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THINKQUEST E-NEWSLETTER

Vol. 4, Number 5
February 2001

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CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE:

1. ANNOUNCEMENTS

--- ThinkQuest Internet Challenge 2001 Registration is Open

2."And the Winner is..."

ThinkQuest to Announce Internet Challenge 2000 Winners

at Birthplace of the Web

3. "An End to World Hunger: Hope for the Future," Wins U.S.

State Department Digital Diplomacy Award

4. NEW! The "Preparing Think Quest Tomorrow's Teachers" Web

Site

5. A ThinkQuest Virtual Travelogue: Around the World in 80 Clicks

6. Study Skill Sites Featured in the ThinkQuest Library

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1. ANNOUNCEMENTS

--- ThinkQuest Internet Challenge 2001 Registration is Open

The application system is open, and you can begin forming

your teams and submitting your proposals for ThinkQuest Internet

Challenge 2001.For those of you who are already My ThinkQuest

members log in and join the competition.

If you are not a My ThinkQuest member yet, join

now < http://www.thinkquest.org/mytq.html >.

Details:< http://www.thinkquest.org/news/ >

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2."And the Winner is..."

ThinkQuest to Announce Internet Challenge 2000 Winners

at Birthplace of the Web

ThinkQuest announced that the

Internet Challenge finalist judging and

celebration will be held at the birthplace of the World Wide Web,

the world famous CERN, The European Laboratory for

Particle Physics, in Geneva, Switzerland. More than 120 students

and coaches from around the world will be attending

the weekend event on March 17 - 19, 2001.

This year's participants come from more than 80

countries, and the finalists, who will be going to

Geneva, representing 18 countries.

The weekend will include an opening reception,

International Food Festival, interviews with

the Internet Society judges, tours of area

attractions and of course, the Awards Ceremony

and Dinner where winners will be recognized for

their achievement and contribution to the world

wide web community. Their website creations are posted at

< http://www.thinkquest.org/tqic/finalists_2k.html >

Further information:

< http://www.thinkquest.org/news/ >

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3. "An End to World Hunger: Hope for the Future" Wins U.S. State

Department Digital Diplomacy Award

< http://library.thinkquest.org/C002291 >

See a picture of the team receiving the award at:

http://www.thinkquest.org/tqic/diplomacy00.html

By Lyndon Leggate, Team Member

Over the weekend of the 6th, 7th and 8th of January 2001, winning

ThinkQuest team, "An End to World Hunger: Hope for the Future,"

traveled to Washington, D.C. to accept the Digital Diplomacy

award given by the US State department. The site also earned an

Honorable Mention in this year's Internet Challenge.

Being that this was the first time the entire team had met

face-to-face, the weekend was an incredible experience that will

never be forgotten. It began with a private night tour visiting many

of the monuments and attractions that Washington D.C. has to

offer. This was followed by visits to the Smithsonian and other

museums in Washington D.C. and to the fantastic show "Blast" at

the Kennedy Center. Several members of the group even toured the

Oval Office in the White house Monday night before returning

home. During the morning of Monday, January 8th, an award ceremony

was held in the Treaty Room of the State Department building,

where certificates and awards of $2,000 were given out to the

three winning student team members; Mike Robbins (Philadelphia,

USA), Nicki Mahncke (Hong Kong) and Lyndon Leggate

(London, England). Coaches Cathy Bronsdon (USA), Doug Ross

(USA) and Hans Mahncke (Netherlands) also received $500.

Since the topic of the winning site was about solving the problem

of World Hunger, Monday also provided the opportunity to meet

with distinguished leaders who have committed themselves to the

cause of ending world hunger in our lifetimes. These people

included U.S. Congressman Tony Hall, a long time proponent of ending

world hunger and Robert Egger from the DC Central Kitchen.

Both men took time to meet with us and allowed us to learn more

about the problem - the current situation and ways that it can, and

is, being solved. Being able to get some hands-on experience at the

DC Central Kitchen gave us an insight into the enormous amount of

good work that is undertaken there. This program has become a

model for around 40 other similar kitchens in the States.

All in all, a wonderful time was had by both team members and the

family members who accompanied them to Washington D. C.

When you get people from England, the US, Hong Kong, Germany

and Holland together at the same time, the dinner conversation

never gets boring!

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4. NEW! The "Preparing Think Quest Tomorrow's Teachers" Web

Site

The PT3 web site < http://t3.thinkquest.org/ > contains links to

evaluated sources for self directed learning for teachers and all

interested in the ThinkQuest approach to active learning. Try the

links in the Resource Lab, devoted to methods of accessing and

doing research. The Teaching Lab features exemplary approaches to using

technology in the classroom, as well as resources for instruction in

specific subjects that are award-winning. The Communications Lab

features the K-12 Teachers Forum, where educational topics are

discussed.

Other features are being expanded at this time: check

often for ways to implement the ThinkQuest Guiding Partner

Approach in your classroom.

More:: < http://t3.thinkquest.org/ >

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5. A ThinkQuest Virtual Travelogue: Around the World in 80

Clicks

Students from all over the world enter the competitions with

showcases of their native lands. Here is a sampling of

geographical and cultural insight experienced through student

eyes.

Want to see the grandeur of the Himalayas? Click on and view

original photography as well as seeing a trek up the terrain.

http://library.thinkquest.org/10131/

Looking for a close-up view of Hawaii that shows the wonder of

the land as well as a view of the forces of nature at work on that

island? Click on Look at "Beauty and the Beast: Nature's Gift and

Nature's Fury of Hawaii "

http://library.thinkquest.org/J003007/

One of the largest countries in the world, China, can be visited by

clicking on < http://library.thinkquest.org/26469/ > to see

"Discovering China: The Middle Kingdom".

A totally different perspective can be seen underwater.

Visit: "Diving: Human Contact with the Underwater World"

http://library.thinkquest.org/28170/.

Similarly, if you look outward, a travel into the concepts

of Cosmology is a path to the future of travel

http://library.thinkquest.org/28181/

City views are included in our whirlwind overview: look at

"Town, Sweet Town" (Perugia, Italy) for the tour of the candy

company

http://library.thinkquest.org/26751/

"Building the Windy City" provides close encounters of the

architectural kind of Chicago, Illinois

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002846/

"Around the World in 80 Days: A Geography Adventure"

<http://library.thinkquest.org/J002459F/ > ends this tour with a

look at the book by Jules Verne which inspired this story. Many

other trips can be taken, into imaginary worlds ("Travel to

Oriland, < http://library.thinkquest.org/27152/ > ) as well as real

locations. Continue your armchair travel by looking under the

category: "People and Places: Geography and Travel", which has

32 countries and cities for your viewing pleasure in the ThinkQuest

Library < http://www.thinkquest.org/library / >.

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6. Study Skill Sites Featured in ThinkQuest Library

Want to do your homework faster and more accurately? Look at the

Featured Sites for the Month, which will help you with

study habits, time management, and even thinking about

"how to do it better". Click on

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/feature.html

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