Archive for the ‘Treasure Hunts’ Category

The American election webquest

Dimanche, novembre 9th, 2008

1 When did the election take place  ? here

2 Who is the President of the United States right now ? Click here for the White House site.

3 Who were the candidates for the  election ? Who were the potential vice-presidents ? Here

4 How often does an  election take place ? Click here

5 Who votes for the President ? Here

6 Which parties do the candidates belong to ? Click here

7 Find out what the symbols of the parties are. Here

8 What are the qualities associated with these symbols ? Click here

9 When will the new President start to govern ? What is the name of that day ? Here 

10 Read about the differences between the two candidates on the following issues :

Iraq / immigration here and here

 

 

European Union Treasure Hunt

Jeudi, octobre 23rd, 2008

1/ How many European citizens are there in the Union ? How many states are members ? Here

2/ Find a description of the European flag.Click here

3/ What catastrophe happened in Europe in the 20th century ? Go

4/ What was Victor Hugo’s prediction about Europe ? Here

5/ What is the Treaty of Rome ? When was it established ? Click here

6/How old is the European Union ? What day is Europe Day ? Here

7/ What are the goals of the European Union ? Go

 8/ Find the names of the 6 European Institutions. Here

9/ What is the executive branch of the European Union ? Click here

10/Where is the European Central Bank situated ? Go

11/ The European Parliament : Where is it situated ?

       How are members elected ? Click here

12/ Who is President of the European Union at the moment ? here

13/ Where is the European Court of Justice situated ?

       What part does it play ?Go !

14/ Who is part of the European Council ?  Where is it situated ? Here

15/ Find two Mediterranean countries, two Eastern countries, two Northern countries, and the first Union Members. Fill in the grid for each country : Look for facts here

 

Name of the country

 

Capital city

 

Number of inhabitants

 

Size

 

Location (next to…)

 

Languages

 

Currency

 

Colours of the flag

 

 

 

British Festivals and Traditions webquest

Jeudi, septembre 11th, 2008

1 When is Boxing Day ? What is a box for ? here

2  Typical British  Christmas food : what’s on the menu ? go  

3 What is Auld Lang Syne ? What is its name in French ? go and click on the karaoke

4 When is Easter ? What does it commemorate ? What is typical of Bristish Easter ? Link to website

5 What are Bank holidays ? Here

6 Remembrance Day : find its other name  and its symbol. Click here

7 Pancake Day :  When is it ? What festival is it  related to ? What do you eat on Pancake Day ? Go

8 Morris dance : what is that ? Click here

9 What is Guy Fawkes night ? here   Who was Guy Fawkes ? and here

10 National days in the UK. How many are there ? What do they correpond to  ? Go

Victorian Britain

Mercredi, juillet 2nd, 2008

1)What does Victorian mean ? Here

2) Who was Queen Victoria ?Click here

3) How long did she reign ? Here

4)What is specific about her reign ? Click here

5)Find out about children’s lives at that time and the differences between poor and rich children :

Food / Health / Work / Possessions Here

6) Who decided to help children ? What did they do ?Click here and here

7) What is Charles Dickens’ relation to that time ?Here

8) What is David Copperfield ? Click here

9) What is Oliver Twist ? Here

10) What were the changes regarding children between the start and the end of her reign ? Click here

Discover Sherlock Holmes

Mardi, juillet 1st, 2008

1 Who is Sherlock Holmes ? Who created him ? here

2 What are the titles of the 4 novels Arthur Conan Doyle wrote ? How many short stories did he write ? Click here

3 When was Sherlock Holmes born ? here

4 Describe Sherlock Holmes and name three objects related to him. Click here

5 When and where did Arthur Conan Doyle’s character live ? Click here

6 Find Baker Street in London and write down where it is situated Click here

7 What’s Sherlock Holmes’ friend’s name ? Click here

8 Sherlock Holmes lived mostly in the 19th century. Find an adjective to name this era of British history. Here