1. World Class Community WebQuest Mrs. Hansen’s Second Grade EvaluationConclusionIntroductionTaskProcess

2. Introduction We have some new students who have moved from another country into our school over the summer. We need to find out all we can about where they came from, so we know what to do to help them feel welcome. TaskProcessEvaluationConclusion

3. Task Your group will choose a country from the list of where are new friends are from. You will become an expert on something about that country. You will complete a graphic organizer comparing and contrasting that country to ours. How would your life be different if you were to move to this country? How can we make friends from these countries feel welcome? You will create a poster celebrating the interesting things of this country. How are this culture and other important to our classroom and school community? Present your poster to the class. Play some games that celebrate different countries. ProcessEvaluationConclusionIntroduction

4. Process 1. As a group, choose a country to research from the class brainstorm list. 2. Review how you will be graded for this project. Review how you will be graded Review how you will be graded 3. Choose an area to become an expert on. Choose 4. Meet with other experts in your area to research information. 5. Complete a Venn diagram comparing that country to ours. Venn diagram Venn diagram 6. Using this information: Under the Venn diagram, write a sentence that explains how life would be different if you lived in this country. Write a sentence telling one thing you could do to make our new friends feel welcome. 7. As a group, complete a poster to celebrate your country. Choose things that show something you think this culture could share with ours. Work together to decide what should be included. 8. Present your poster to the class. Each person needs to be prepared to discuss their area of the poster. TaskProcessEvaluationConclusionIntroduction

5. Choose a topic to research. Geography People Celebrations and Traditions TaskProcessEvaluationConclusionIntroduction

6. Evaluation How will our WebQuest be graded? How will our WebQuest be graded? WebQuest Rubric WebQuest RubricWebQuest RubricWebQuest Rubric ProcessTaskEvaluationConclusionIntroduction

7. Conclusion We have learned new and exciting things about our friends and where they came from. Hopefully we will all be able to help them feel welcome. We have learned new and exciting things about our friends and where they came from. Hopefully we will all be able to help them feel welcome. Now that you know a little more about the world, play Buster’s Connect the World or Dream On food game Now that you know a little more about the world, play Buster’s Connect the World or Dream On food gameConnect the WorldDream On Connect the WorldDream On TaskProcessEvaluationConclusionIntroduction

8. Geography Use the following web sites and links to become an expert on the geography of your country. Print off or record your facts or pictures in your journal. Use the following web sites and links to become an expert on the geography of your country. Print off or record your facts or pictures in your journal. Pioneer.uen.org Pioneer.uen.org Pioneer.uen.org CultureGrams Kids Edition CultureGrams Kids EditionCultureGrams Kids EditionCultureGrams Kids Edition World BookWorld Book Kids World Book (username: pioneer password: look (username: pioneer password: look Print a map of your country. Print a map of your country. Print a map Print a map Be able to find your country on a globe. Be able to find your country on a globe. What is the climate of your country? What is the climate of your country? What is the land like in your country? What is the land like in your country? How far is it from Logan? How far is it from Logan? How far is it from Logan How far is it from Logan ProcessTaskConclusionEvaluationIntroduction

9. People Use the following web sites and links to become an expert in the following areas about your country. Print off pictures or record your facts in your journal. Use the following web sites and links to become an expert in the following areas about your country. Print off pictures or record your facts in your journal. Pioneer.uen.org Pioneer.uen.org Pioneer.uen.org CultureGrams World Book CultureGrams World BookCultureGrams World BookCultureGrams World Book (username: pioneer password: look (username: pioneer password: look Time for Kids Time for Kids Time for Kids Time for Kids What language do most people speak in this country? Be prepared to teach the class to say something in this language. What language do most people speak in this country? Be prepared to teach the class to say something in this language. What foods do they like to eat? What foods do they like to eat? What sports do they play? What sports do they play? What are their schools like? What are their schools like? What kind of houses do they live in? What kind of houses do they live in? What is their daily life like? What is their daily life like? What do their clothes look like? What do their clothes look like? ProcessTaskConclusionEvaluationIntroduction

10. Traditions and Celebrations Use the following web sites and links to become an expert in the following areas about your country. Record your facts in your journal. Use the following web sites and links to become an expert in the following areas about your country. Record your facts in your journal. Pioneer.uen.org Pioneer.uen.orgPioneer.uen.org CultureGrams Kids Edition CultureGrams Kids EditionCultureGrams World Book World Book Kids World Book World Book KidsWorld Book World Book (username: pioneer password: look (username: pioneer password: look Does this country have any traditions or customs that are important for us to know? An example is shaking hands when you meet someone. Does this country have any traditions or customs that are important for us to know? An example is shaking hands when you meet someone. What things does this country celebrate? What things does this country celebrate? What holidays does this country have? What holidays does this country have? Choose a celebration or holiday and be prepared to explain it to your groups. Remember to include who, what, why, when, and where. Choose a celebration or holiday and be prepared to explain it to your groups. Remember to include who, what, why, when, and where. Add this celebration to our class celebration time line. Add this celebration to our class celebration time line. ProcessTaskConclusionEvaluationIntroduction