| History & Social Studies |
| |
51 WebQuest/s found.
|
|
Pages: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ,
|
|
|
|
high
|
|
|
|
|
"Imagine that you're a poor person living during hard economic times. Your government offers you free medical care. Sounds good. But what if the real reason you're approached is because you have a disease. But instead of giving you medical care, the doctors are really just watching what happens when this disease goes untreated. Suppose a miracle then happens and a treatment is found for your disease. Instead of giving you the new medicine, the doctors continue the experiment of watching the disease go untreated. Years pass, some of your friends who were also in the study die, some pass the disease to their wives and children. It's hard to imagine anything as bad as this. And yet people have come to use the Tuskegee Study in comparison to other topics like abortion, gun control, and concentration camp experiments. Are they really the same? In this WebQuest, you will decide."
|
|
|
|
"With summer Olympic 2008 in Beijing in full swing, the athletes are breaking records like never before. New records are set with more than 50% improvement. The tests for performance enhancing drugs (testosterone and anabolic steroids) are negative but still something different about them: they are genetically enhanced athletes; their genes have been altered to increase strength and endurance that is undetectable by any test so far."
"This WebQuest will help you to examine, understand and evaluate the issues of “germ line modifications” and “genetic enhancement” by taking on different roles. With several cooperative groups presenting a different perspective, you will investigate the different sides of the issue to decide for yourselves how you feel. By dividing into roles and working cooperatively, you will work together to understand this topic. The Internet will provide all the resources that you need to explore gene therapy.
So, your task is to understand the issues, gather and analyze the current information provided to you, try to reach on a consensus with your teammates on the questions, write your recommendations and let the world know about it."
|
|
|
|
"As students living in Australia globalisation has impacted on us in many ways. We drink Coke, eat at McDonalds, wear Nike runners and use Nokia mobile phones. We support American Basket Ball teams and English soccer clubs and watch 'Friends' on TV. With all of this in mind it is time to ask ourselves the question 'What does Globalisation have to do with me?'"
Question: "What is Globalisation and how does it impact on individuals, Australia and the World?"
|
|
|
|
"Did you know that although slavery is illegal, 27 million people are enslaved today? the average price for a slave is US$90? you probably use or eat goods made with slave labor everyday?"
Question(s): Why does slavery still exist? What do we know about contemporary slavery that can help abolish it?
|
|
|
|
"World War III is about to occur!The source of the conflict is the India-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir. Negotiators have so far been unsuccessful in obtaining a peace agreement between the two countries. A Peace Summit has been called at the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland, by the U.N. Security Council as a final attempt to avert nuclear warfare in Pakistan and India.
A war between these two nations could escalate to encompass the entire world."
|
|
|
|
"The year is 2010 and the Antarctic Treaty is due to be renegotiated. The Prime Minister has invited various interest groups to make a presentation regarding their views on the position Australia should take at the forthcoming conference."
Question: What position should Australia take when renegotiating the Antarctic Treaty?
|
|
|
|
"Consider the following hypothetical scenario of war. A conflict occurs between your country and another neighboring country. The politicians of each country try to resolve the conflict through diplomatic channels. Alliances, nationalism, militarism, racism, and a poor economy add fuel to the fire of this conflict. A final act of terrorism (bombing) touches off a war between your country and the neighboring country. Other nations with economic ties and alliances also join the war.
You, as a citizen of your country, are concerned about the threat to your freedom and safety that a war could bring. At the same time, you are also concerned about death and destruction caused by war."
|
|
|
|
"The Social Security Act was signed into being by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits, and by enabling the several States to make more adequate provision for aged persons, blind persons, dependent and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the administration of their unemployment compensation laws; to establish a Social Security Board; to raise revenue; and for other purposes.
The Social Security Act has been amended in part, a number of times since then. However, today there is much concern over its present state. The debate over reform of the Social Security System rages as elected politicians banter it about. What is the problem with American Social Security? How should it be solved? This is an issue that will effect you far into your future. Should you have a say? Why should you even care at this stage of your life?"
Question: "How should the American Social Security System be structured to provide for its elders and disabled citizens?"
|
|
|
|
"Many professional sports teams have Native American mascots and names. Atlanta Braves, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Indians, etc. In our own state, Oklahoma, many schools also have Native American names and mascots. Catoosa Indians, Union Redskins, Glenpool Warriors, to name a few. The same is true with schools all across our country."
"You are a student at Broken Drum High School, home of the three-years-running undefeated BDHS Savages football team. Lately, the school has come under criticism for its team's name and mascot, Chief Eagle Feather. The four-member school board is considering changing the team's name, but several members of the community are in favor of keeping it. They say it's been a tradition for 70 years. Critics of the mascot say it mocks Native American sacred religious traditions."
Question: Where do you stand? Is this a case of modern day racism, or political correctness run amok?
|
|
|
|
"You have heard the phrase, 'It's a nice place to live [sic], but I wouldn't want to live there!' Well, what do you think of Cooperstown, New York? Many people know the rural upstate town better as the 'Home of the Baseball Hall of Fame'. Do you love baseball enough to make this your home? Well, for those who don't like baseball, Cooperstown is more than bats and balls. Maybe you need the hustle and bustle of things. Does Cooperstown have what you need? Time is ticking and you have to decide with the help of others: is Cooperstown just a nice place to visit, or would you like to live there? You have in store a special challenge, so buckle up and enjoy the ride."
Question: "It might be the 'Home of the Baseball Hall of Fame', but would it be some place I would call home?"
|
|
|
|
Pages: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , |
|
|
