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"It’s time to break out of the “humdrum” regularity of your everyday life.
It’s time to explore a diverse world, varied cultures and interesting civilizations.
This Quest will help you “virtually” visit another world culture. You will be expected to understand the population distributions of a country, as well as the cool places to visit in that country."
Question: "What type of vacation is it going to be? It is your group’s decision to create a theme for this trip."
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"You are going back to the time of the Birth of America when the colonists were beginning to feel like Americans. Some colonists no longer felt that they were British citizens since they were forming a new home far from England. They began to build a unique culture and form new ideas of how they wanted to govern themselves. Who were some of the people who helped create this identity? You and your partner will become experts on one person. You will convince the rest of the group that your character was THE AMERICAN OF THE YEAR because he or she contributed the most to America's identity."
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"Have you ever watched Sesame Street and seen the puppets? Which is your favorite? People all over the world enjoy puppets and each country's puppets are different.
We're going to use the World Wide Web to visit different countries and find out what the puppets are like in each one. Then you will make a puppet and write a play for that puppet. When we're all done, we'll have a puppet show!"
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"Wouldn't it be terrific to travel back in time to explore a castle and see knights in shining armor and beautiful princesses? Just think of all the magnificent sights and heroic tournaments you would witness! But what was it "really" like to live in Medieval Times? Perhaps you would like to see all this through the eyes of a serf, a knight, a princess, or maybe even a monk.
In your quest you will discover the world of the feudal system and explore Medieval castles. You will complete projects along the way to progress from being a mere serf to attaining the title of king or queen.
Are you ready to learn what is kept in a keep, how a morning star is used, or what (besides water) can be found in a moat? Be alert as you transform your thinking from a fairytale world to a land of reality."
Question: "What was life 'really' like in Medieval Times, and what do we know now that could have made their lives better?"
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"Who are Australians? Where have they come from? In which ways do we perceive our 'Australianess'? Would we all answer these questions in the same way? Food for thought? Chew your way through this WebQuest to satisfy your hunger.
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"It happened in 1918, it happened in 1957, it happened in 1968, and it happened in 1977. Either a pandemic or epidemic of the flu occurred worldwide or in individual countries in those years. Hong Kong of 1996- was that a close call? As a member of a community task force, you will join 3 other people (Virologist, Physician, Public Health Officer, and Historian) and decide if another influenza pandemic, like 1918, can happen again. You will help the public to understand general information about influenza, its history, and its prevention and control."
Questions: How can something as little as the invisible flu virus become a global killer as in 1918? Could this happen again, and if so, can the general public's awareness and vigilance be increased so a potential deadly form of influenza can be prevented or halted in its spread?
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"You have just finished learning all about the Medieval time period. Now, imagine what it might have felt like to enter into a time when beautiful artwork was created and valued, sculptures and architecture, too. And what if people's creativity were at such an all time high that tools and objects for your use were created that had never existed before. How exciting this must have been. And what if new ideas and new ways of thinking started showing up, ways that challenged the ways of thinking that you were used to. How would you have dealt with that? And, what about the leaders of this new time period - what kind of role do you think they would play during the Renaissance? With exploration to new lands at an all time high, going where no man of the Renaissance had been before and using trade to bring back items no one had seen before, it was an exciting time period (kind of like exploring new planets is to us today)."
Question: 'Why is the Renaissance considered to be such an important time period in our history?'
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"Everybody knows that Lewis and Clark made it to the Pacific Ocean and back, yet almost 200 years have passed since the Corps of Discovery set off and Americans are still talking about their journey! A 512-page book about the expedition by historian Stephen Ambrose sold more than 750,000 copies and was on the best sellers list for over 6 months in 1996! Film maker Ken Burns produced a two hour documentary about them in 1997 that has been aired again and again on PBS. Back in 1984, when American Heritage magazine did a survey and asked several hundred noted historians what event in history they would most like to have been a part of, it was the Lewis and Clark expedition that was named most often. "
" As the newest volunteers on the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council, you and your friends are about to find out as you work on planning a special event to commemorate the 200th anniversary of this amazing journey."
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"The Indian River Lagoon estuary is facing some serious problems, both in the water and out. Many different types of groups want to use the waterways for a variety of reasons, most of which appear to conflict with each other. Fish and plants are dying. Manatees are being seriously injured, and even killed. Fishermen are losing money, and the safety of water sports is in jeopardy. Is there a way the groups can work together to preserve both the beauty and recreational pleasures of this unique waterway before the EPA bans use of the estuary completely?"
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You have just been selected to have a foreign exchange student from Egypt who will be staying with you for the year. You want your new friend to feel comfortable and would like to serve foods that he or she will be used to. At the same time you want to be sure that you can help provide a balanced diet being the good host that you are! Are the foods of Egypt different than the foods of the US?
Question: How do the foods of other cultures fit into our American Food Guide Pyramid?
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