The Great Wall of China

IntroductionTaskResourcesProcessEvaluationConclusionStandardsCitationsTeacher Notes

A WEBQUEST for 6th Grade (Social Studies)

Designed by – Michelle Smith

Internet in Education– Summer 2012

BaseA WebQuest on a template from

The WebQuest Page

Introduction

You have just been hired by the Chinese government. The Chinese have a challenge for you ,“Can you come up with an ad campaign to increase the tourism to the Great Wall ?”

TaskYour task is to create an Ad Campaign for The Great Wall. This should be in the form of a Glogster. List new events/features at The Great Wall you could add. You are to work in groups of three.

ResourcesPaper and Pencil

Computer with internet

Social Studies Textbook

Flip Camera

Glogster account login

Glogster example

ProcessStep 1: Start by reviewing websites on The Great Wall as a group.http://china.mrdonn.org/greatwall.htmlhttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/greatwall/Allabout.htmlhttp://whc.unesco.org/en/list/438/http://chinawiki.wikispaces.com/The+Great+Wall+of+China

Step 2: Answer questions about The Great Wall of China on a separate piece of paper as a group.Why was The Great Wall built?Who built The Great Wall?Did they finish The Great Wall?What is unique about The Great Wall?How long is the Great Wall and where is it located?

Process IIStep 3: Look at pictures of The Great Wall of China from the websites belowhttp://www.globalmountainsummit.org/great-wall-of-china.html

http://www.thechinaguide.com/great_wall_of_china/index.html What are some of the challenges for tourism?What activities could be included to increase tourism?How can the local businesses help or community?

Process III

Step 4: Design an ad campaign to help increase tourism. Are there changes that need to be made to The Great Wall? What extra activities could you add to increase tourism. Create a glogster to showcase all the features you need for your ad. Establish roles of each group member.1. Include 3 graphics.2. Insert a video of you group campaigning for you ad. Use a flip camera to film a short commercial of your ad campaign.3. List features or activities you will add to The Great Wall.4. Make you list all your members on the Glogster5. Be creative and make it colorful!Step 5: Share Glogsters with others.

Evaluation: Rubric

Conclusion

Congratulations on creating a very exciting Glogster on your AdCampaign. The Chinese government appreciated all your hard work and hope more people will be visiting their Great Wall soon! Your Glogster will remind them to visit and keep them there with new activities or changes.! Thanks for your creativity!

StandardsOhio Content Standards: Social Studies- History StrandTheme: Regions & People of Eastern Hemisphere-Early civilizations2. Early Civilizations (India,Egypt,China,Mesopotamia) with unique governments, Economic systems, social structures, religions,technologies, agricultural practices, and Products flourished as a result of favorable geographic characteristics. The cultural practices and products of these early civilizations can be used to help understand the Eastern Hemisphere today.

5. Regions can be determined, classified and compared using criteria. (e.g., landforms, climate, population,

cultural, or economic.)8. Modern cultural practices and products show the influence of tradition and diffusion, including

the impact of major world religions.

NETS-Students1. Creativity & Innovation

A. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.B. Create original works a mean to personal or group extensions

2.Communication & CollaborationA. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.B. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.d. Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.

4. Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving, and Decision makingA. Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigationsB. Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

Citations

The Great Wall [Image]. (2012). Retrieved from http://howmanyarethere.net/how-many-kilometers-the-great-wall-of-china-are/

Great Wall [Image].Retrieved from http://www.canada-tourist.com/the-great-wall-of-china.html

Chinese flag [Image]. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.picturesofchina.net/Chinese-Flag.html Glogster [Image]. Retrieved from http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glogster

Citations IIAll About the Great Wall of China. (2007). Retrieved July 23, 2012 from http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/greatwall/Allabout.html

The Great Wall of China (2008) Retrieved July 23 2012 from http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/438/

Ancient China. (N.D.). Retrieved July 24, 2012 from http://china.mrdonn.org/greatwall.html

The China Guide. (2012). Retrieved July 25, 2012 from http://www.thechinaguide.com/great_wall_of_china/index.html

The Great Wall of China. (N.D.). Retrieved from Wiki http://chinawiki.wikispaces.com/The+Great+Wall+of+China

Map of China. (N.D.). Retrieved July 24, 2012 from http://www.globalmountainsummit.org/great-wall-of-china.html

Teacher Page

Students will be exploring Ancient Civilizations in Social Studies and reading about these prior to this project. They will read in their social studies text book about Ancient China. Then they will complete this Web Quest to gain valuable information about traditions of cultures an how to integrate these in modern day society.

An extension of this project would be to explore the religions of the Chinese and create Prezi presentation on the different religions.