Ancient+Eqypt+Webquest+Proposal+1

[|Ancient Egypt Webquest]  **Constructivist Curricular Approaches & Technology **


 * Subject: **SOCIAL STUDIES
 * Grade Level: **6
 * Date Created: **9/21/2010
 * Project Type: **WebQuest

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This lesson is designed for 6th grade Language Arts students in a middle school setting. The students will work in groups of three. The students will follow a WebQuest about ancient Egypt. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">STATE STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">General Characteristics **

**<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">State Objectives **

__<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This lesson is designed to meet the following objective __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">:

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**__<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">GRADE 6 __** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Early Civilizations ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">2. Describe the enduring impact of early civilizations in India, China, Egypt, Greece and Rome after 1000 B.C. including: a. The development of concepts of government and citizenship; b. Scientific and cultural advancements; c. The spread of religions; d. Slavery and systems of labor. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**Objectives:**
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ohio Academic Content Standards **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">: Social Studies – 6th Grade

• Cognitive: The sixth-grade social studies students will be able to describe the civilization of early Egypt. • Cognitive: The sixth-grade social studies students will be able to describe the government and citizenship of early Egypt. • Cognitive: The sixth-grade social studies students will be able to list the scientific and cultural advancements of ancient Egypt.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">__<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Teacher Centered __ Presentation - Discuss the project and give/handout instructions to start on the WebQuest. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">__<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Student Centered __ Discovery - finding related material on the Internet. Problem solving - follow directions, complete tasks, solve problem within WebQuest. <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Technology or Media **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strategies **  <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">__<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Method and Corresponding Media Format __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">:

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Lecture: Teacher will give students instruction. <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.65in;"> § <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Large group lecture (15 minutes) with instructions given about the WebQuest and where to find it. <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">WebQuest: A WebQuest will provide information to students about the country of Egypt. <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.65in;"> § <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Large group facilitation with individual work on the WebQuest (60 minutes) using computers. <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Wiki: Students will use class wiki on wikispaces. <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.65in;"> § <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Large group facilitation with group work (45 minutes) entering WebQuest answers into the class wiki using a PowerPoint presentation, or video.

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Materials ** <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">• Computers with Internet access <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">• Microsoft PowerPoint <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">• Microsoft Word - for drafts

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA & MATERIALS <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide the Learning Experience ** <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Day One: **

<span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">15 minutes - Prepare learners. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Explain that there is a WebQuest they must follow. Tell them there are directions and tasks that they must complete in the WebQuest. Students will be divided into 4 different groups. There are five tabs to the left in the webquest. Each group will follow one Process. The instructor will give each group a process to follow. <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">60 minutes - Students will follow the tasks in the WebQuest. <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">45 minutes - Students will post their answers to a wiki at: [|www.ccissue2g7wikispaces.com] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">

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