2nd BIMESTERTYPE IV WEBQUEST

MY 1st WEBPAGE …AN UNFORGETTABLE AN UNFORGETTABLE

CHRISTMASCHRISTMAS TRIP : PLANNING TRIP : PLANNING AND ORGANIZINGAND ORGANIZING

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You and your friends are going on vacation next week! You are going to travel to an unforgettable city or country. Before you pack your suitcase, you will need to check a lot of information like the weather, time and exchange some money. When you arrive, you will visit famous places and take some pictures. Then you will write postcards home to your family and friends. Use B-learning to get to the Around The World Trip WebQuest.

You are going to plan a trip . Use the following website to help you with each step of your research.

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Task 1: ( 20 points)( 20 points)

A)You are going to travel to a country or city on your trip. Use the maps on the website below to choose a country or city from the following regions.

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B) Locate your city or country on a complete map (draw your map).

C) As a traveler you need to find out what we should pack. Check the website below and click on the name of the city you plan to visit to find out what the weather will be for the next three weeks. Share this information on your webpage. http://weather.edition.cnn.com/weather/intl/forecast.jsp

D) You may also need to find out how much money you should take. Check the link to find out what the current exchange rates are.

http://www.moneycorp.com/pages/home.html

Task 2: TIME ZONES (10 points10 points) A) Find out which time zone your country is in and how many hours

ahead or behind they are from Colombia. Check the website in track 4.

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EX. Country _______China___ Time: __China is 13 hours ahead of Colombia

Country ____________ Time: __________________

B) Your parents want to talk to you when you are visiting your second country to find out how your trip is going. You need to find a time to call when you will both be awake. Use the website in track 4 and your time zone map to figure out a good time.

I will be calling my parents while I am in _________ (country).When I call it will be _______________________(time) where I am

and it will be ________ (time) in Colombia.

Task 3. (15 points)Use the website in track 5 to research flights. You can choose the date you want to leave and how long you want to stay in each country. Write down the times that your flights will leave and arrive. Times given are always the local time. You will need to figure out the Colombian time using the website in track 4 and your time zone map.•http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/ts/viewTrackMembersFrames.do?org.apache.struts.taglib.html.TOKEN=dda117ec224c3b873c3da4d8122c0ced&number=446514&password=

Task 4. (15 points)(15 points)

• Now that you’re a world traveller, we want to hear about your trip – especially since you travelled around Christmas time. Tell us a little about the celebrations you saw while travelling to different parts of the world during this time (November – January). Include pictures and your best writing!