There so much to know about Russia and its culture. In this webquest students will prepare a trip to St. Petersburg for four people. They will take on different roles to learn about Russia.
You and three other people are planning on visiting St. Petersburg, Russia, June 10th-15th. Before you can go there are a few things you need to know and do. First you need to go to a Travel Agents and find out how much everything will cost. Then you and your friends will need to find out what the weather will be like while you are there. In order to go you will take on the role of either a Travel Agent or Meteorologist. Once you have collected your data you and your partner will prepare a spreadsheet and word processing document of the information you have gathered to present to the clients (Class).
At the computer:
You and another person will work together to located information on St. Petersburg, Russia. Please decide which role you would like to take on:
Travel Agent - Questions To Answer
Meteorologist - Questions To Answer
In the classroom:
Once you have collected information you will prepare a rough draft of a spreadsheet of all the cost. You will type this information into a spreadsheet later. This information will be used to show the cost analysis for four people traveling to St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Face of Russia a PBS Special
Lonely Planet Destination Russia
Presentation of the information collected (charts and word processing document).
Once you have finished your exploration you will be ready to travel. Pictures of the area.
This was research by Jennifer Stone, ITS, Guilford County Schools, Aycock Middle School. First image is courtesy of Randy Clawson.