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German
Bungee
Jumping (Grade 9 - 12 -
German 3) Frau Duncan, Vestavia Hills, AL. You are a team of young
sports writer who are getting their first big break by getting to write
a feature story for a German online magazine. The publishers want you to
write a feature article on Bungee Jumping.
 Claudia's
Trip to Southern Germany (Grade 8 -
12) This WebQuest offers you the opportunity to improve your German and
familiarize yourself with German internet resources related to travel.
First you are to read a letter written by a girl who wishes to plan a
stay in southern Germany.
Deutschlandre
ise-an adventure to the land of Bratwurst! An Internet WebQuest on German
Trip (Grade 9 - 12) Kimberly Glandorf IA. Germany the land of
Bratwurst, Wienerschnitzel, Polka and beautiful scenery is beckening to
you to visit. You have been working for the last two years learning a
language and now you want to use this knowledge to experience the
culture or at least have a great vacation.
Eine
Entdeckungsreise nach Europa
(Grade 10 - 12)
Albert Reynolds. Take a voyage to Europe on the Internet.
German
Holidays (Grade 9 - 12) ThinkQuest Project by Russell Sample and
Leif Wulf. Find a table of contents for holidays in the United States
and Germany.
German
Unification Case Study- (Grade 9
- 12) Falk Cammin, Los Altos Hills, CA. Very similar to a Webquest, this
project involves exploration of the issues of German reunification
by taking on the role of involved citizens, and discussion of problems
and solutions.
Immigrants
from Germany (Grade 9 - 12) John Faller German
immigrants have contributed much to the history of the United States. By
following the activities in this Webquest you will learn much about
these important contributions to our nation's history, as well as
contributions to specific areas of the country.
Kafka
(Grade 9 - 12) Peter Schuler's WebQuest which studies the
literature of Kafka.
Kafka
(Grade 9 - 12) Dan Davey's WebQuest includes reading Kafka for
homework.
Kino
In Frankfurt (Grade 6 - 12) Lewis Johnson.
Students learn about movies showing in Germany.
Let's
Take a Trip to Germany (Grade 9 - 12) Peggy Otsu. Students
take a trip across the Atlantic Ocean to Germany and keep track of their
discoveries in a trip planner.
Masken
und Bräuche in der Fastnachtszeit
(Grade 9 - 12) A study of some of the customs surrounding German
celebrations.
Schwarz
wald und Amazonas Regenwald: A Comparison (Grade 5 - 8) Compare
the Amazon (South America) to the Black Forest (Austria). Developed as a
part of a Grade 4 - 12 Foreign Language program in Elmbrook School
District in Wisconsin.
Italian
Italy (Grade 4 -
5) by Amy Cole, Cheri Dixon, Mary Copland,
Dianne Khan, and Vicki LoCoco. Students
learn to count to 10 in Italian, recite the days of the week, compare
and contrast Italian customs and traditions with those of the United
States, research fine Italian restaurants, and describe Italy's
geography.
Global History (Grade
9 - 12) by
Henrietta Mountz, Barbara Searle,
and Barbara Amos, John Jay High School.
Students take a trip in a time machine back to the Renaissance and
are reporters, each
interviewing a different prominent person of
that age.
Journey Back in Time to Ancient Rome!
(Grade 6 - 8) by Carolyn
Burdett, Carol Maier, and Alaina White, University of Richmond.
Students explore Ancient Rome and learn about
their daily life, myths, and government.
Renaissance of an Italian
Artist (Grade 6 - 8) by Patricia A.
Fry. Students research the lives of 5 Renaissance painters and the
inventions of Leonardo da Vinci.
Japanese
Tour
Japan (Grade 7 - 9) Susan Moxley, San Diego Unified School District.
Students plan a complete Japanese tour (brochure, travel diary, oral
presentation and poster) in this comprehensive unit.
An
Afternoon in Japan WebQuest by Shelly
Johnson, Cara Lind, Jason Lind and Mark Planchak.
The students will gain a basic understanding about Japanese
Cuisine, Arts, and Culture. Students can also take a virtual trip to
Japan.
ATTACK
ON HIROSHIMA (Grade 7)
Modified by Mrs. Tuggle Alton C. Crews Middle School.
Students write for a special edition
magazine and their assignment is to capture
and relay the perspectives of the people during the atomic bomb attack
on Hiroshima, Japan.
