, western).
• Tell where your continent lies in relation to the
  Equator (north or south).
• Tell what oceans surround your continent.
• Include a listing of the seven continents in
  alphabetical order.
• Explain in 3 short sentences WHY you would
  recommend this continent as a vacation spot.
• Put a picture of your continent on the front of
  the brochure (you can copy and paste this from
  ClipArt or the Internet).
• Include names of members of the group on the
  front as well.
• Be creative when designing your brochure! Make
  sure to include ALL of this
  information for full credit and a good grade.
• Use this brochure template for your creation
  Travel Brochure.

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Evaluation
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Finally, its time for the grade You have all
researched individually and together in your
groups. There will be two (2) separate grades
one for individual roles (Historian, Tour Guide,
Photographer, Vacation Planner), and one grade
for the group travel brochure. Here are the
INDIVIDUAL rubrics 1) Historian Rubric 2) Tour
Guide Rubric 3) Photographer Rubric 4) Vacation
Planner Rubric Journals will also be
graded! Turn these in with your complete
brochure!!! As for the group travel brochures, I
will be using this rubric to grade your work
Travel Brochure Rubric
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Conclusion
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Well, you have just returned home from your
really long, eventful trip. Did you have
fun? Did you learn something about the continent
you visited? Would you recommend this trip to
your friends? Hopefully after doing this
WebQuest, you have learned ALL 4 hemispheres,
where the Equator is, ALL 7 continents names and
locations, and some interesting facts about each
continent. Why do you think it is important to
know about world geography? Did you find it fun
and exciting to learn about different places on
the earth? Why/why not? You should continue to
learn about world geography. It is very important
to understand and relate to different cultures,
people, and places. May you continue to have many
more exciting adventures! You may someday live in
one of these different continents.
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Standards
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Social Studies Geography Grade 3 3.3.2 Identify
the continents and oceans, the equator, the
Northern and Southern hemispheres, and the
Eastern and Western hemispheres. Reading Grade
3 3.1.1 Know and use more difficult word
families (-ight) when reading unfamiliar words.
3.1.2 Read words with several syllables.
3.1.6 Use sentence and word context to find
the meaning of unknown words. 3.1.7 Use a
dictionary to learn the meaning and pronunciation
of unknown words. 3.2.2 Ask questions and
support answers by connecting prior knowledge
with literal information from the text. 3.2.6
Locate appropriate and significant information
from the text, including problems and
solutions. 3.2.7 Follow simple multiple-step
written instructions 3.4.3 Create single
paragraphs with topic sentences and simple
supporting facts and details. 3.4.4 Use
various reference materials (such as a
dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, encyclopedia, and
online resources). 3.4.5 Use a computer to
draft, revise, and publish writing. 3.4.6
Review, evaluate, and revise writing for meaning
and clarity. 3.4.7 Proofread ones own
writing, as well as that of others, using an
editing checklist or list of rules. 3.4.8
Revise writing for others to read, improving the
focus and progression of ideas. 3.6.1 Write
legibly in cursive, leaving space between letters
in a word, words in a sentence, and words and the
edges of the paper.
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Standards
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• 3.6.3 Identify and use subjects and verbs that
  are in agreement (we are instead of we is).
• 3.6.4 Identify and use past (he danced),
  present (he dances), and future (he will dance)
  verb tenses properly in writing.
• 3.6.5 Identify and correctly use pronouns (it,
  him, her), adjectives (brown eyes, two younger
  sisters), compound nouns (summertime,
  snowflakes), and articles (a, an, the) in
  writing.
• 3.6.7 Capitalize correctly geographical names,
  holidays, historical periods, and special events.
• 3.6.9 Arrange words in alphabetical order.
• 3.7.3 Answer questions completely and
  appropriately.

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Resources
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I have used many, many, many websites. The list
is too long for this page, so I am leaving a link
to a Word document. Web Resources My search
engines were Yahoo and Google. I also used one
ClipArt picture, shown on the North American
slide. I downloaded the background template from
Microsoft Online.
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Teacher Notes
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Whew! That was A TON of work! I adapted this
WebQuest from another teacher named Shannon M.
Blanchard Jarvis ("Where in the World Are the
Continents?") I also got some other ideas from
Cathy Hoag, creator of "Amazing Australia" and M.
Eaglestons "Southwest Vacation" This is a very
detailed and complex WebQuest for 3rd graders to
complete, but I would give them about 3-4 weeks
to complete it. If you do not have 7 groups of
4 (for the roles), you could alter this a bit by
having the extra student help another member, or
let them choose which role he/she would like to
play. You could also alter this WebQuest by
taking out some steps or simplifying the
requirements. In the wonderful world of
teaching, ideas are shared all around the nation.
So, as a future teacher, I want the visitors of
this WebQuest to feel free to use these ideas and
plans, as I have used some other teachers
ideas.
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