Webquest Introduction Welcome, Global Geographic Society board members, to this quarterly meeting! As you know, we are here to select a worthy project to support with a generous grant for ongoing research. Our job is to support work that promises to extend knowledge of our world’s past and contribute to peace and prosperity in the present and future. This quarter we will focus on a mystery that has fascinated people for many centuries. Atlantis— that legendary ancient island society described by Plato which, before its sudden, disastrous end, was described as highly advanced in technology, engineering, and commerce. Atlanteans supposedly grew bountiful crops; built amazing palaces, temples, tunnels, and bridges; traded with many parts of the world; and had a rich intellectual and cultural life. They enjoyed a mild climate and lived in peace for generations, until leaders became greedy and began to use their military might to attack other nations. Recent discoveries have brought new interest to the search for the ruins of Atlantis. Those ruins, if found, could teach us much about our history, world geography, and technologies that might enlighten us even today! But was Atlantis real? If so, where was it located? How was it destroyed? Are there ruins to be found that will help us learn what Atlanteans knew and how they lived? Did survivors of the disaster carry seeds of knowledge to other parts of the world? Three projects, searching for ruins in different locations, have applied for grants to continue their work. In this time of economic stress and tight budgets, we must be very sure that we commit the Society’s funds wisely. So your challenging task is to decide which—if any—of the projects to fund. Task You will start by watching a video and completing initial online research about Atlantis. Use the Web links to find the information you need. Once you’ve done your initial research, you will meet with fellow board members to share ideas and form groups to look carefully at one of the project applicants. Your project group will research further, then prepare and present your case. The board will vote for the most worthy project, or perhaps decide that none of the applicants deserves this grant. To conclude, you will write a short essay explaining your opinion about Atlantis and why you voted as you did. ATLANTIS FOUND? Grades 4–5 November 2011 Web Resources • LibrarySparks • 1 by | Diane Findlay
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WebquestIntroduction
Welcome, Global Geographic Society board members, to this quarterly meeting! As you know, we are here to select a worthy project to support with a generous grant for ongoing research. Our job is to support work that promises to extend knowledge of our world’s past and contribute to peace and prosperity in the present and future.
This quarter we will focus on a mystery that has fascinated people for many centuries. Atlantis—that legendary ancient island society described by Plato which, before its sudden, disastrous end, was described as highly advanced in technology, engineering, and commerce. Atlanteans supposedly grew bountiful crops; built amazing palaces, temples, tunnels, and bridges; traded with many parts of the world; and had a rich intellectual and cultural life. They enjoyed a mild climate and lived in peace for generations, until leaders became greedy and began to use their military might to attack other nations. Recent discoveries have brought new interest to the search for the ruins of Atlantis. Those ruins, if found, could teach us much about our history, world geography, and technologies that might enlighten us even today! But was Atlantis real? If so, where was it located? How was it destroyed? Are there ruins to be found that will help us learn what Atlanteans knew and how they lived? Did survivors of the disaster carry seeds of knowledge to other parts of the world? Three projects, searching for ruins in different locations, have applied for grants to continue their work. In this time of economic stress and tight budgets, we must be very sure that we commit the Society’s funds wisely. So your challenging task is to decide which—if any—of the projects to fund.
Task
You will start by watching a video and completing initial online research about Atlantis. Use the Web links to find the information you need. Once you’ve done your initial research, you will meet with fellow board members to share ideas and form groups to look carefully at one of the project applicants. Your project group will research further, then prepare and present your case. The board will vote for the most worthy project, or perhaps decide that none of the applicants deserves this grant. To conclude, you will write a short essay explaining your opinion about Atlantis and why you voted as you did.
ATLANTIS FOUND?Grades
4–5
November 2011 Web Resources • LibrarySparks • 1
by | Diane Findlay
Process
1. As a class, read the Introduction above and watch the video about the story of Atlantis at: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/28708-discovery-atlantis-lost-city-of-atlantis-video.htm.
2. Gather your supplies—paper and pencil for taking notes—and claim a computer workstation.
3 Complete the Part I online worksheets on pages 4–6. Be sure to read the text in each prompt and between web links so you know exactly what you’re looking for on each site. Not all websites you’ll visit are written for kids, so you might need a dictionary. Print your worksheet when you’re done. Hint: Use the navigational tool on page 3 to click between worksheets.
4. Reconvene as a whole class. Now it’s time to look at the specific grant applicants.
• Applicant #1 is titled “Atlantis at Crete” and seeks funding to continue trying to prove that Atlantis was based on the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete.
• Applicant #2 is “Atlantis as Ireland” and wants to continue searching for evidence that Plato’s story originated in and around Ireland.
• Applicant #3 is “Atlantis in Southern Spain” and seeks to build on recent discoveries in the region around the Doña Ana Mud Flats in Spain.
5. Form groups based on your best guess about which project shows most promise of producing useful results. If you don’t want to guess, join a group with fewer students so the groups end up being nearly equal in size. Share thoughts and work in pairs or small groups to conduct additional online research, using the Application Grant Criteria worksheet on page 7, and the appropriate grant application (select one from page 8, 9, or 10, depending on the area that your group wishes to focus on). Print your two Part II worksheets (Application Grant Criteria worksheet and Applicant worksheet) when you’re done.
