WebQuest 1: Internet Scavenger Hunt
Introduction
An Internet scavenger hunt is an educational lesson which introduces the Internet to students. It is often used as tool for teaching students how to search the Internet and how to use the resources and information available on the Internet. It is an online activity in the form of a scavenger hunt that focuses on gathering information from web sites to answer questions or to support a concept on a particular theme or content area.
Tasks
You will discover various concepts and careers in the food industry.
You will learn the brief history of a famous chef.
Process
Copy and paste the following series of questions in a Microsoft Word Document. Use the internet to research and answer the questions.
Did you answer every question?
Did you print and turn in?
Conclusion
Through this activity, you should have been able to find various bits of information through various internet sources.
An Internet scavenger hunt is an educational lesson which introduces the Internet to students. It is often used as tool for teaching students how to search the Internet and how to use the resources and information available on the Internet. It is an online activity in the form of a scavenger hunt that focuses on gathering information from web sites to answer questions or to support a concept on a particular theme or content area.
Tasks
You will discover various concepts and careers in the food industry.
You will learn the brief history of a famous chef.
Process
Copy and paste the following series of questions in a Microsoft Word Document. Use the internet to research and answer the questions.
For every item that requires facts and research, list the full website address your information comes from.
1. Name a famous chef, the name and location his/her restaurant(s), education and training, any cookbook titles or cooking magazine titles, and any food/kitchen products they endorse.Evaluation
2. Why do you admire this chef?
3. What is the name and location of the current “World’s Best Restaurant”?
4. Would you consider working at this restaurant? Why or why not?
5. Pretend you are a famous food critic. You find an article for the world’s most expensive food. What is this food? Where can you find it? Do you want to try this food? Why or why not?
6. What is a Michelin star and how did this concept start?
7. How does a restaurant earn Michelin stars?
8. How many restaurants in the US have three Michelin stars?
9. A blog is a website for a writer's own experiences, observations, and opinions. Write the website address and a brief description of an interesting food blog.
10. Create your own hypothetical food blog. What is the name of your blog? Who is your target audience? What is the theme of your blog (what kinds of foods would you write about?)
11. Name and briefly describe a bizarre food. What culture eats this food? *must be school appropriate
12. Name and describe the concept or theme of a very weird restaurant. *must be school appropriate
13. How are supermarket layouts/floor plans designed and why are they designed this way?
Did you answer every question?
Did you print and turn in?
Conclusion
Through this activity, you should have been able to find various bits of information through various internet sources.
