VISIT SCOTLAND
WEBQUEST

Introduction

As employees of a reputable travel firm you have been asked to an in-depth information report on 6 Scottish regions aimed at attracting tourists to this country. Your team must create an effective, informative, creative and original report. Each team member will take on a special role and focus on different items about your chosen regions. 

Task

Each member of your group must gather information, and after discussion with other team members, choose to feature only those facts that will appeal to potential visitors.   Use plenty of persuasive and descriptive language.  Using all available publishing tools, add clip art, word art, scanned or digital photos, and various fonts and type, while designing a clear and visually appealing layout. Each member of the group will take one of the following roles:  Historian, Tour Guide, Recreation/Cultural Events Planner, Weather Consultant, or Road Guide.   The brochure must contain these items for each role:

Item One:  Historian o       Historical facts and events of interest o       Places of historic interest and facilities offered to visitors (guides in several languages etc.)	Item Four:  Weather Consultant Climate by month Best time to travel o       How to dress for the weather
Item Two:  Tour Guide Tourist attractions (non-historical) Points of interest o       Places not to miss	Item Five:  Travel Guide Transport directions from 8 European countries to your regions Travel directions and distances to special landmarks, places of interest, towns and cities within the regions o       Two or more ways to travel within your regions
ItemThree: Recreation/Cultural       Events Planner Recreation Cultural events Sports Parks o       Unique qualities and trivia	Item Six:  Geographer Outline the shape of the regions – mark capital city and major landmarks Show what other regions or bodies of water borders your region o       Make a key for the capital, major cities, lakes, rivers, mountains, or other points of interest

Process

Visit the following websites to locate facts, figures, maps, and images for your brochure.  Be sure and choose only the most remarkable features that will intrigue and entice visitors to visit.  Not every fact will be appropriate.  Design your brochure so that it is clear, attractive and very persuasive.

Websites

Mainland Destinations:
Aberdeenshire	Angus	Argyll	Aviemore
Ayrshire	Borders	Cairngorms	Caithness
Dumfries & Galloway	Dundee	Edinburgh	Elgin
Fife	Fort William	Gairloch / Poolewe	Glasgow
Inverness	Inverness Area	Kintyre	Knoydart
Loch Lomond	Loch Ness	Mallaig	Nairn
Oban	Perthshire	Road to the Isles	St. Andrews
Stirling	Sutherland	Ullapool	Wester Ross

 

Scottish Islands:
Arran	Barra	Benbecula	Bute
Canna	Coll	Eigg	Great Bernera
Harris	Iona	Islay	Jura
Lewis	Lismore	Muck	Mull
North Uist	Orkney	Rum	Skye
Small Isles	South Uist	Staffa (Fingal's Cave)	St Kilda
Tiree

 

Useful links:

Architecture Arts     Art     Festivals     Music/Dance     Theatre     Cinema     TV/Radio Ecology     Animals Literature     Online texts  Poetry   History general (1) History general (2)     Events/People Archaeology Castles (1) Castles (2)    Castle Collections    Alphabetic List Celts Clans     Clan Societies     Tartans     Regiments Gaelic/Scots Genealogy Genealogy History Timeline Famous Scots Museums Regiments Standing Stones Tartans Accommodation (1) Accommodation (2) Activity Holidays Brochures Car Rental Destination Highlights Tourism     Overviews     Edinburgh     Glasgow     Aberdeen     Highlands     Central     Borders     Tours/Guides     Info Sources Tour Guides Tours & Itineraries Trip Reports Places to Visit Self Drive Tours   Outdoor Activities Cycling Fishing Gardens Golf Hiking Sport   Food & Drink Food/Drink Humour In the Spotlight Magazines News Newspapers Foot & Mouth Facts Transport

 

Conclusion

By now you have learned much about the regions of Scotland and how to work as a team member.  Were you happy with your final product?  What would you do differently next time?  Which region was the most popular destination of choice by other classmates and parents?  Was this due to that group's effective advertising in their brochure?  What other factors might have influenced their decisions?  Apply what you have learned to your next project.