The ?????????? Rough Riders
CLUE
The question marks in the name of your team ARE a hint. They match the number of letters in the name of your team.
The picture on your webquest group page IS NOT a hint. It's just a picture of a National Treasure in Washington, D.C., and is not specifically related to your webquest.
CLUE #6
“There were two presidents who shared this name, nephew and uncle but not the same. One was president for the longest time ever, the other was considered a bit rough and ready, but a toy soft and cuddly was named for him – can you think of the name shared by these two gentlemen?”
Let's get started ! You can record your research information in a Microsoft Word document and then print it when you are ready to put your power point together. Click on the Word Icon, click "new" to open a new document, and then click on "Save As" and type in the name of your group. Make sure you save your work!
Go to the Google link and begin your quest by typing in the questiona, ‛What president had a toy named after him? What president had a little dog named Fala?”
Once you have found the answer, use the information you located to answer to the following questions, or use the link under each question to help you find your answers.
http://www.google.com/
QUESTIONS
1) What is the shared name of the two presidents in the clue?
http://www.enotes.com/history-fact-finder/government-politics/how-were-theodore-franklin-d-roosevelt-related
2) There is a monument to one of these presidents in Washington, D.C. Which one and where is it located? Include a picture of it in your power point.
http://www.nps.gov/frde/index.htm
3) These two presidents were uncle and nephew. Which one was president first? Which was president the longest?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/theodoreroosevelt
http://franklinroosevelt.com/
4) One of these presidents had a terrible illness that left him handicapped. Which president was it and what was the illness?
http://millercenter.org/president/fdroosevelt
5) What was the illness and why were people so afraid of it?
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USArooseveltF.htm
6) Find a video about BOTH of these presidents.. Be prepared to play them for the class. Copy and paste the URL onto a blank document and have it printed out, and be prepare to find it quickly for your presentation using the Smart Board. You may link the video to your power point if you like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9USdXO_upok&feature=related
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/medialist.php?presid=32
7) One of these presidents had a very famous little dog. Which president and what was the dog’s name? What kind of dog was it? Include a picture.
http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/Pets/fala.htm
8) What terrible thing happened in the world while the president with the dog was in office?
http://www.pearlharbor.org/
9) What war was fought while the president with the dog was in office?
http://www.franklinroosevelt.com/
10) Find some interesting and fun facts about both of these presidents.
http://www.republicanpresidents.net/2009/03/10-interesting-facts-about-theodore-roosevelt/
http://gvc05.virtualclassroom.org/gvc05c01/leaders/roosevelt/facts.html
11) Locate some pictures of both of these presidents, their families, and their homes.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii
12) The president with the dog had a very famous wife. What was her name? Include a picture of her.
http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=33
13) Where was the president who had the dog when he died?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/franklindroosevelt
14) Which president had something to do with "Rough Riders"?
http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/life/rough_riders.htm.
15) Using the Google maps link, find the location of the monument to one of these president in Washington, D.C. It is near the Lincoln Memorial. Include a map of both in your power point presentation by copying and pasting.
www.maps.google.com
Now that you've have completed your research, it’s time to create your power point. A tutorial that will show you how to do a power point is located on the tutorial page. Click on the tutorial page to learn what you need to know in order to complete a power point.
You will need to include a video about this monument/person in your power point, as well as several pictures of the person/monument.
Here is a check list of what you need to include in the power point.
1) An introduction that INCLUDES your clue. You may copy and paste the clue from your webquest page.
2) 15 slides MINIMUM
3) Answers to all the questions in your web quest.
4) Relevant clip art or photos on each page
5) Video about both of the presidents - you may copy and paste the URL of your videos or you may write them down and find them to show the class on the Smart Board on presentation day.
6) A conclusion
7) No goofy colors or funky backgrounds. Make your power point look professional.
8) Map showing location of monument or other required information.
9) Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
In addition to your power point, please work together to complete the following assignment.
Using a famous speech or sayings of both of these presidents, create a Reader's Theatre style presentation for the entire group to perform Provide teacher with a copy of your script. Your final draft should be a document in Microsoft Word. You will present the script as a group. Google "Reader's Theatre scrips" to find some examples.
When you complete your webquest, go to the Evaluation page and click on "Extra" if you would like to solve some more riddles for extra credit. No power point involved, just the fun of solving the clues. Do not work together - work by yourself to find the answers to the clues. Write them down and turn them in on presentation day.
.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SUCCESS IN FINDING YOUR NATIONAL TREASURE!
