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"The Murray River is dying--rainfall across Australia, according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, has been continually declining over the last 100 years. This decline in overall rainfall, combined with increased pressures of commercial irrigation, has slowed the flow of the largest river system in Australia (Murray-Darling river basin) to a trickle... One solution to Australia's river problems offered recently, was to tow icebergs from Antarctica to the Murray. Recently, a large piece of ice has broken away from Antarctica possibly due [to] global warming. This in itself, may make the harvesting of icebergs easier."
Question: "Should Australia harvest icebergs from Antarctica to replenish the flow in the Murray River?"
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"The purpose of this WebQuest is to engage a group of students from one school to learn as much as they can about creating safer, fairer, and better schools, then see what they can do to actually make this happen. This is definitely NOT a pretend activity. You will not only develop a plan of action, but put it into practice and see what happens over an extended period of time."
Question: Why all this violence in schools?!!
In other words... Why does it happen? Who is responsible? How can we stop it? How does all this relate to the world outside the school gates?
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"Bills. Bread. Cash. Dinero. Dough. Loot. Moolah. Cha-Ching. Money.
As the song says, "A Mark, a Yen, a Buck, or a Pound is all that makes the world go around, that clinking Clanking sound, can make the world go around."
But, what IS money? - Where does it come from?
- How does it get its value?
- How does it reflect what the community values, conceptually and artistically?
- Does anyone or any group have enough of it?
Did you know that you can, legally, make your own money?
What kind of money would you make?"
Question: "Can you plan an alternative money system to help you to raise the money your community needs?"
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"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?"
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"One of the most controversial subjects in most communities is crime prevention--not if it's a good thing or not, most everyone wants to prevent crime, but how to go about it.
In this WebQuest you will take part in a town meeting--an open meeting for all interested citizens of a community to solve a common problem. In groups you will take the roles of different interest groups in the community."
Question: "How should your community go about preventing crime?"
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"Your task in this to engage society in a dialogue to eliminate hatred and bigotry, to foster understanding and tolerance and to bring peace to our world."
Question: How can we make the world safe for our children?
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