Wonders of the World

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Wonders of the World

• A lesson for 6th Grade
• (Geography)
• Designed by
• Janna Clasman
• Jannabelle4_at_aol.com

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Introduction

• Oh no! All of the worlds greatest wonders
  have been moved! You have been chosen along with
  three other classmates to track down one of the
  wonders and return it to where it originally
  belongs.

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Task

• At the end of this lesson you will have learned
  about one of the worlds greatest wonders and the
  country it belongs in. You will be required to
  use internet and library resources.

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Process 1

• First, you must find out what group and
  wonder you are assigned to. Then, using the web
  and library resources to research you must put
  together a report to turn in. Your group will
  make a poster-board with pictures and facts on
  your country and wonder.
• 1. First you'll be assigned to a team of 4
  students.
• 2. You will use the web pages and library
  resources to research your country and the
  wonder.
• 3. Together as a group you will gather the
  information you found to make a report to type
  and turn in.
• 4. Then, as a group you should make a creative
  poster board to display in class. Make sure to
  add interesting facts so the classmates can learn
  about your county as well.

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Process 2

• Group assignments
• Group 1 The great Pyramid of Giza/ Egypt
• Group 2 Hanging Gardens of Babylon/ Iraq
• Group 3 Statue of Zeus at Olympia/ Greece
• Group 4 Temple of Artemis at Ephesus/ Turkey
• Group 5 Stonehenge/ United Kingdom (England)
• Group 6 Colosseum/ Italy
• Group 7 Great wall of China/ China

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Process 3

• Here are some websites to search for information
  on your Wonder and countries.
• The Pyramid of Giza, Hanging gardens of Babylon,
  Statue of Zeus and Temple of Artemis. More
• Stonehenge, Colosseum, Great wall of China
• Country search- Fact book
• Hint Split the country and the wonder between
  two group members each.

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Evaluation

• You will be graded on the report you turn in and
  your poster board. Working together to create a
  well organized report and a creative poster board
  is very important. Here is a rubric for you to
  use to keep track of how you will be graded.

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Conclusion

• In this lesson you should have branched out and
  learned about other cultures and interesting
  things in the world. I encourage you to learn
  more about the other wonders and explore other
  countries. There is so many interesting things to
  find!!!
• This is also a good place to provide students
  with links to sites and resources that are
  related to their projects so they can follow up
  on what they have learned.

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Credits

• Images found at google.
• Country facts found at CIA Fact book
• The Seven wonders of the world
• Other wonders
• Cleveleys
• The IST 396 web site here you can acquire this
  template and other supporting materials.

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Introduction (Teacher)

• This lesson was designed by Janna Clasman for
  Oakland Universitys IST 396 class.
• This lesson is designed for students to explore
  places and things different from what they are
  familiar with.

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Learners (Teacher)

• This assignment is designed for 6th grade
  students, it is for the subject area geography.
  It could very easily be used for 7th and 8th
  grade students as well.
• The students should already know how to use the
  web as a research source.

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Standards (Teacher)

• Social Studies standards as found on website
• 6.7 All students will acquire geographical
  understanding by studying the world in spatial
  terms.
• 6.8 All students will acquire geographical
  understanding by studying human systems in
  geography.
• 6.9 All students will acquire geographical
  understanding by studying the environment and
  society.
• This lesson also teaches how to work together in
  a team, and to expand their knowledge out of the
  united states.

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Process 1 (Teacher)

• First, you must find out what group and wonder
  you are assigned to. Then, You must figure out
  which of the group members are going to be
  researching the wonder and who will be assigned
  to the country. After using the web and library
  resources to research you must put together a
  report to turn in. Your group will make a
  poster-board with pictures and facts on your
  country and wonder.
• 1. First you'll be assigned to a team of 4
  students.
• 2. Once you have picked which part each
  student will have
• 3. You will use the web pages and library
  resources to research your country and the
  wonder.
• 4. Together as a group you will gather the
  information you found to make a report to type
  and turn in.
• 5. Then, as a group you should make a creative
  poster board to display in class. Make sure to
  add interesting facts so the classmates can learn
  about your county as well.

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Process 2 (Teacher)

• This lesson should take about one week and a half
  to complete. The first day will be review of the
  lesson and group assignments. The second and
  third day would be for research. The Third and
  fourth days for the groups to work on their
  report together. Fifth and sixth days to work on
  poster board and finish up report.

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Process 3 (Teacher)

• Group assignments
• Group 1 The great Pyramid of Giza/ Egypt
• Group 2 Hanging Gardens of Babylon/ Iraq
• Group 3 Statue of Zeus at Olympia/ Greece
• Group 4 Temple of Artemis at Ephesus/ Turkey
• Group 5 Stonehenge/ United Kingdom (England)
• Group 6 Colosseum/ Italy
• Group 7 Great wall of China/ China
• Here are some websites to search for information
  on your Wonder and countries.
• The Pyramid of Giza, Hanging gardens of Babylon,
  Statue of Zeus and Temple of Artemis. More
• Stonehenge, Colosseum, Great wall of China
• Country search- Fact book
• Hint Split the country and the wonder between
  two group members each.

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Resources (Teacher)

• This lesson will require computers and books for
  research. Materials such as poster board, glue
  and drawing materials.
• Only one teacher should be needed to supervise
  students.

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Evaluation (Teacher)

• This lesson will be successful if the students
  gathered interesting information on their place
  and wonder. The detail in the report and poster
  board will show their enthusiasm. The students
  should understand the basics of their researched
  country. They will be graded on the content of
  their report and neatness and extent of the
  poster board. Here is a Printable rubric.

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Conclusions (Teacher)

• This lesson should be used to teach students of
  other places out of the united states. There is
  such an interesting world out there and they will
  be researching these areas by being drawn in by
  one of the worlds greatest wonders. Their
  curiosity will make them want to explore more
  areas.

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Credits (Teacher)

• Images found at google.
• Country facts found at CIA Fact book
• The Seven wonders of the world
• Other wonders
• Cleveleys
• Standards website
• The IST 396 Site so that you can acquire the
  latest version of this template and training
  materials