Task
Ancient civilization constructed some incredible architectural masterpieces based on primitive tools!These wonders continue to amaze our present day historians and archaeologists. Your task will be to share information with the class concerning these ancient wonders.
Imagine that you have been transported from your social studies class via time machine to ancient civilization.
Before you depart, you have been given an important assignment. You are to visit each of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. You need to gather interesting facts about each of them. To assist you in your quest, you’ll want to complete a web card guide for each Wonder, which will provide you with a handy outline for gathering information .
When you return, you will be featured as a “kid reporter” for KYW News Radio. Prepare a one minute presentation for the station’s “Student Reporter” news feature about your favorite Wonder you visited.
Process
Web Card Guide
Student Reporter
Remember your audience is your classmates…So present the report in a style that will appeal to them.
Resources
The factual information you’ll need to complete this assignment is to be gathered from the internet. The links listed below are excellent sources for historical data, maps images, and interesting facts that will help you in completing your assignment.
Steps:
1. Work with a partner to determine roles.
2. Print out the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World Web Card Guides. Link at bottom of page.
3. Visit the websites located at the bottom of this page to learn about the 7 Wonders.
4. Complete the Web Card Guides for each of the wonders.
5. Prepare a 1 minutes news story explaining 1 of the seven wonders.
6. Answer the following higher-level thinking questions.
a)Why do you think the 7 Wonders all existed in the same area of the world?
b) Can you think of any wonders that exist in our world today? Explain your choice.
Conclusion
7. Print and check rubric located at bottom of page.
Upon the end of your vacation, you should have acquired a greater appreciation for the construction of these marvelous structures.
Through your sightseeing and virtual visits, you hopefully have increased your knowledge of the 7 Ancient Wonders.
Seven Wonders Links
Web Card Guide Worksheet
Get ready! You are going back in time for vacation! Check out the following links for some background information on the 7 places you will be visiting. The notion of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World can be traced back to the fifth century B.C. These creations rivaled many created by nature in their size, majesty, and beauty. Six of the seven wonders no longer stand, having been destroyed by natural disaster or by humans. 
1. Complete one web card guide for each of the Seven Wonders of The Ancient World. See link below.
1. Prepare your report as if you actually visited the site. Be sure to include data such as:
a) time period of construction
b) location
c) highlights about the structure itself
d) what impressed you the most about it
Tourist and Documentor
Tourist: Your main goal is to search for information.
Documentor: Your main goal is to record information on the webcards.
Both partners will work together to prepare the one minute presentation for KYW News!
Rubric
Facts, images, history of the wonders
More images & facts
Try your hardest to take this quiz!
CNN Travel Destinations
Descriptions of 7 Wonders
Project Standards
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