Exploring the New Seven Exploring the New Seven Wonders of the World! Wonders of the World! By Shannon Andrews, Cyrina By Shannon Andrews, Cyrina Famulare, and Kelsey Kryling Famulare, and Kelsey Kryling
Exploring the New Seven Exploring the New Seven
Wonders of the World!Wonders of the World!
By Shannon Andrews, Cyrina By Shannon Andrews, Cyrina Famulare, and Kelsey KrylingFamulare, and Kelsey Kryling
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Learning about new places can be fun
and exciting! You can learn many things
about a culture when you travel, such as
foods, art, languages and much much
more!
Today we are going on a field trip to Process
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Today we are going on a field trip to
explore the seven new wonders of the
world! But wait! The travel guide lost his
map! Click on tasks to find out how to
help!
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Oh No! Our travel guide has lost his map!
Now how will we find the seven new
wonders of the world? We need your help
gathering information about the new
wonders of the world so that we get to
each place safely! Use your Seven
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Wonders of the World worksheet to help
us travel to each new place!
Task 1
Task 1: Great Wall of ChinaTask 1: Great Wall of China
Click on each question to find your answers Click on each question to find your answers about the Great Wall of China, write your answers on your worksheet.
1. How long is the Great Wall of China?
2. Write an interesting fact that you like about the Great Wall.
Beginning Task 2
Task 2: Christ the Redeemer Task 2: Christ the Redeemer
Statue Statue
Click on each question to find your answers about the Christ the Redeemer Statue, write your answers on your worksheet.
1. Where is the statue located?1. Where is the statue located?
2. How tall is the statue?
Beginning Task 1 Task 3
Task 3: Machu PicchuTask 3: Machu Picchu
Click on each question to find your answers about Machu Picchu, write your answers on your worksheet.
1. Where is Machu Picchu located?1. Where is Machu Picchu located?
2. What does “Machu Picchu” mean?
Beginning Task 2 Task 4
Task 4: Chichen ItzaTask 4: Chichen Itza
Click on each question to find your answers about Chichen Itza, write your answers on your worksheet.
1. What does “Chichen Itza” mean?1. What does “Chichen Itza” mean?
2. How many miles is the site of Chichen Itza?
Beginning Task 3 Task 5
Task 5: The Roman ColosseumTask 5: The Roman Colosseum
Click on each question to find your answers about the Roman Colosseum, write your answers on your worksheet.
1. How many people can sit in the 1. How many people can sit in the Colosseum?
2. How did the Colosseum get it’s name?
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Task 6: Taj MahalTask 6: Taj Mahal
Click on each question to find your answers about the Taj Mahal, write your answers on your worksheet.
1. Who built the Taj Mahal?1. Who built the Taj Mahal?
2. What type of building is the Taj Mahal?
Beginning Task 5 Task 7
Task 7: PetraTask 7: Petra
Click on each question to find your answers about Petra, write your answers on your worksheet.
1. What nomadic tribe established Petra?1. What nomadic tribe established Petra?
2. How many people lived in Petra?
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ProcessProcess
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View and answer all questions
in the seven task pages.
After completing all the tasks,
it’s time to find the travel guide
some new maps. Process
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some new maps.
Using the Internet or anything in
the classroom, find a map of
each the seven wonders. Be
sure to include the name of the
continent it is in.
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• http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/04/18_great-wall.html
•http://www.travelchannel.com/Travel_Ideas/Seven_Wonders_of_the_World/ci.New_Seven_Wonders_of_the_World.beach?vgnextfmt=beach
• http://www.destination360.com/south-america/brazil/christ-redeemer
• http://famouswonders.com/christ-the-redeemer-statue-on-corcovado-mountain/• http://famouswonders.com/christ-the-redeemer-statue-on-corcovado-mountain/
• http://www.ifip.com/Machupijchu1.htm
• http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/peru/machu_picchu.html
• http://www.chichenitza.com/listingview.php?listingID=1&name=Chichen+Itza+Info
• http://www.differentworld.com/mexico/areas/yucatan-and-campeche/chichen-itza/guide.htm
• http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Roman_Colosseum.html
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http://www.unrv.com/culture/colosseum.php
http://www.islamicity.com/culture/Taj/default.htm
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Taj_Mahal.html
http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/Midhttp://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/MiddleEast/Jordan/Petra/
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/petra/stone/
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• http://www.seebeforeyoudie.net/uploads/display/1370aa405e2ee40711fd6284d0ba7e33.jpg
• http://www.randomhistory.com/photos/2009/great-wall.jpg
• http://www.kutztown.edu/activities/clubs/geology/photos/Machu_Picchu.jpg
• http://www.ecotravelmexico.com/imagenes/RuinsChichenitza.jpg• http://www.ecotravelmexico.com/imagenes/RuinsChichenitza.jpg
• http://www.artchive.com/artchive/r/roman/roman_colosseum.jpg
• http://www.mapsofworld.com/travel-destinations/images/taj-mahal.jpg
• http://www.citystarstours.com/petra1.jpg
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Circle the answer that best describes your work:
1. My group finished the webquestYes (5pts) Halfway (3pts) No (1pt)
2. I helped my group workProcess
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2. I helped my group workEvery Day (5pts) Most Days (3pts) No Days (1pt)
3. I wrote all the answers on my handoutYes (5pts) Some (3pts) No (1pt)
4. What did I learn about the 7 WondersA lot (5pts) A Little (3pts) None (1 pt)
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In conclusion, having the students go on
a scavenger hunt is a great way to
introduce a new subject such as the 7
Wonders.
By allowing the students to investigate
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find each answer you are giving them
an opportunity to go above and beyond
what you want them to learn.
Also, when you present a lesson in a
game style way you are making the
students wan to learn because it is fun
and is different than the every day
boring lecture strategy.
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Subject: Social Studies
Content Standard: Geography
3. Identify and use symbols to
locate places of significance onProcess
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locate places of significance on
maps and globes.