Becoming
Japanese WebQuest (Grade 6 - 8) by Laura
Luchau. Through "Becoming Japanese,"
students learn more about Japanese culture,
language and history by assuming the roles of artist,
warrior, scholar, or athlete in Japanese society.
The
Culture of Japan WebQuest (Grade
3) by Barbara Baldner Hillsdale Schools.
Students research and explore the Japanese culture by finding
information about food, arts and crafts, music, and folk legends and
literature.
Discover Japan In this Webquest,
students learn about the geography, culture,
and language of Japan.
Discover
Japan WebQuest
(Grade 6 - 9) How many things in your house
relate to Japan? This Webquest will explore Japan and discuss how
similar and how different they are with the student culture.
Japan
Project (Grade
3) by Bardonia
Elementary School.
Contains essays and a Webquest on learning about Japan.
Japan
Quest (Primary) by
David St.Germain, Bugbee Elementary
School. Students
organize a class trip to Japan
and create a travel brochure.
JapanQuest
(Grade 9-12)
Lisa Lucero,
Kirtland Central High School.
Students create a "Japanese" web page to be
presented to the class.
Japan
for Rinko (Grade 6) Rosa Sterk and Tanya Gibbs. Based on the book
"A
Jar of Dreams" by Yuchiko Uchido, this Webquest focuses on the geography
of Japan.
Japan
Tea Ceremony WebQuest (Grade 9 - 12) by RETA
for Linda Bennett, Des Moines High School.
Students prepare for a trip to Japan as a foreign exchange student and
familiarize themselves with the
Japanese Tea Ceremony.
Japanese
Arts Festival (Grade 9
- 12) Dana
Anne Kirby Students will create an arts festival which involves learning
the crafts and customs of Japan. Japanese
Diet WebQuest
This Webquest explores the diet of the
Japanese. Students learn the
characteristics of Japanese diet, investigate
its health benefit based on dietary guidelines, and present
findings.
Japanese
Food WebQuest by Horace
Mann. Worksheet on staples of the Japanese
diet.
Japanese
Language WebQuest
Worksheet on the
language of Japan.
Japanese New Year (Grade 6 - 8) by
Iku and Hitoshi, University of Technology, Sydney.
In Japan, the New Year's celebration is
one of most important and biggest events.
Students learn about Japanese culture and the
origin for the celebration.
Japanese
Temples WebQuest
by Mark Hicks, Fontbonne College.
Students are hired by a
local shopping mall to create authentic looking
Japanese drawings, paintings, and sculptures based on temples and
shrines around the world.
A
Japanese Travel Guide How do you prepare for the trip of your life?
(Grade 3) by Sara Thibault.
Students develop a Japanese
Travel Guide to prepare for a trip to Japan as an
exchange student.
Japanese Vacation WebQuest (Grades 4
- 7)
Students
research three cities in Japan to decide in which city they would like
to spend a two week vacation.
Journey to Japan (Grade 3) Jeanne Paulus,
Wauwatosa School District. WebQuest comparing Japan
and Milwaukee.
Journey
to Japan WebQuest (Grade K - 2) by Lorena
Forbes.
Students read information about children in Japan and
compare their life with those of children in Japan. Journey
to Japan WebQuest (Grade 2)
by Janice Dorris, Ball Ground
Elementary.
Students
read books that explore the culture of Japan
,
draw a Japanese
flag, compare the foods of Japan and
the USA, and answer questions about Japan and
its' people.
Kon-nichi-wa
Japan WebQuest (Grade
1) by Deb
Lemieux, Marion E. Zeh
Elementary School. Students are asked to keep a journal while visiting
Japan. The journal includes information on Japanese schools,
clothing, food, and transportation.
Konnichiwa,
Welcome to My World WebQuest (Grade 1)
by
Jamie Boston, Birch Lane & Pioneer
Elementary Schools. Students create a book to
show a visiting Japanese student the similarities and differences
between the way the Americans and Japanese live.
Sadako
and the Thousand Paper Cranes WebQuest
(Grade 3 - 5) by Pat Duhon.
Students
research facts about Japan, compare life in the US and Japan, create a
timeline of events related to Sadako Sasaki, learn when and where the
atomic bombs were dropped, and learn about the art of origami.
