Process
Integrating the Internet into the Classroom
Facilitator: Michael Krauss
Treasure Hunt
Touristic places in Bolivia
Goal: To know and learn more about some of of the most visited and touristic places in their country and to learn how to describe the most important aspects of those places.
Choose one Web site to explore. Use the information in the Web site to answer the questions below the Web link. Be sure to read the complete articles! After you finish answering your questions, meet with your classmates to find out the answers to the remaining questions. Don't forget to answer the BIG QUESTION at the end.
Web site: Uyuni Salt Flats; a seemingly endless landscape of pure salt
Questions:
1. What's the usual temperature in this place?
2. What are the names of the two "lagunas" that you can find at Uyuni Salt Flats?
3. Are there animals in the salt dessert? If so, which ones?
Web site: Concepción Valley; a beautiful valley with some of the world's highest vineyards
Questions:
1. How far is Concepción Valley from Tarija?
2. How's "Singani" made?
3. What place can you find in Uriondo?
Web site: Glorieta Castle; a mansion with an European eclectic architecture of the last third of a century
Questions:
1. How many towers are there in the castle? What are their names?
2. Who were the Prince and the Princess that lived there?
3. Why did the Princess made the castle like it is?
Web site: Samaipata Fort; a huge sculptured rock as a unique testimony to pre-Hispanic traditions and beliefs
Questions:
1. What's "totora"?
2. Who's the tribe(s) living in this islands?
3. What species does the reserve protect?
Web site: Floating Islands; made from the totora reeds, a unique tourist destination
Questions:
1. How many towers are there in the castle? What are their names?
2. Who were the Prince and the Princess that lived there?
3. Why did the Princess made the castle like it is?
Web site: Tunari Village; a natural sanctuary for all sorts of wild animals
Questions:
1. What can you find at Caves of Repechon?
2. What are some parks you can use for enetertaining?
3. Summarize some of the flora and fauna you can find in this place.
BIG QUESTION: What do you think are the main attractions for tourists to visit these places? Explain and summarize it for each place. (Minimum 200 words. Don't forget to write a topic sentence and give some examples from the readings.)