Let's investigate: the FBI and the CIA

Webquest

 

Your mission: you are a very talented special agent and you hesitate: should you work for the FBI or for the CIA? To make your decision, you have to gather information about these two organisations.

I The FBI (internal affairs):
1) What do the abbreviations F.B.I stand for?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation

 

2) What is the motto (slogan) of the FBI?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
(three words)

3) Where is located the Bureau? Note down the complete address of the FBI:
http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/fbi-headquarters

4) Have a look at the FBI's files:
     a-Name three of the most wanted fugitives and their crimes:
http://www.fbi.gov/
     b-Name two of the most wanted terrorists and their crimes:
http://www.fbi.gov/

5) Now you want to see what jobs you can get at the FBI:
     a-Name three FBI jobs for which you can apply.
http://www.fbi.gov/
     b-Give the name of a successful female special agent.
http://www.fbijobs.gov/115.asp
     c-If you want to become a SWAT member, you have to know what SWAT means :
http://www.fbi.gov/fun-games/tools_of_the_trade
     d-Name three elements of the equipment of a SWAT member:
http://www.fbi.gov/fun-games/tools_of_the_trade

II The CIA (international matters):
 
1) What do the abbreviations C.I.A. stand for?
https://www.cia.gov/

2) What kind of cases do the CIA agents work on?

https://www.cia.gov/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency

 

3) Where is located this agency? Note down the precise address to contact them:
https://www.cia.gov/

4) Visit the CIA Headquarters (Virtual Tour):
https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/headquarters-tour/virtual-tour-flash/index.html

http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/cia-headquarters/

 

III Before applying for a job in the FBI or the CIA, you need to have some knowledge of A FEW MURDER CASES, actual murders or murders in movies.

a) A real serial killer: Jack the Ripper:

Check out these websites and write down what you learnt about Jack the Ripper (wh-questions: who? what? when? why? where?...)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper

http://www.casebook.org/

http://www.jack-the-ripper.org/

http://www.met.police.uk/history/ripper.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/ripper_jack_the.shtml

http://www.jack-the-ripper-walk.co.uk/walk.htm

 

b) Writers or directors of murder stories:

-Have a look at the two following websites and introduce Roal Dahl.

http://www.roalddahl.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Dahl

 

-Check out the following websites and introduce Alfred Hitchcock.

http://hitchcock.tv/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock

 

IV GAMES: have fun playings games on the FBI and CIA websites:

If you're done and still feel like learning a bit more about the FBI or the CIA or having fun, just check out these websites:

http://www.fbi.gov/fun-games/kids/kids-games
http://www.fbi.gov/fun-games/
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2008/august/famfaces_080108/
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2009/december/code_122409
http://www.fbi.gov/fun-games/kids/kids-adventure

Take the CIA career personality quiz to see if you are cut out to be a special agent for the CIA:
https://www.cia.gov/careers/cia-personality-quiz.html
                                                                                Webquest created by L. Jouanno