WEBQUEST

 INTRODUCTORY QUIZ
Connect to the site: http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/index-
flash.html
Visit the website to find the answers to these eight questions about New
York City

 Who was the first European to visit the area of New York?
He was called Henry Hudson and was a Dutch merchant coming from
Holland and trading with the Natives for furs.

 Which two Native American groups inhabited the area?

The 2 major groups of Native Americans who lived in what is now New
York State were the Algonquin and the Iroquois.

 What is the name of the river in New York? Who was it named after?
It is called the Hudson River and was named after Henry Hudson.

 What was the original name of New York? The original name of New York
was New Amsterdam.

 Who designed the Brooklyn Bridge? The Brooklyn Bridge was designed by
John Augustus Roebling during the Great Freeze of 1866.
 When was the Brooklyn Bridge opened?
The world’s longest suspension bridge opened to the public in 1883 , 16
years after the great freeze .

 WEB INFORMATION HUNT

 Connect to the site: http://www.nycgo.com/

 Go to the Map Section .

 First click on New York City Map to answer Question 
Then click on Manhattan Map to answer Questions ,,,
 How many boroughs are there in New York City? There are 5 boroughs.
Name them : Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, The Bronx, Staten Island
 How many boroughs appear on the map? There’s only one borough.

Manhattan is a  borough
neighbourhood ?

 Name at list 6 neighbourhoods in Manhattan ? Little Italy, China Town , East

Village, Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Soho, Financial District, Murray
Hill,Tribeca,Lower East Side,Harlem, Spanish Harlem, Upper West Side, Upper East
Side, Midtown etc...

 How many bridges connect Manhattan to the mainland? 6 bridges altogether

Name them : They are called Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge,
Williamsburg Bridge, Queensboro Bridge, Triborough Bridge, George Washington
Bridge

 How many tunnels connect Manhattan to the mainland ? 4 tunnels altogether

Name them : They are called Queens-Midtown Tunnel , Brooklyn-Battery
Tunnel , Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel

 Click again on New York City Map to visit each

NY borough.

You will be given a letter. Look at your ‘site’ and write down five
interesting pieces of information you will exchange next lesson with your
classmates.

If you are Q look

at Queens
If you are B look at
Brooklyn
If you are S look at
Staten Island
If you are X look at
the Bronx
If you are M look at
Manhattan

Area: 110 square miles

Queens
Population: 2.2+ million
Travel Time From Times Square: 15–30 minutes

The borough is America's most ethnical county. Famous for its international cuisine.
Queens is home of a large Greek community (Astoria) while Flushing is best known for
its Indian and East Asian communities.

Area: 72 square miles

Brooklyn
Population: 2.5+ million
Travel Time From Times Square: 25 minutes
Brooklyn is New York’s most populous borough
Its population would make it the fourth-largest city in the United States.
The borough is a patchwork of diverse neighborhoods.
 Famous for the Broolkyn Bridge , and Brooklyn Heights, Broolkyn ‘s historic
neighborhood.
Coney Island is located in Broolkyn.

Area: 59 square miles

Staten
Population: 487,000+
Island
Travel Time From Times Square: 30 minutes

You can get there by ferry (the Staten Island Ferry) Home to the world's largest
community of Sri Lankans, Tompkinsville's Little Sri Lanka is renowned for its Indian
cuisine.
The Staten Island September 11 Memorial was built to honor the Staten Island victims
of the 2001 Terrorist attacks.
Area: 42 square miles
the Bronx Population: 1.3+ million
Famous for the Yankee Stadium / the Bronx Zoo
A vibrant borough which has given us hip-hop and salsa dancing.
Mark Twain and Theodore Roosevelt lived there.
The Italian community lives in the Bronx’s Little Italy while the Irish community lives in
Woodlawn.

Area: 23 square miles

Manhattan Population: 1.6+ million
Home to Times Square, Central Park, Harlem, The New York Stock Exchange, China
Town , Little Italy , Chelsea, Soho etc...

Manhattan is packed with iconic tourist attractions

One of New York City's most breathtaking and celebrated attractions, Central Park is a
must-see for anyone visiting the five boroughs.
The 843-acre park is an urban oasis of trees .
The Empire State Building is the tallest structure in Manhattan today.

Connect to the sites to find the information concerning the different places
and locate them on the map (blue circles)

http://newyorkcity2005.web.infoseek.co.jp/index.html

http://www.nycgo.com

http://www.nyctourist.com/liberty1.htm

http://www.ohranger.com/ellis-island
 The Empire State Building:

- Number of floors: It stands 102 storeys

and almost 449m (1472ft) tall

- Visibility from the top: offers an

amazing view of the city from the observation
deck on the 86th floor.

- The most…. the most striking buildings in

the city

Ellis Island

-Number of Immigrants between 1852

and 1954:
More than 12 million immigrants passed through
Ellis Island Immigration Station.
-Number of Americans with an
ancestor who arrived there:
Millions of American citizens can now trace at
least one ancestor through Ellis Island.
-Role today: The Ellis Island Immigration
Museum

Statue of Liberty

-Who gave it: She was an extravagant gift

from France to a young new America.
-When: in 1886
-Location: Liberty Island

Broadway
- Famous for its Theaters and Broadway
shows

Broadway is a wide avenue in New York City,

which runs the full length of Manhattan

 Harlem

-Typical to visit: churches/ the Apollo

Theater/Harlem Spirituals

 NYSE
- Meaning of the initials: New York Stock
Exchange
- Role in New York City: the World's
largest securities marketplace exhibit hall / the
World’s biggest stock exchange

The Flatiron Building

-Famous for… its architecture . It is

standing on an isosceles triangle area.
Central Park

- Year of creation: in the early 1850’s/ It

opened in 1857.
- Number of miles : Central Park runs two
 and a half miles from 59th Street to 110th Street
and half a mile from Fifth Avenue to Eighth Ave

- Number of bridges: 40

 GROUP PLANNING : A DAY IN NYC, THE BIG

APPLE

 Connect to the following sites :

http://newyorkcity2005.web.infoseek.co.jp/index.html

http://www.nycgo.com

http://www.statuecruises.com/

Work in small groups (between two and four). Use the websites above to
help you plan a day in New York.
Your day will begin at 9.00 am and end at 11.00 pm .
You will have a budget of $400 (around €275) .
Consider the following questions:
 Who will you go to New York with?
 Which places will you visit? Why ?
 How long you will need to spend in each place?
 How much will the day cost? (Include transport, cost
of tickets and entry fees,
food and anything else you will buy.)