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Searching for China
Content area(s):
Interdisciplinary
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Author(s) & location: Tom March, New South Wales, Australia
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Description
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"China is a majestic country with a long and interesting history. If, like most people in the Occidental world, you've never been to this fascinating land, you might want to take a brief tour. Go ahead and walk a few kilometers of The Great Wall or step foot into The Forbidden City or voyage to the Yellow Mountains.
But beyond these tourist stops lives another, more complex, China. Currently, the people of China are experiencing great economic and social upheavals. Such things as the situation in Tibet, Tiananmen Square massacre, and a scandal about treatment of orphans have brought some people to call for boycotts against China.
Being faced with the task of understanding something as complex as a nation, you might want to give up. Sometimes in life you have that choice. But to give up trying to understand the China would mean giving up chances to benefit financially, to help people, to save some of the world's natural and artistic treasures, to protect the safety and security of millions of people, or to enlighten people's lives with greater religious insight. You see, you can't give up."
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What makes this an interesting WebQuest
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- Completely scaffolded Roles and Group Process through interesting use of javascript helps students get a rough draft of their ideas quickly
- Authentic Roles supported by real world links
- This was the first WebQuest ever made for mass consumption and has evolved over time. It stands as an archetypal long term WebQuest
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