6. Based on your work with Part II, you may change groups once more, according to what you wish to recommend to the board. Work with your group to prepare your presentation for the Board and assign roles. Each group member will give part of the presentation. Your presentations should take no more than ten minutes, and summarize the arguments and evidence that support your applicant’s project. They will also express questions and concerns, and end with an overall group recommendation about whether or not to fund the project.
7. Give group presentations and have the entire Board vote for one of four possible actions: a project to fund one of the three applications, OR the option to fund none of them, suggesting a belief that Atlantis never existed or isn’t likely to be found.
8. Following all presentations, you will write a two-page opinion essay explaining your opinions about Atlantis and why you voted as you did. Be sure to include facts and examples in your essay, and to show that your opinion is based on facts and logical thinking.
9. Submit your finished work—your completed worksheets and essay—to the Board Chairperson (your teacher).
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Part
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Click on the steps in the process map below to access directions and research worksheets.
1. Background and overview
3. If Atlantis did exist, what are the
main theories and likely locations?
Conclusion & Evaluation
2. Fact or Fiction?
Application Grant Criteria
3. Atlantis in
Southern Spain
2. Atlantis
as Ireland
1. Atlantis at Crete
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Part 1
Webquest Quick GuideWebquest Quick GuidePa
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Part 2
Name _____________________________________________________________________________
A. Review and round out what you learned from the video about the story of Atlantis by reading this
article, ending at the map and “Location…” section: www.unmuseum.org/atlantis.htm.
B. Summarize basic information supplied by Plato by filling in this chart, using information from
these websites. The first response has been completed for you.
Now print your completed Part 2 worksheets and continue your task with Process Step 6.
Part
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Part
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Quick Guide click here for theQuick Guide
Applicant 3: Atlantis in Southern Spain
ConclusionGood work, board members! I think we’ve made a wise decision that respects the need to use grant funds wisely, and we’ve had the fun of learning “the latest” in the fascinating search for the elusive Atlantis.
Here are some books and films you might enjoy about Atlantis and the search to solve ancient mysteries.
Fiction
• The Atlantis Complex (Artemus Fowl) by Eoin Colfer. Hyperion Books, 2010.
• Journey to Atlantis by Philip Roy. Ronsdale Press, 2009.
• Kid vs. Squid by Greg van Eekhout. Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books 2010.
• Looking for Atlantis by Colin Thompson. State Street Press, 2008. (Out of print but widely available)
• The Princesses of Atlantis by Lisa Williams Kline. Cricket Books, 2002.
• Secrets of the Deep (Ripley RBI, No. 4) by Kay Wilkins. Ripley Publishing, 2010.
• The Unsinkable Walker Bean by Aaron Renier. First Second, 2010.
Nonfiction
• Atlantis (The Mystery Library) by Don Nardo. Lucent Books, 2003.
• Atlantis (Unsolved Mysteries) by Ann Lewis. Rosen Publishing Group, 2001.
• Legends or Lies? by Gary Blackwood. Benchmark Books, 2009.
• Lost Worlds by John Howe.
• Strange Places (Amazing Mysteries) by Anne Rooney. W. B. Saunders, 2011.
• Atlantis: The Lost Civilization (Ancient Mysteries) hosted by James Lipton. A&E Home Video (Documentary DVD), 2006.
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire directed by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale. Walt Disney Video (Feature film DVD), 2002.
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Atlantis Found? Webquest Evaluation
Your performance on this webquest will be evaluated based on your online research and worksheet, group work, and opinion essay. A maximum of 35 points is possible, including 3 discretionary points for overall outstanding effort.
Online Research and Worksheet Rubric
Beginning1
Developing2
Accomplished3
Excellent4
Following directions
Needed much help beyond written directions
Needed some help beyond written directions
Needed little help beyond written directions
Needed no help beyond written directions
Webquest worksheets
Not neat or complete; notes not appropriate to prompts
Mostly neat and complete; notes mostly appropriate to prompts
Neat and complete; notes appropriate to prompts
Rarely shares useful ideas, shows little positive attitude or courtesy
Group Work Rubric
Beginning1
Developing2
Accomplished3
Excellent4
Following directions
Group needed much help beyond written directions
Group needed some help beyond written directions
Group needed little help beyond written directions
Group needed no help beyond written directions
Individual participation in group
Little participation; no obvious contribution to presentation
Some participation; some obvious contribution to presentation
Good participation; obvious contribution to presentation
Excellent participation; obvious, meaningful contribution to presentation
Presentation Failed to clearly and accurately represent strengths and weaknesses of position; poor analysis, evaluation, and logic
Adequately represented strengths and weaknesses of position; fair analysis, evaluation, and logic
Clearly and accurately represented strengths and weaknesses of position; good analysis, evaluation, and logic
Very clearly and accurately represented strengths and weaknesses of position; skilled analysis evaluation, and logic
Personal Opinion Essay
Beginning1
Developing2
Accomplished3
Excellent4
Form Not neat; many errors in spelling, grammar, paragraph format
Fairly neat; some errors in spelling, grammar, paragraph format
Neat; few errors in spelling, grammar, paragraph format
Very neat; almost no errors in spelling, grammar, paragraph format
Content Little evidence of critical thinking; not fact based or convincing
Some critical thinking; somewhat fact based and convincing
Good critical thinking; fact based and convincing
Excellent critical thinking; fact based and very convincing