Author: C Williams

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Welcome to the Scarborough WebQuest. To play this game you need to work as a team to learn lots of new things about our town. Enjoy and Good Luck!

The Teams

Each team requires 4-7 members. Teams must have a member from each country, the following roles need to be assigned:
Interpreters: Use your skills to help communicate between languages.
Guides: Your role is to lead the group to the different areas of the town.
Techy: You are in charge of the technology.
Photographer: Your role is to photograph the quest, get lots of great photos.

The Rules

Ensure you have downloaded the apps.
Follow ALL instructions
Be a team player - to complete this challenge you must work as a group.
The quicker you answer the better.
Scarborough is a very busy town. Please respect the roads and take notice of any road signs and STAY WITH THE GROUP.

Apps to Download

Zappar - to view the videos
QR Reader
On your marks, get set, go!!!!!

Challenge Task

Make sure you have plenty of pictures as extra points will be awarded for a completed collage or mood board of your journey around Scarborough. You will complete this when you return to school.

Scarborough WebQuest

Make your way to the Harbour on South Bay at the bottom of the castle headland.

Find the coastguard toll house near the roundabout and Luna Park fairground.

Question 1: Subtract one year from another to find out how many years it took to built Marine Drive.

Answer:

Cross at the roundabout to the path near to the Castle. Go up the steps and then take the first path on the right, signed Castle Walls.

Head left and at the next sign continue straight, signed Castle Entrance. Take the path leading to the castle gate.

Question 2: Stand on Roman Numerals, read the plaque, find the word that makes you stronger.

Answer:

Go inside the castle, read the plaques around the castle grounds to find the answers for the next 2 questions.

Question 3: What year did the Romans build their station signal?

Answer

Question 4: When was the site occupied by Iron Age Settlers?

Answer

From the castle entrance, follow the road downhill. Anne Bronte’s grave is in the first graveyard on the left. Cross over Church Lane to search the area of churchyard.

Walk down to Saint Mary’s church and search through the two entrances to find the answer to the next question.

Question 5: What is the error on Anne Bronte's gravestone?

Answer

Question 6: Search high and low for the sundial on the church building. Convert the Roman Numerals to the year in decimal.

Hint

Answer

Leave by the side entrance of the church take the path through the stone arch. Follow the steps right. At the bottom, turn left along Longwestgate and walk to the end of the road.

Turn right on to Castle gate. Take the next right, opposite WESLEY House, to walk along Princess Street. The next clue can be seen from the pavement on the left.

Question 7: At the house with heart pierced by two arrows note down the number under the sun.

Answer

Continue walking along Princess Road

Go to Princess Square and follow the road as it turns in to St Sepulchre Street, crossing over to the right hand pavement. Your next clue lies before you reach the market at the end.

Question 8: Locate the cross named after something you might put on your toast. What is it called?

Answer

Question 9: Look for the building called Trinity House - read the inscription to find out what it was used as?

Answer

Instruction 10: Walk towards the Market building. Turn left and continue along the street, cross over and find the street called Bland’s Cliff. Keep left as you head down to steep cobbles. Enjoy the murals as you continue to the corner for your next clue.

Question 10: Standing by the lamp-post, look around to find "WOW". What is the name of the artist in the box?

Answer

Question 11: What was the use of these boxes and who would use this box for his travels?

Instruction 11: Continue around the bend, at the bottom, cross over to the right hand side. Next cross the sea-front road to the information board on the pavement opposite. Keep the sea on your right. Walk past lifeboats. Cross at the zebra crossing to the harbour to find a blue box.

Answer:

Instruction 12: Continue to the Luna Park funfair (near the toilets).

Question 12: Find something "Strange". Look closely to discover the name of a woman who has a plan.

Answer

Well Done—You Have Completed The WebQuest

Don’t forget to upload all of your images to the Pupil Mobility in Spain Padlet.
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Scarborough—So famous we have our own song