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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 web quest 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 web quest.
CLUE #4
“Of granite so gray and towering high, at night a light flashes like a single eye. A geometric figure, this monument stands at the opposite end of the pool. Surrounded by flags and many steps high, it honors the memory of a really great guy. The father of our country, our first president, too – can you guess what his name was? It’s up to you!”
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 question, “What monument honors the father of our country?”
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.
www.goggle.com
QUESTIONS
1) Who is the person in the clue?
http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/george-washington-facts.html
2) What is the monument in the clue and where is it located?
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/georgewashington/p/pwashington.htm
3) Name four really important things that this person did.
http://www.nps.gov/history/logcabin/html/gw3.html
4) This person had a very famous house. What was the name of this person’s house?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pres/washington/index.shtml..
5) Find a video about this person’s house. Be prepared to play it 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.mountvernon.org/.
6) When was the monument to this person built?
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc72.htm
7) What was this person’s wife’s name?
http://www.facts-about.org.uk/american-president-george-washington.htm
8) Did this person have any children?
http://www.historyking.com/American-History/political-history/george-washington/index.html
9) Did this person ever live in the White House?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/history
10) If you could meet this person, what questions would you ask him? Have a mock interview with your group to find the questions you would like to ask.
11) Using the Google maps link, find the location of this monument. Find the location of the person’s house. Include a map of both in your power point presentation by copying and pasting.
http://maps.google.com/
Now that you've 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 the monument and a video about this person
s house
6) A conclusion
7) No goofy colors or funky backgrounds. Make your power point look professional.
8) Map showing location of monument and location of house 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 this person, 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.
In addition to your power point, please work together to complete the following assignment.
Using a famous speech or sayings of this person, 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.
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CONGRATULATIONS ON SUCCESSFULLY FINDING YOUR NATIONAL TREASURE!
The picture on your web quest 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 web quest.
CLUE #4
“Of granite so gray and towering high, at night a light flashes like a single eye. A geometric figure, this monument stands at the opposite end of the pool. Surrounded by flags and many steps high, it honors the memory of a really great guy. The father of our country, our first president, too – can you guess what his name was? It’s up to you!”
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 question, “What monument honors the father of our country?”
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.
www.goggle.com
QUESTIONS
1) Who is the person in the clue?
http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/george-washington-facts.html
2) What is the monument in the clue and where is it located?
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/georgewashington/p/pwashington.htm
3) Name four really important things that this person did.
http://www.nps.gov/history/logcabin/html/gw3.html
4) This person had a very famous house. What was the name of this person’s house?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pres/washington/index.shtml..
5) Find a video about this person’s house. Be prepared to play it 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.mountvernon.org/.
6) When was the monument to this person built?
http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc72.htm
7) What was this person’s wife’s name?
http://www.facts-about.org.uk/american-president-george-washington.htm
8) Did this person have any children?
http://www.historyking.com/American-History/political-history/george-washington/index.html
9) Did this person ever live in the White House?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/history
10) If you could meet this person, what questions would you ask him? Have a mock interview with your group to find the questions you would like to ask.
11) Using the Google maps link, find the location of this monument. Find the location of the person’s house. Include a map of both in your power point presentation by copying and pasting.
http://maps.google.com/
Now that you've 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 the monument and a video about this person
s house
6) A conclusion
7) No goofy colors or funky backgrounds. Make your power point look professional.
8) Map showing location of monument and location of house 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 this person, 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.
In addition to your power point, please work together to complete the following assignment.
Using a famous speech or sayings of this person, 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 SUCCESSFULLY FINDING YOUR NATIONAL TREASURE!