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

Wonders of the World worksheet to help Process

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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.

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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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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

either on their own or with a partner to

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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.