Global History Webquests
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 |
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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. |
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Time Period(s) |
Skills Assessed |
Individual Pair 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 |
Basic Geography Skills |
Individual Pair Small Group |
Workpacket with |
| 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 |
Research, |
Individual Pair Small Group |
Roman Times Newspaper
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| 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.
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The Middle Ages |
Research,
Writing, Critical Thinking |
Individual Pair Small Group (note: Final Product should be an individual activity) |
Workpacket, and |
| 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.
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African Empires of
Mail, Songhai |
Assigning Roles, Research,
Discussing, Consensus Building, Graphic |
Small Group of Four (4) |
Graphic Presentation
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| 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,
The First Global Age, 15th through 17th Centuries |
Research, Citing Sources,
POV Questions, Using Bloom's Taxonomy, Oral Presentation |
Individual Pair Group |
Oral & Graphic Presentation
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| The Enlightenment Webquest |
The Enlightenment Webquest engages students on quest for discovering and exploring world and local problems in the lens of using enlightenment principles to create or evaluate public policies. Students will research a social problem affecting the world today and to come up with a solution to that problem using the writings and thoughts of the enlightenment thinkers. In other words, how can the beliefs of the enlightenment thinkers such as Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Voltaire, Diderot, Smith, or Wollstonecraft be used to justify your solution to this problem?
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The Enlightenment,
18th Centuries 20th and 21st Centuries |
Research, Writing,
Comparative Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis |
Pairs, Group |
Workpacket,
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| Nationalism - Webquest | What can a country do for you or what you can do for your country? Consider the following questions. How far would you go to achieve independence for your country? Would you be willing to die for the sake of your country? Willing to kill? Would you fight back? Or would you strike first? The purpose of this Webquest is to explore the concept of nationalism. Nationalism will be explored as a unifying or dis-unifying force. Latin American Independence movements as well as Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire post-WW1 are discussed. The motivations and methods that famous nationalists used in the process of unifying Italy and Germany are explored in detail. |
19th Century World War I 20th Century |
Research, |
Individual Pair Group |
Workpacket, |
| Imperialism - China & Africa - InfoQuest |
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| Russian Revolution Webquest |
The Russian Revolution Webquest engages students in a comprehensive high school level exploration in the history of Russia from the rule of the tsars/czars to the Russian Revolution and the formation of the USSR (Soviet Union). Along the journey students will engage with vocabulary, ideas, and concepts specifically unique to the history of Russia.
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History of Russia from tsars/czars through the Russian Revolution
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Research,
Writing |
Individual Pair Group |
Workpacket, |
| World Wars Webquest |
The World Wars Webquest engages students in exploring both World War I and World War II with their causes and effects. The students will answer the question as an argument in an essay format as was WWII a continuation of WWII?
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20th CenturyWorld War I
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Research,
Writing |
Individual Pair Group |
Workpacket.
Argumentative Essay |
| Lessons Learned from the Holocaust Webquest |
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| Communist China Webquest |
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| Human Rights Webquest |
The Human Rights & Genocide Webquest engages students in exploring Human Rights as defined withing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with a deep dive into the context of the United Nations document.Students will explore the concept of genocide and its history. Next, students will research historical human rights violations and genocides as case studies. Students will have a choice of what their final product would encompass.
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20th Century
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Research, Writing,
Comparative Analysis, |
Individual Pair Group |
Workpacket, |
| Global History Review Webquest |
This Global History Review Webquest engages students in a step-by-step process for content review for the Global History II NYS Regents exam. This can be also utilized for any Global History Course since it is a content review. Vocabulary, Historic Content, Periodization, and Stimulus-Based Multiple Choice.
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All Topics in Global History From 1750 to Present
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Study Review Guides Activities
Stimulus-Based |
Individual Pair Group |
Workpackets |
