@ New Zealand webquest

WEBQUEST in Canvas by correoparaelcol7862 on Scribd

@ The Antarctica WEBQUEST

1. See how we live in the Rothera Research Station in Antarctica (UK) : VIDEO

2. Read some facts about the Antarctica continent:

DID YOU KNOW THAT...?

·  Antarctica is bigger than Europe and almost double the size of Australia.

·  Most of Antarctica is covered in ice over 1.6 kilometres thick

·  Because it experiences such little rain, Antarctica is considered a desert.

·  The coldest recorded temperature on Earth occurred in 1983 at Vostok Station, Antarctica, measuring a rather chilly −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).

·  While humans don’t permanently reside in Antarctica, several thousand people live and work at various research facilities found on the continent.

·  While Antarctica features harsh living conditions, a number of plants and animals have adapted to survive and call the icy continent home.

·  Well known animals that live in Antarctica include penguins and seals.

·  The name ‘Antarctica’ comes from a Greek word meaning ‘opposite to the north’.

·  Around 90% of the ice on Earth is found in Antarctica.

·  Sea levels would rise around 60m (200ft) if all the ice in Antarctica were to melt. 

PROJECT: ANTARCTICA

   Antarctica Research Project by correoparaelcol7862 on Scribd

@Christmas WEBQUEST

Let's do a bit research about Christmas to better understand its importance. Follow the instructions and read the links 

      

 A. Use the document Symbols, Customs and Traditions (see at the end of this post)  to find the following items.

1.    The country from which we get the beautiful red flower called the Poinsettia:

2.    The country that the tradition of having a Christmas tree comes from:

3.    The man who lit the first Christmas tree:

4.    The country in which the original Santa Claus was born:

B. Use the link Santa’sNet to find the following items.

5.    The place many Australians have Christmas dinner:

6.    The name of the special celebration in Melbourne, Australia held on Christmas Eve each yea:

7.    The things that children in France leave by the fireplace on Christmas Eve:

8.    In France the award you get if you find the bean hidden in the Three Kings’ Cake:

9.    What Children in Great Britain do with their letters to Santa?

10. What people from Ireland leave in the window Eve for Joseph and Mary on Christmas Eve?

C. Use the link Santa’sOther Names to name for Santa in the following countries:

. Brazil ______________________________

. England ____________________________

. France _____________________________

. Germany ___________________________

. Italy _______________________________

. Russia _____________________________

   Symbols and traditions of Crhistmas

@ Australia in a few lines...

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What do you know about Australia? Do you know what is special about this country? What kind of animals live in Australia? Who were the first inhabitants?

Do the following webquest by groups of 3 and try to discover other things that books don't say!  

       THE ABORIGINES (Australia)

 1. ORIGINS.
Aboriginal people arrived in Australia about 50,000 years ago. They may have traveled from Asia across land bridges that were exposed when sea levels were lower. The hardy Aborigines have learned to live in the harsh conditions of the outback. Dutch explorers first landed in Australia in 1606, and the British began to settle there in 1788.
 Many settlers were criminals sent to live in Australia as punishment. For a short time, the newcomers lived peacefully with the Aboriginal people. But soon, fighting broke out over who owned the land. In 1851, gold was discovered in Australia. A rush to find riches brought thousands of new immigrants, and by 1859, six separate colonies existed. In 1901, these colonies joined to form a British commonwealth.

2. MUSIC: The didgeridoo

THE MAORI  (New Zealand)

* A. THE HAKA DANCE (tutorial)




 * B. LYRICS OF THE CLASSIC HAKA

   New Zealand Maori Haka