The Great Wall of China
Introduction
Task
Resources
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
Standards
Citations
Teacher Notes
A WEBQUEST for 6th Grade
(Social Studies)
Designed by – Michelle Smith
Internet in Education– Summer 2012
Base
A 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
?”
Task
Your 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.
Resources
Paper and Pencil
Computer with internet
Social Studies Textbook
Flip Camera
Glogster account login
Glogster example
Process
Step 1: Start by reviewing websites on The Great Wall as a group.
http://china.mrdonn.org/greatwall.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/greatwall/Allabout.html
http://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 II
Step 3: Look at pictures of The Great Wall of China from the
websites below
http://www.globalmountainsummit.org/great-wall-ofchina.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 Glogster
5. Be creative and make it colorful!
Step 5: Share Glogsters with others.
Evaluation: Rubric
Conclusion
Congratulations on creating a very exciting Glogster on your Ad
Campaign. 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!
Standards
Ohio Content Standards: Social Studies- History Strand
Theme: Regions & People of Eastern Hemisphere-Early civilizations
2. 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-Students
1. 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 & Collaboration
A. 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 making
A. Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigations
B. 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-greatwall-of-china-are/
Great Wall [Image].Retrieved from http://www.canadatourist.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 II
All 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/greatwall-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.