Journey Around Europe
A WebQuest

Introduction/Task/Process/Resources/Evaluation / Conclusion

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Introduction

    Our class theme this year is INFLUENCE. Get ready to take a L-O-N-G journey through Europe! We will visit many F-A-C-I-N-A-T-I-N-G places in the countries of Europe. Where are the famous landmarks and landforms? Do you think the countries of Europe would be neat places to visit? Let's find out!

    Games are always fun! Your job will be to create a game about Europe. It could be a card game, a board game, or even a computer game. Then you will create an advertisement for your new game. Maybe your new game about Europe will outsell PlayStation 2 this year!

You will need to do some research about Europe. For now, you will have to be content with making your journey using books and cyberspace.  But when you grow up, you might be able to visit the entire European continent!

Bon Voyage!

Bon Voyage! Bon Voyage!

Task:

  Your suitcase is packed and you're ready to go!  Which country do you want to visit first?  You had better take a map with you.  Go here to print out a map of Europe and the countries that you will be visiting. Click on Europe and print that page. 

    Are you ready to go? I wish I could go with you! The rest of our class needs you to teach us about the countries you visit. Print out the questions below and use them as you do your research.  Label an index card with each question and then write your answers on the cards as you discover them.

Foundation Questions:

1. How big is Europe?
2. How many countries are found in Europe?
3. What did you find out about the climates?
4. What landforms are found there?
5. What interesting facts can you tell us about the people who live there?
6. What languages are spoken there?
7. What are some of the animals native to Europe? Choose one of them to learn more about. You can use class books, library books and reference books.
8. What famous places or landmarks are found in Europe? Click to read about some of them. Choose three to study. Click on its picture.  

Process:

Step 1. You need to choose a country to learn about and a partner to share your work.
Step 2. List each foundation question on an index card.   Use this card to record your research.
    Step 3. Use software and books found in our classroom or library.
Step 4. Use each of the sites listed in the resources to help you find more about Europe. While researching Europe, look for a country that you would like to visit.
  Step 5. For your final project, you and your partner will create a mystery game called Where in Europe…?

Resources
     1. Let's Learn About the Seven Continents

       2.The Living Planet- Find your Europe on the map and click it for more information.

       3. Find the current time in Europe!

       4. Meet the children who live in Europe! Scroll down to find a country in Europe and then click to read about the kids who live there.

5. You can find out about the countries of Europe by using this clickable map of the world.

  6. Europe Today

	NAME OF LANDMARK OR LANDFORM	WHERE IS IT LOCATED?	WHEN & WHY WAS IT BUILT?

Making A Game: Journey Around Europe

Teacher name: Joyce Irby

Student Name

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Attractiveness	Contrasting	Contrasting	Contrasting	Little or no
	colors and at	colors and at	colors and	color or fewer
	least 3 original	Least 1 original	"borrowed"	than 3 graphics
	graphics were	graphic were	graphics were	were included.
	used to give the	Used to give the	used to give the
	cards and	cards and	cards and
	gameboard	gameboard	gameboard visual
	visual appeal.	visual appeal.	appeal.
Knowledge	Student could	Student could	Student could	Student could
Gained	easily and	easily and	easily and	NOT correctly
	correctly state"	correctly state	correctly state 1-2	state facts
	5-6 facts about	3-4 facts about	facts about	about the topic
	Europe used for	Europe used for	Europe used for	used for the
	the game	the game	the game without	game without
	without looking	without looking	looking at the	looking at the
	at the game.	at the game.	game.	game.
Accuracy of	All information	All but one of	All but two of the	Several
Content	cards made for	the information	information cards	information
	the game are	cards made for	made for the	cards made for
	correct.	the game are	game are correct.	the game are
		correct.		not accurate.
Rules	Rules were	Rules were	Rules were	The rules were
	written clearly	written, but one	written, but	not written.
	enough that all	part of the	people had some
	could easily	game needed	difficulty figuring
	participate.	slightly more	out the game.
		explanation.

Page 2 of 2 of Rubric

Creativity	The group put a	The group put	The group tried to	Little thought
	lot of thought	some thought	make the game	was put into
	Into making the	into making the	interesting and	making the
	Game	Game	fun, but some of	game
	interesting and	interesting and	the things made it	interesting or
	fun to playas	fun to play by	harder to	fun.
	shown by	using textures,	understand/enjoy
	Creative	fancy writing,	the game.
	questions,	and/or
	game pieces	interesting