The question marks in the name of your team ARE a hint. They match the number of letters in the name of your team.
The picture on your webquest group page IS NOT a hint. It's just a picture of a National Treasure in Washington, D.C., and is not specifically related to your webquest.
CLUE #6
“There were two presidents who shared this name, nephew and uncle but not the same. One was president for the longest time ever, the other was considered a bit rough and ready, but a toy soft and cuddly was named for him – can you think of the name shared by these two gentlemen?”
Let's get started ! You can record your research information in a Microsoft Word document and then print it when you are ready to put your power point together. Click on the Word Icon, click "new" to open a new document, and then click on "Save As" and type in the name of your group. Make sure you save your work!
Go to the Google link and begin your quest by typing in the questiona, ‛What president had a toy named after him? What president had a little dog named Fala?”
Once you have found the answer, use the information you located to answer to the following questions, or use the link under each question to help you find your answers.
http://www.google.com/
QUESTIONS
1) What is the shared name of the two presidents in the clue?
http://www.enotes.com/history-fact-finder/government-politics/how-were-theodore-franklin-d-roosevelt-related
2) There is a monument to one of these presidents in Washington, D.C. Which one and where is it located? Include a picture of it in your power point.
http://www.nps.gov/frde/index.htm
3) These two presidents were uncle and nephew. Which one was president first? Which was president the longest?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/theodoreroosevelt
http://franklinroosevelt.com/
4) One of these presidents had a terrible illness that left him handicapped. Which president was it and what was the illness?
http://millercenter.org/president/fdroosevelt
5) What was the illness and why were people so afraid of it?
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USArooseveltF.htm
6) Find a video about BOTH of these presidents.. Be prepared to play them for the class. Copy and paste the URL onto a blank document and have it printed out, and be prepare to find it quickly for your presentation using the Smart Board. You may link the video to your power point if you like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9USdXO_upok&feature=related
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/medialist.php?presid=32
7) One of these presidents had a very famous little dog. Which president and what was the dog’s name? What kind of dog was it? Include a picture.
http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/Pets/fala.htm
8) What terrible thing happened in the world while the president with the dog was in office?
http://www.pearlharbor.org/
9) What war was fought while the president with the dog was in office?
http://www.franklinroosevelt.com/
10) Find some interesting and fun facts about both of these presidents.
http://www.republicanpresidents.net/2009/03/10-interesting-facts-about-theodore-roosevelt/
http://gvc05.virtualclassroom.org/gvc05c01/leaders/roosevelt/facts.html
11) Locate some pictures of both of these presidents, their families, and their homes.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii
12) The president with the dog had a very famous wife. What was her name? Include a picture of her.
http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=33
13) Where was the president who had the dog when he died?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/franklindroosevelt
14) Which president had something to do with "Rough Riders"?
http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/life/rough_riders.htm.
15) Using the Google maps link, find the location of the monument to one of these president in Washington, D.C. It is near the Lincoln Memorial. Include a map of both in your power point presentation by copying and pasting.
www.maps.google.com
Now that you've have completed your research, it’s time to create your power point. A tutorial that will show you how to do a power point is located on the tutorial page. Click on the tutorial page to learn what you need to know in order to complete a power point.
You will need to include a video about this monument/person in your power point, as well as several pictures of the person/monument.
Here is a check list of what you need to include in the power point.
1) An introduction that INCLUDES your clue. You may copy and paste the clue from your webquest page.
2) 15 slides MINIMUM
3) Answers to all the questions in your web quest.
4) Relevant clip art or photos on each page
5) Video about both of the presidents - you may copy and paste the URL of your videos or you may write them down and find them to show the class on the Smart Board on presentation day.
6) A conclusion
7) No goofy colors or funky backgrounds. Make your power point look professional.
8) Map showing location of monument or other required information.
9) Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
In addition to your power point, please work together to complete the following assignment.
Using a famous speech or sayings of both of these presidents, create a Reader's Theatre style presentation for the entire group to perform Provide teacher with a copy of your script. Your final draft should be a document in Microsoft Word. You will present the script as a group. Google "Reader's Theatre scrips" to find some examples.
When you complete your webquest, go to the Evaluation page and click on "Extra" if you would like to solve some more riddles for extra credit. No power point involved, just the fun of solving the clues. Do not work together - work by yourself to find the answers to the clues. Write them down and turn them in on presentation day.
.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SUCCESS IN FINDING YOUR NATIONAL TREASURE!