Introduction
This WEBQUEST is designed to help you find information about COLOMBIA. You will need to include some of this information in your booklet. Some tasks will give you interesting information so that you can build your expert knowledge.
Pay close attention to the directions for each task. You will need to write in your notebook. You may need to make a list or draw.
This QUEST consists of
1-following links to gather facts about COLOMBIA
2-soaring through Google Earth to view Colombia up close
3-reading and responding to a children's book from Colombia
You will need to read, write, draw, take notes, make lists, and maneuver through different links on the internet. Please do not browse the internet to find your own resources. Your final product will be your COLOMBIA PROJECT plus any work in your notebook that is required.
Task
PART 1--GEOGRAPHY
For this GEOGRAPHY part of the project, you will be taking notes in your notebook. We will lay out the planning pages in the third section, pages 3-1 to 3-2. DO NOT ADD ANY OF THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR FLIP-FLAP BOOK BEFORE DIRECTIONS ARE GIVEN.
We will be constructing a flip-flap book in class for this project. This will be attached to the large flag of your country that you make.
1. Follow this link to find the size of Colombia in square miles. Copy it into your notebook and label it for use in your booklet.
2. Follow this link to find the current population of Colombia. Copy it into your notebook and label it for use in your booklet.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/colombia-population
3. Follow this link to find a picture of the flag of Colombia. You will need to recreate the flag on the cardstock. Draw it with pencil (outline the details with marker) and then color it in fully with crayon. Be neat and precise.
https://flagpedia.net/colombia
4. Follow this link to find the countries that border Colombia. Copy them into your notebook and label for use in your booklet.
https://geology.com/world/colombia-satellite-image.shtml
5. Follow this first link to find the capital of Colombia. Follow the second link to find the next 2 largest cities in Colombia. Copy them into your notebook and label for use in your booklet.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-the-capital-of-colombia.html
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/biggest-cities-in-colombia.html
Process
PART 2--GET CLOSE WITH GOOGLE EARTH
For the GOOGLE EARTH part, you will be zooming in close, looking through pictures, and talking about what you see.
For this process you will be visiting GOOGLE EARTH to check out COLOMBIA. You will have to scroll through many pictures and links to get big views and close-up views of the amazing features in Colombia. If ever you get caught on a page and can't get back, just close the page and restart from the link below. The back button works well in Google Earth.
Pay attention to the scenes you view and be ready to talk about the interesting things that you saw during your travels.
---Follow this link to Google Earth so you can get a bird's eye view of Colombia and its amazing sites.
1. Once there, click on the WHITE BOX on the right. This will take you to pictures of Colombia. Click on them to enlarge them and scroll through all 20. Pay attention to anything that amazes you or you find interesting during the process of this viewing.
2. Next, scroll below the first photo to find the tile for Bogota, the capital of Colombia. Click on the photo set on the right to get a sense of the city. Now return to the satellite view. Notice how much brown is on the map where the city is developed. Zoom around and zoom in to street level to see how closely populated it is. Zoom out the edges of the city. Most of the location labels are links to pictures. Zoom in closer and see if you can find interesting areas. Click on a green tree icon or the camera icon or just the names of places to find 2 places that you would like to visit.
Evaluation
PART 3 - THE LITERATURE CONNECTION
For this part, you will be reading a picture book set in your country. It will connect you to the culture and people of South America. During class, you will listen to all the picture books in all 6 webquests. Each book has remarkable characters and illustrations. You will be making a mini-book that reflects your understanding of the read aloud. When you do the writing for the mini-book, we recommend that you cut an index card to fit each page and write your answers neatly on the lines. This way, if you make a mistake, you can redo it before gluing it into the book. Make sure all of your answers are completely clear since the questions are not going to be copied into your book. Any reader should be able to know what you are talking about because you restated the question or clearly labeled your lists or charts.
The story WAITING for the BIBLIOBURRO is inspired by the heroic efforts of a real-life librarian named Luis Soriano Bohorquez. He started a mobile library and journeyed over the mountains and through valleys to bring literacy and culture to the children in rural Colombia. The story is told in English and Spanish. Around the world, there are many librarians who travel long distances to spread the joy of reading. In Kenya, camel caravans deliver books to nomads in the desert. In Sweden, Stockholm's "floating library" delivers books to islanders via book boats. In Zimbabwe, there is a donkey-drawn mobile cart library. In this story, Luis delivers books to children in remote villages with the help of his two donkeys, Alfa and Beto.
Ok, now that you have heard the story in class, you are ready to answer some questions and make a book. There are few steps.
1--We will construct the mini-book in class together. You will have extra cards in case you mess up your drawing or your writing. You can cut the cards up and glue answers into the actual book so you don't write directly on the book pages. You can also use the lined side of index card pieces by trimming them so you can write neatly and straight across for each answer and then glue them to fit nicely onto the pages.
2--- Write the title neatly somewhere on the cover, not too big because you need to fit a picture too! But make it colorful and thick-lined enough to stand out like a title should. Draw an illustration from the story and color it fully. There should be no white space on your cover when you are done, like a real book cover. It will look amazing!
3---Read the questions for page 1, 2, and 3. (Remember you are not writing on the inside of the cover.) Write your answers on page 3-3 in your notebook before you plan to write in the little poster book. On page 3-3 divide it into 3 sections by counting down 9 lines and tracing it and then counting up 9 from the bottom and tracing. Make sure you restate the 3rd question because it is a RADD format. Restate, Answer, Detail, Detail.
Question 1---Find evidence of how Ana helps her family. You must find at least 3 examples and write them in complete sentences.
Question 2---Make a chart of 5 English and Spanish words. Include these 4 English words: stories, librarian, library and book. Put these in one column labeled English and find the Spanish form to put beside them in the chart. Find a 5th word on your own.
Question 3---RADD. Why is Ana so impatient for the bibliotecario to return? Use two details from the text to explain your response.