Travel
Japan WebQuest (Grade
6) Students
are potential employees of a travel company. They create a travel
brochure about Japan with a proposed
5-7 day itinerary for the trip. They are to
include pictures, a map and an ad for the travel company.
Travel
to Japan WebQuest by
Anne McLellan. Students research and
plan the types of transport to be used in getting to
Japan from Australia, and have a background knowledge
of what to expect when they get to
Japan. Students will answer the following
questions: "Have I chosen the best type of
transport for my journey?"
and "How does life in Japan
differ from life in Australia?"
WebQuest
on The Samurai's Tale (Grade 7) by Erik Haugaard (created by Mr. Dan Fickett Bonita Vista Middle
School). Students read "The Samurai's Tale"
and report historical,
cultural and thematic discoveries and interpret their meanings with
respect to characters and events in the novel.
Welcome
to Japan WebQuest (Grade Kindergarten) by Melisa Sellers.
Students create a Japanese meal, draw a
picture about Japan, and write a sentence
telling about the meal and picture.
What's Going on in
Japan Today? (Grade 9
- 12) by Nicole Restrick.
This Web Quest is designed to introduce Japan's role in the
international community through the study of current events.
You
are moving to Japan!! (Grade
6) by David Brockhurst.
Students
research three cities in Japan, (Sapporo, Nagoya, and
Fukuoka), to decide which of the three cities would be best for
the family.
Spanish
¡Buen
Provecho! (Grade 10) by
David Jamieson. This WebQuest for Spanish II
focuses on cuisines of different
Spanish-speaking countries.
Casa de Cristina by
Bruce K. Barrs. As
the consultants to a new chain of Spanish restaurants, students
decide what dishes to offer and find the recipes so the chefs are able
to prepare the meals. Through this journey, students
discover the savory world of Hispanic foods, desserts and drinks and
will better understand this part of Hispanic culture.
Day of the Dead WebQuest (Grade 6 - 8 ) by Melanie Stella at Welborn
Middle School.
This
WebQuest explores the Mexican holiday, Day of
the Dead, and the aspects that surround this celebration.
El
Bosque Tropical
(Grade 10 - 12) Students debate the issue of
developing the tropical forests of Latin America.
El Camino Real: Back to the Future (Grade 6 - 8)
by Cissy Lujan-Pincomb, Tina Kidwell, Lee Ann Vaughn and Kelly
Embrey, New Mexico State University.
In 1598, Don Juan de Oñate explored the territiory of what is now
Mexico, Texas, and New Mexico. Students
document how much El Camino Real has changed in 400 years. Evita
Perón: Mistress to Madonna (Grade
11 - 12) by Dawn A. Santiago-Murillo,
Victor High School. In this WebQuest for
AP Spanish, students must prepare a report which persuades the "International
Association of Women" to induct Evita Peron into their new Hall of
Fame.
In
Quest of Our Roots (Grade 6 - 8) by Ron McCracken, Hermogena Slag, Laura E. Sujo
de Montes and Joyce Wade, New Mexico State University.
Students are
a select group of historians searching historical records and information
about New Mexico and present a report to the
United States Department of Interior.
Mexican
Muralists (Grade
11 - 12) by Linda Neilan.
In this WebQuest for
Spanish III, students learn about Mexican murals by reading
biographies of the artists, studying their works, and becoming a master
art historian and critic.
Mexico
City Earthquake (Grade 9 - 12) by Edith
J. Kelly, Capuchino High School and Ryen M.
Partin, San Francisco State University.
Students gather information
about earthquakes in general (how they work,
safety issues/emergency preparedness, history, etc...) and the Mexico City
Earthquake. Working together the students will design a multi-platform
presentation to convey their learned knowledge about this terrible natural
disaster.
Mexican
Webquest
(Grade 11 - 12) by Kim Whittaker
and Carol Siwinski, Germantown Academy.
In
this WebQuest for Spanish III,
students make a classroom presentation of their
research on Mexico's culture, history,
or geography.
Mural
Venture: Nicaraguan Mural Art (Grade 9 - 12)
from Stanford University.
Students learn about Nicaraguan culture and politics through the stories
told by Nicaraguan murals.
The
Mystery of Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations
(Grades
5 - 6)
by Roberta Reagan, Indiana University.
Students are adventurers and an
archaeologists in search of ancient
civilizations to discover the meaning of the mysterious pictures found on
the various ancient man-made structures buried within the jungle. Nicaragua
Quest (Grade 9 -12)
from Stanford University.
