A Trip to Budapest

Introduction Task Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion


This WebQuest has been designed by:

Éadaoin Kelly 
 Ailbhe Dunne 


Subject Level:     This Webquest is for children in 5th and 6th Class.

Subject Areas:
Geography:
  • A sense of place and space
  • Human Environments - People and other lands
  • Geographical Investigation Skills - questioning, observing, investigating, recording and communicating.
English:
  • Oral Language Development
  • Confidence and competence in using language
  • Developing cognitive abilities through language - reading - information retrieval skills
SPHE:
  • Myself  - making decisions
  • Myself and Others - relating to others - communicating and solving conflict.
  • Myself and the Wider World - National, European and wider communities

Teaching and Learning Objectives:
 
While working on this webquest, the children should be enabled to:
  • Work co-operatively together as a group
  • Use their prior knowledge of Internet use to complete the task
  • Discover more about a new European city
  • Make informed decisions using the information available to them
  • Discuss findings and problems that arise calmly
  • Listen to one another
  • Retrieve suitable and useful information from articles read
WebQuest Overview:
 
Over a period of four weeks, in groups of five the children will organise a holiday for a family of four to Budapest. They will be using the computer skills they have already acquired to find websites. To complete the  task successfully, they will have to communicate with each other as a group on a regular basis and share the information they have with the rest of the group. The children have been provided with a list of requirements which they must meet to complete the task sucessfully. The resources provided are all Web-based, and the websites have been carefully selected so that they provide the information the children will need.

The Webquest aims to foster co-operation skills among the children. While they each have an  individual task to do, in order to complete the task, they will have to work closely together to ensure they plan a well-designed schedule for the family.

 

Prior Knowledge:
It is assumed that the children completing this Webquest will be familiar with how to use the Internet. They should also have had some experience of working in groups, although this is not absolutely necessary.

 

Bibliography:

 The Primary School Curriculum
A variety of Internet sites, as quoted on the resources page
Images downloaded from free clip art websites
Images scanned from Lonely Planet Guide to Central Europe and Rough Guide to Hungary

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