Globetrotters
Design your travel guide
A webquest for the third grade (havo/vwo).
Create a travel guide that will stun your family.
Create a travel guide that will stun your family.
You are going on an eight-day trip with your family to the USA, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand or Australia. You can choose the country/continent you would like to visit.
Your task as "a family" is to search the Internet for locations and attractions that suit your interests. Visit Internet sites and gather as much information as you can.
You will have to transform this information into a travel guide that might become the itinerary for your holiday.
Your task as "a family" is to search the Internet for locations and attractions that suit your interests. Visit Internet sites and gather as much information as you can.
You will have to transform this information into a travel guide that might become the itinerary for your holiday.
Task
You will travel with your family of four people - a dad, a mom, a sister and a brother. Therefore, you will have to make groups of four. You have to decide which family member you want to be. Each family member has personal interests and wants to visit different places.
Use form A to write down your choices.
After you have made your choices, you need to start planning your holiday.
Each family member has to visit Internet sites that suit their interests. Gather information and "cut and paste" fragments from the web pages you may need for your travel guide. Once you have collected enough information it has to be transformed into a travel guide.
- Dad likes visiting museums, pubs, attraction parks. He is also fond of whiskey and beer.
- Mother likes scuba diving, musicals, historic buildings and casinos.
- The sister loves shopping, music festivals, nature, fashion and tattoos.
- The brother likes extreme sports, rugby, cats, hiking and cycling.
Use form A to write down your choices.
After you have made your choices, you need to start planning your holiday.
Each family member has to visit Internet sites that suit their interests. Gather information and "cut and paste" fragments from the web pages you may need for your travel guide. Once you have collected enough information it has to be transformed into a travel guide.
Make sure your travel guide is colourful and persuasive.
BE CREATIVE!
BE CREATIVE!
Requirements
You have a daunting task ahead of you, because you also have to arrange flights, hotels, cars and a programme for an eight-day holiday.
Each family member has to describe four attractions.
As a group you have to provide information on:
The travel guide must have:
Each family member has to describe four attractions.
- You have to provide useful information on entrance fees, opening hours and travel directions.
- You have to give a short description of the attraction (cut and paste).
- You have to show three pictures and make a creative lay-out.
- You may only use one page (A4) for each attraction.
As a group you have to provide information on:
- flight arrangements
- hotel arrangements
- car rentals
The travel guide must have:
Use the checklist to verify if you have fullfilled all the requirements and completed the assignment.
This assignment is a "handelingsdeel." You have to hand it in and the guide will be assessed. You will, however, not get a grade.
This assignment is a "handelingsdeel." You have to hand it in and the guide will be assessed. You will, however, not get a grade.
GOOD LUCK