Welcome students!
You have the wonderful opportunity to travel to a city of history and intrigue. Hidden away behind the Iron Curtain for 50 years, Poland has been a place of great history and development. Visiting Poznan provides such a wealth of possibilities that it's important to have a good plan for exploring the city.
This WebQuest is the perfect complement for our thematic unit on Poland
Task
Your task, as a group, is to create an itinerary for exploring Poznan,
Poland. You will land in Berlin, Germany, at noon on March 10. You
will board a train for Poznan and arrive around 16:00 hours. There is
much to do and see in this city. You will board the train to return to
Berlin on March 16 at 13:00. This means that you have only six days to
see the sights of Poznan.
You and your traveling companions must create an hour-by-hour schedule
for sightseeing while you are in Poznan. You want to "see it all" and
return to your hometown to present the travelogue "Traveling to
Poznan". Yes - you promised to present a travelogue to your colleagues
as part of your request for financial support your school. As a group
of five travelers, you must first do research to find places in Poznan
that will be of interest to each of you. After you have made your wish
list of what you want to see, you must agree on where, when and what to
visit.
Your task for this WebQuest is to create a day-by-day, hour-by-hour schedule for your 6-day visit.
Process
1. Identify who in your group will assume each of the following
roles. All of the roles don't have to be taken. Just make certain
that each member of your group has his/her own unique role.:
Historian
You are intrigued by the long and varied history of Poznan. You want to visit (research) all of the landmarks that document the many events of Poznan's history.
Educator
You have been working in classrooms all of your life and here is your opportunity to see how teachers teach on the other side of the world. You want to visit (research) classrooms at all levels of schooling (elementary through university). It would be rude to arrive at a school unannounced, so you must limit your visits to schools where you have contact information to ask permission ahead of time.
Cultural Sponge
Pretty sites are nice, but you want to get the "feel" of the city. What is it that people are thinking? What is important to the people of Poznan? What sorts of cultural activities are important to the Polish? You want to sit in cafes and talk with people, go to the opera, dance in a disco and traditional folk festival. Research all the cultural opportunities.
2. Do your own research on Poznan looking for places of interest to your character. Use the resources available in the Resources page.
3. Make a list of these places along with any information you may find about where the place is located, the hours it is open, and the price of admission. Did you consider the "plan B" in case of rain?
4. Find each place on a map of Poznan so you and your traveling group can consider the walking/driving distance from point-to-point.
5. Meet together as a group and begin your planning. Discuss the "must see" elements of the trip as well as additional or alternative attractions in case of bad weather or opening in the schedule. Create an hour-by-hour chart so you can schedule your days. Remember, this is a group effort, make sure that your schedule is a compilation of the attractions related to all of the explained above individual roles.
6. Present the following items to your travel guide (teacher) and travel company (rest of class) for examination:
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Your 6-day travel schedule
Lists of places each member selected to visit.
