WEBQUEST 1

First, take a look at this video about London: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFRR0zC70-0

1.    What is 135 meters high?

2.    How many glass capsules does it have?

3.    What can you find opposite on the other side of the river?

4.    What is in the Palace of Westminster?

5.    What can’t you do in the parks?

6.    In what year was the Battle of Trafalgar?

7.    How can you get to the Tate Modern Museum?

8.    What is the name of the cathedral?

 

LONDON TRIP ORGANIZATION:

You are going to spend a week in London evaluating tourist locations for an end of year study trip.

Here is a list of things you want to do while you are there.  Follow the links and fill in the table.

 

Half Day Outings (activities that require less than half a day)

London Eye

http://www.londoneye.com/

The British Museum

http://www.britishmuseum.org/

The Tower of London

http://www.hrp.org.uk/TowerOfLondon/ (including Crown Jewels)

Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum

http://www.madametussauds.com/london/

The Natural History Museum

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/

The Tate Modern Art Gallery

http://www.tate.org.uk/

Full day (activities that require the whole day)

Kew Gardens

http://www.kew.org/

Camden Market

http://www.camden-market.org/

For each location say:

What day you will visit

How much you will have to pay to get in—TRY TO GET THE LEAST EXPENSIVE PRICES

Which Tube station you will use to get there (ANY STATION NEAR THE LOCATION)

Search the web for other things to do in London.

What is the total cost?

Then, find TWO more locations to visit in or around London. Do your own research online to find them. Add them to the table.

Fill in the table with your information:

Remember that full day activities occupy the AM and PM spaces. Half-day activities occupy either an AM or a PM space. You decide how to distribute the activities/sights.