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Keywords: research
Subject(s): Geography
Grades 9 through 12
School: McComb High School, McComb, MS
Planned By: Bettye Robinzine
Original Author: Bettye Robinzine, McComb
Title of Project:
A world of our own


Grade Level of Students and Subject Area:
9th World Geography

Number of Students Involved:
20

Project Summary:
The students will be creating a web quest designed as a museum using information that they research.

Project Description and Project Ideas:
Each student will be paired off into groups of twos. The students will then be assigned various countries to research the human and physical characteristics of. Along with information about the country the student will also find different pictures that are associated with that country. Once all information is found a web quest will be created so that the class can tour each individual country. The web quest will be in the design of a museum thus creating a virtual museum.


Project Objectives and How They Will Be Achieved:
The student will formulate information on a particular country’s human and physical characteristics.

The student will design a web quest using information researched on various countries around the world.

Project’s Impact on Education:
The students will be able to see their research being used to explore countries that they may one day have a chance to visit.

Project Evaluation:
The students will be assessed on the intensity of the information found on the country as well as how well the web quest is constructed.



Materials: Mobile Labs, Digital Cameras, Projectors, Flash/USB Drives, Social Studies
Other Items: 1 Mobile Lab, $200 each, total of $200.00
1 DigitalCamera, $100 each, total of $100.00
1 LCD Projector, $600 each, total of $600.00
3 Flash Drives, $20 each, total of $60.00
1 Social Studies Software, $100 each, total of $100.00