Students learn information about Nicaraguan
culture and question the nature of
international relations in our more interdependent world.
Pinochet
and Human Rights: Reevaluating Policy by Todd Slater, Ohio University.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has summoned a group of
experts to testify about the effects of U.S. policy on Chile during the
Allende and Pinochet governments. In particular, he wants to focus on the
question: How can the U.S. maintain a strong commitment to human rights
and at the same time protect its national interests? Problems
understanding Hispanic literature? (Grade
10 - 12)
by Juan Manuel Mora, Serra Senior
High. In this WebQuest for AP Spanish,
the "Latino Craze" has inspired Hollywood to
film locally and are continually looking for new faces and ideas for
movies and soap operas. To be considered, you must demonstrate your
understanding with your acting skills, of the emotions attached to the
concepts of honor, humor, loyalty, passion and tradition of the
Hispanic/Latino world.
A
Quest to Save Machu Picchu (Grade
9 - 12)
by Lara Fitzgerald,
Glendale Union High School. Students research Incan Civilization, Machu
Picchu in particular, using the Internet.
Teen
Travel Experts (Grade 6
- 12) by Tracy L. Brunelle
and Elizabeth Walsh, Swainston Middle
School. Students
choose one of the six Spanish-speaking
countries, assume a role,
and make comparisons of countries and recommendations for foreign
travel from their roles' point
of view.
Traders
(Represent Your Country at the Next International Trade Days)
by CultureQuest. Students
research the trade status of their chosen
country including exports, imports, type of currency,
relative value of currency, and primary trading partners.
Travel
Brochure WebQuest (Grade
9) by Bernadette Fernandez,
Des Moines School.
Students choose one Hispanic city and create a
travel brochure, including hotels,
restaurants, a city map, and interesting
places to see or things to do.
The
Two Mountains: An Aztec Legend
(Grade 9)
by Patrick Garcia. As a tribute
to the Aztecs, a performance troop has formed
and students audition for
the troop. Students read an Aztec legend titled "The Two
Mountains" and then create several tableau's to to bring the legend to
life.
Un
Día en Madrid (Grade 6 - 8) by Phyllis Salsedo. What if one day you
went to Madrid? This WebQuest project answers that question! You'll plan
an itinerary for one full day in Madrid using the Web and other
sources.
¡Vamos
a España! (Grade 9) by Pam Middlebrooks.
Students research hotels, attractions,
and restaurants in the cities of Madrid, Sevilla, and Barcelona
to aid the Spanish Club's decisions in
planning a two week trip to Spain this summer
.
Vamos
a viajar (Grade
9 - 12)
by Peggy L. Urton,
Glendale Union High School District.
As the officers of the Spanish club,
students choose a
country to visit.
They also choose an
itinerary that will let them explore
the best cultural, historical, shopping and entertainment
opportunities the country has to offer,
and create a travel brochure.
Welcome to Aztec
Adventure! (Grade 9 - 12) by Deborah Dolley, Sandra Dionne and Sarah
Dubay, University of Maine.
Students create a Special Report to the Mexican
people describing how the items in four mysterious packages are linked to
the Aztecs and what influences of the Aztecs can be seen in today's
Mexican civilization.
What
is a Good Country? (Grade 6 - 8) from
San Diego State University.
Students research Spanish speaking countries around the
world and persuade their
parents to move to one of
these countries for the next two years
based on their findings.
Other
Languages
Russian: Letters
from Rifka (Grade 6 - 8) by Constance Egter,
Arizona State University West. After reading page 31, students will search resources
for a photograph of a Russian Cossack as described in the
novel.
Latin:
Ubi
Est Mantua? (Grade 11 - 12)
by Svetlana Lazarova. In this
activity for Latin III-IV,
students visit a Website, which will take them, in Latin, on a tour of
an Italian city.
Latin:
Geography
of the Aeneid of Vergil
(Grade 9 - 12) by Edward Krug. This activity,
for Latin III-IV, focuses on the geographical
locations connected to The Aeneid.
Latin:
Slavery in Ancient Rome
(Grade 6 - 8) by Patricia
B. Underwood.
Students have been a household slave in the city of Rome for six
months and write a letter to a friend describing
what has happened to them, beginning
with the auction block until their present
position in the household.
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