Global History Webquests

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Global History Webquests

The Quest for Knowledge	The Nature of a WebQuest
The Internet, unlike any other medium before it, is interactive and accessible to a great deal of people at once. It has the ability to provide endless amounts of information that can be used to motivate students to conduct investigations on any given topic. As an interactive tool for learning, teachers can use the Internet to stimulate creative thought and guide students to develop critical thinking in their "quest" for knowledge. But, how does a teacher tame the nature of the Internet to provide his/her students with a beneficial learning environment?	One model approach for this dilemma is called a WebQuest developed in 1995 by Bernie Dodge of San Diego State University. Simply put, a WebQuest is an inquiry-based activity where students are given a task and provided with access to on-line resources to help them complete the task. It is an ideal way to deliver a lesson over the web. WebQuests are discovery learning tools; they are usually used to either begin or finish a unit of study.
Six (6) Reasons Teachers To Use WebQuests
1. To begin a unit as an anticipatory set; 2. To conclude a unit as a summation; 3. As a collaborative activity in which students create a product which fosters cooperative learning; 4. To teach students how to be independent thinkers since most of the problems encountered in a WebQuest are real-world problems; 5. To increase competency in the use of technology; 6. As a motivational techniques to keep students on task. Source: https://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/web quests/

Webquest	Description	Time Period(s)	Skills Assessed	Individual Pairs Small Group	End Product(s)
Geography Webquest	The Global History Geography Webquest explores physical and human geography basics. Topics: Continents, Oceans, Physical Features, 5 Themes of Geography, Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, Central America, North America, Caribbean, The Middle East, and the concept of Geographic Determinism.	No Specific Time Period	Basic Geography Skills Geographic Determinism	Individual Pairs Small Group	Workpacket with 10 Sections and 359 Question
Roman Times Webquest	The Roman Times Webquest engages students in creating and publishing their own mythical newspaper called "The Roman Times" which would have been available in Ancient Rome during the Imperial years. Students will write five (5) newspaper articles. All the articles need to be written in the present tense, from the perspective of a contemporary (living at the same time) Roman citizen.Bring your subjects to life. Tell the stories in a way that not only informs your readers, but keeps their interest and their subscription to your newspaper.	Ancient Rome During the Imperial Age	Research, Writing, Comprehension, Computer Publishing	Individual Pairs Small Group	Roman Times Newspaper
Middle Ages Webquest	The Middle Ages Webquest engages students in topics of European medieval history in "My Country, My King, My Webquest!" Students will explore a brief history of the middle ages, manorialism, feudalism, role of the Roman Catholic Church, social classes of monarchs, nobles, knights, artisans, craftsmen, peasants, role of societies. This webquest culminates in a student choice of one of two possible final products in which they will evaluate and synthesize a feudal society in a post-apocalyptic world.	The Middle Ages	Research, Argumentative Writing, Critical Thinking	Individual Pairs Small Group (note: Final Product should be an individual activity)	Workpacket, and Flyer or Written Report
African Empires Webquest	The African Empires Webquest is designed for a team of explorers which have the opportunity to explore one of the following African kingdoms - Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Each group will investigate the kingdom using the Webquest from one of four (4) perspectives (an anrhropologist, an economist, a historian, and a geographer). In this Webquest, each group will use the power of teamwork and the resources of the Internet to learn all about one of these African kingdoms. Each explorer on your team will be responsible for examining one aspect of the kingdom. Then you will come together to present your findings.	African Empires of Ghana, Mail, Songhai	Assigning Roles, Research, Debating, Discussing, Consensus Building, Graphic Presentation	Small Group of Four (4)	Graphic Presentation
First Global Age Webquest	The First Global Age Webquest engages students to investigate the actions of several people who dared the unknown and set out across the ocean, each with different motives and obstacles.Through this webquest, students will research an explorer and answer and create investigative questions. Students will present your findings to the class in an oral report lasting 5 Minutes.	Age of Discovery, Age of Exploration, The First Global Age, 15th through 17th Centuries	Research, Critical Thinking, Question Synthesizing, Oral Presentation	Individual, Pairs	Oral Presentation
The Enlightenment Webquest
Nationalism - Webquest
Imperialism - China & Africa - InfoQuest
Russian Revolution Webquest
World Wars Webquest
Lessons Learned from the Holocaust Webquest
Communist China Webquest
Human Rights Webquest
Global History Review Webquest