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A WebQuest for 6th Grade Social Studies
Designed by Dennis Oubre
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Introduction
Congratulations! You and your group members have
been selected to travel to the past and visit the great Mayan Empire.
This journey will allow you to analyze and admire the many Mayan outstanding
achievements. Your mission is to study how the Mayan people lived.
The Task
Your task for this project is to become an expert
on the Mayan culture. You and your group of your classmates will be
on a WebQuest to Mexico’s
and Guatemala's
land to search for information. You will complete a Poster of
Information and present
it to your class. You will also need to gather information on the
following areas: number system, Mayan calendar, writing system, religion
and rituals.
The Process
These are the steps you will follow to complete
your Mayan WebQuest.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Evaluation
This is how your group will be graded.
| |
Beginning
1 |
Developing
2 |
Accomplished
3 |
Exemplary
4 |
Score |
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Poster Organization |
The drawings are not completed
No description next to them
Very little effort is shown |
Two or more drawings missing
Not all drawings are colored
Descriptions included but not typed |
A drawing from one area missing
Most drawings are colored but not all
One description missing |
At least one drawing from each area
All drawings are colored
A description of each drawing next
to it (typed) |
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| Content of information |
Less of "half of the information
is completed. The information is not organized or developed. |
Information on two or more "areas"
is missing. The information is not well organized. |
Most of the requisites are well
developed and organized. |
The information is well developed
and organized. |
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| Oral Presentation |
One student took over the presentation
Voice was not clear
No eye contact
Incomplete work |
Confusion about roles was obvious
Little or no eye contact
Argued among each other during the
presentation |
All students had a role
Eye contact throughout most of the presentation
Voice was not very clear |
The time was divided equally during the presentation
Eye contact throughout the presentation
Clear voice |
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| Group
work and use of computer |
Unable to work with each other.
Played around too much.
Did not use the computer time very wisely. |
Had some arguments within your group.
On task only about 50% of the time.
Group cooperation was not very obvious. |
Worked well together.
Helped each other on many occasions.
Used the computer time wisely. |
Used the time wisely.
Great group work.
Each group member participated and helped each other. |
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Conclusion
Congratulations!
You have the goal of this WebQuest. Your journey has come to an end,
and you should have gained a greater understanding on how the Maya
people lived.
Credits & References
Images:
http://puffin.creighton.edu/museums/cohagan/chichenitza.htm
http://members2.clubphoto.com/norman203788/542862/guest.phtml
http://www.hanksville.org/yucatan/mayacal.html
http://www.pbase.com/trescott/image/33553666/medium
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Last updated on
June 20, 2005
. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page |