A
Web Quest about the
Culture,
History, and Geography
of
Spain
Introduction/Task/Process/Guided
Research Section/Resources/Evaluation
A
Web Quest about the
Culture,
History, and Geography
of
Spain
Introduction/Task/Process/Guided
Research Section/Resources/Evaluation
Introduction
Spain is a unique
country with a long and interesting history. If you have never visited
Spain, I invite you to travel and study with me to learn about this beautiful
peninsula in the Mediterranean with its rich heritage. Historically,
various ethnic groups, their cultural contributions, and the geography
have contributed to making Spain the diverse country that it is today.
Task
You
will be engaged in researching facts about Spain. You will
assume one of the following roles to divide and gather information in your
travels: historian, photojournalist, geography professor, linguist,
cultural anthropologist, and architect. With your roles in mind,
explore the following links and any others you find to acquire background
knowledge on your topic. You will introduce yourselves in the first
person telling who you are, write a report, give an oral presentation,
and you will incorporate at least one visual to enhance your presentation.
By each of you doing your part, the overall product will be a multi-faceted
group presentation.
Process
1. Choose one of the following
roles:
3. Create an introduction to your report. Tell who you are and what you are doing. * First year students' reports will be presented in English. Advanced students' reports will be presented in Spanish.
4. Include visuals in your report. Hints: The linguist might make a map of Spain and show on the map where the different languages are spoken. The architect might draw a replica of the aqueduct seen in Segovia. The historian might draw a map showing where the ethnic groups settled in the peninsula. The cultural anthropologist might draw a chart of each ethnic group and show a symbol for its contributions. The geography professor might show a map of Spain with geographical landmarks. The photojournalist might print pictures from the research, label them by name and region, and mount them on poster board.
Guided
Research Section
1. Which
of the ethnic groups left the most lasting influence on Southern Spain?
What were their contributions?
2. Which of the ethnic groups left legacies to the central and
northern regions? What were the legacies they left?
3. Which ethnic groups were asked to convert or leave by Ferdinand
and Isabella?
4. Which ethnic group left the fair-haired, blue-eyed characteristics
now seen in the Spaniards in the northern regions? Which ethnic groups
left the characteristics of the olive skinned brunettes of southern Spain?
5. List at least three important contributions from each ethnic
group.
6. What affect do the mountainous areas have on the people, their lives,
and their skills?
7. Which language, still spoken in one region of Spain, is not
related to any of the other languages? Do historians know which
ethnic group brought it to Spain?
8. Which magnificent structures can still be seen today in central,
northern, and southern Spain?
9. List all of the ethnic groups that migrated to Spain and settled
in the peninsula. How long did they remain on the peninsula? Why
did they leave?
10. What are the mountain systems, major rivers, etc. of the
peninsula?
11. What were the major religions brought in by the distinct
ethnic groups?
12. How does the climate differ in the various regions of Spain?
Resources
FOCUS
on SPAIN - Regions
Dónde?
Directorio Online de España
Spain
Today - Regions
FOCUS on SPAIN
History of Spain
All About Spain:
History
Roman Spain
I
Roman Spain
II
Muslim History
- Andalusia (Spain, Portugal and southern France; 711-1790 CE)
Monuments
of Spain
Moorish Spain
History of Spain
History
of Spain
Photo Journal of Spain
World Heritage
Sites in Spain
World
Heritage: Cordoba
Favorite Pictures
of Spain
ROMARCH--Hispania
Geography
Spain:
Geography, Maps and Information - Geography
The
World Fact book page on Spain, Section: Geography
All About
Spain - Geography
Language and Culture
Language
and Culture
Language
Isolates @ Tongues
