This document provides instructions for a lesson plan where students take a virtual trip around the world, visiting 7 countries across 7 continents. They are tasked with keeping a journal of experiences and observations from each country. Students will then choose one country to focus on for a final project, where they can choose a narrative, statistical, analytical, artistic, or experiential format to share what they learned about the country's culture. The document provides guidelines for students' research process, examples of country details to include, and rubric for evaluating their final projects.

1. A Trip Around the World Student Page Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits [ Teacher Page ] A WebQuest for xth Grade (Put Subject Here) Designed by Angela Bear [email_address] Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

2. Introduction Student Page Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits [ Teacher Page ] Your Mission: You are a tourist that will be traveling around the world. You will visit each continent and visit selected countries within that region to discover more about it’s unique culture and people. During your travels you will keep a journal of experiences and observations in each place you visit. These journal entries will later help you in the project that you will be doing as a summary of your travels.

5. Evaluation Example: Student Page Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits [ Teacher Page ] Beginning 1 Developing 2 Accomplished 3 Exemplary 4 Score Creativity Project does not display that very much thought was put into it. Project has potential but lacks individuality. Project is unique and shows a good amount of effort. Project goes above and beyond the call of duty. The ideas are original and engaging. Mechanics and Grammar (If there is text) Grammatical errors appear often in text. Mechanics are the same. Spell Check appears to not have been used at all. Grammar and mechanics need work. Spell Check appears to be the only means of editing. Grammar does not appear to be a consistent or major problem Minimal mechanical/ grammatical errors if any. Organization It is hard to distinguish what exactly the aim of the project is. Organization seems to be taken into consideration but needs work. The end product is well organized but could be touched up. The project is well organized and thought out.

6. Conclusion Student Page Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits [ Teacher Page ] This assignment was put in place to give you, the student, a better understanding of other cultures around the world in the classroom setting. As teachers we only hope that our students (You) will strive to understand the cultures and practices of others around the world.

7. Credits & References Student Page Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits [ Teacher Page ] www.creativecommons.com Include a link back to The WebQuest Page and The WebQuest Slideshare Group so that others can acquire the latest version of this template and training materials.

8. A Trip Around the World (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page A WebQuest for xth Grade (Put Subject Here) Designed by Angela Bear Based on a template from The WebQuest Page Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

9. Introduction (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page This lesson was developed with the intent that the students be exposed to other cultures and presented basic information on other countries around the world. It is intended to be a brief introduction to this subject area and does not go very deep into detail but allows the student to have fun while making discoveries. To begin, the students will “travel” to all seven continents via websites packed full with helpful/ academic information about several countries in the region. The students are only required to travel to one country per region for a total of seven countries (Antarctica included as one). At the end each student is required to prepare a final product that sums up their findings. They have the option of taking a narrational, logical/quantitative, foundational, aesthetic or experiential approach to the final product. The narrational approch calls for a children’s book that is very informative, but it would be a fictional story. Logical/quantitative would have the students make a power point basically reporting facts about the country such as it’s GDP. For foundational the student would write an analytical paper about the major religion in the area. For aesthetic the student would create a painting, drawing, comic or collage of what makes the country they picked unique. Finally, Experiantial would be a presentation to the class given orally and could include activities for the whole class to do (should be 8-10 mins). Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

10. Learners (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page While this lesson is very basic it is intended for high school aged students in the ninth grade. It is meant to be used briefly to introduce/ expose the students to cultural information. The students will need some instruction as to what the point of this assignment is (can be found in the students portion of this WebQuest. Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

14. Evaluation (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page The teacher will know that this lesson is sucessful if when the students are done, the teacher gets the sense that the students enjoyed the assignment and actually learned something about a culture other than their own. (Refer to the student Evaluation section for the rubric and feel free to add your own standards and expectations in the blank spaces). Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

16. Conclusion (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page It is so important that our students do not leave grade school without being introduced and creating an appreciation/ tolerance for other cultures around the world. This assignment is just one exposure they will have, and hopefully it is a valuable one. Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

17. Credits & References (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page www.creativecommons.com www.nationalgeographic.com Include a link back to The WebQuest Page and The WebQuest Slideshare Group so that others can acquire the latest version of this template and training materials. Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion