The Philadelphia Tour

This webquest will lead you around the city of Philadelphia. Philadelphia is a historic city with many interesting places to visit. Each have their own special history and story.

The academic standards for this lesson are:

1.5. Quality of Writing
F. Edit writing using the conventions of language.
• Spell common, frequently used words correctly.
• Use capital letters correctly (first word in sentences, proper nouns, pronoun "I").
• Punctuate correctly (periods, exclamation points, question marks, commas in a series).
• Use nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and conjunctions properly.
• Use complete sentences (simple, compound, declarative, interrogative, exclamatory and imperative).

1.8. Research
A. Select a topic for research
B. Locate information using appropriate sources and strategies.

You will learn about three historic aspects of Philadelphia. You will learn about their background story as well as why they are still important fixtures to us today.

You and two friends have just been offered summer jobs as downtown Philadelphia tour guides. You are each told that you must become an expert on one historic part of Philadelphia. You are given the choices of:

• The Liberty Bell
• The Betsy Ross House
• Independence Hall

After you each chose your subject, you will extensively research your topic so you can to become as knowledgeable as you possibly can to ensure a successful tour.

Use the websites in the process section to answer the following questions:

The Liberty Bell



• When did the Liberty Bell arrive in Philadelphia?
• Why is the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia?
• How did the Liberty Bell get its crack?

The Betsy Ross House



• Who was Betsy Ross?
• What do we know about the Betsy Ross House?
• What year did she create the American Flag?

Independence Hall



• What happened at Independence Hall?
• Where is Independence Hall located?
• Why was Independence Hall originally built?

Process

Use the following website to answer the questions provided in the Task section.

The Liberty Bell
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
Liberty Bell Museum
The Liberty Bell

The Betsy Ross House
Betsy Ross House - First American Flag
The Betsy Ross Homepage
Wikipedia - Betsy Ross

Independence Hall
Independence Hall
Virtual Tour of Historic Philadelphia - Independence Hall
Wikipedia - Independence Hall

After you have researched as much information as you possibly can, your group will create a powerpoint presentation that will be shown to exhibit how you have become an expert on your topic!

Evaluation

***Grades will be based on the acheivement of the entire group and NOT on an individual basis. WORK TOGETHER!!!***

	4	3	2	1	Score
Using the Internet	Can access the internet and use to advantage easily with no assistance.	Can access the internet with little assistance and finds most necessary information.	Can access the internet with much assistance and struggles to find necessary information.	Cannot access the internet without complete assistance and is not able to independently find necessary information.
Research	Answers all questions correctly.	Answers most questions, most correctly.	Answers a few questions, some correctly.	Answers no questions, all incorrect.
Grammar and Spelling	Free of grammar or spelling errors.	Few grammar or spelling errors.	Several grammar or spelling errors.	Many grammar or spelling errors.
Timeliness	Powerpoint presented and handed in on time.	Powerpoint presented and handed in up to 3 days late.	Powerpoint presented and handed in up to one week late.	Powerpoint presented and handed in more than one week late.
				Total Score

Conclusion

Throughout this webquest you have been given the opportunity to learn a lot of information about the beautiful and historic city of Philadelphia.

• Did any of the information you learn surprise you?
  
• Are you interested in learning more about historic Philadelphia?
  
• If so, what other parts of historic Philadelphia would you be interested in learning about?