Make an Internet Fact Hunt about a Country
a Problem-Based Learning Project about countries

The Problem:

Your school has decided to take your class on a trip to another country. They would like your input on the selection. You are to break up into teams to investigate the merits of a selected country.

Make an Internet Hunt web page of your country. It will be at least 15 questions long. It will point to many important facts about your country. Include a word processing answer key where you give the answer to each question.

Which country do you think would be best?

Step 1 -

Each member of the group identifies what they know about the selected country.

Step 2 -

Identify what you you need to learn about the country.

What are important things to consider?

Be specific. Make a list.

Step 3 -

Assign each group member a set of facts to find on the Internet. Document who is assigned to find each question. Everyone will be researching info.

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Step 4 -

Create a web page that has the hunt using Netscape's free webpage maker, MS Word web pages how to.doc, in MS Word web pages how to pdf, or an application of your choosing. Link each question to the site that has the answer.

Show that you know the answer. Include a word processing answer key where you give the answer to each question you posed in the hunt.

The introduction should explain your choice and briefly support its selection.

Be sure to show the pros and cons of the country.