WebQuest- Classical Civilization

Instructions:
1. Go to each website using the links provided
2. Explore the websites and answer correlating questions.
3. Answer questions using complete sentences.
Mediterranean:
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_greece.php
1. What is ancient Greeces classical period and how long did it last?
2. Did ancient Greeks wear shoes?
3. Which Greek poet wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
4. Which Greek god/goddess was in charge of war, blacksmiths,
craftsmen, and volcanoes?
East Asia:
https://sites.google.com/site/1ancientcivilizationsforkids/ancient-china
1. When did humans first reach East Asia?
2. What are dynasties?
3. Which dynasty lasted from 1046 BCE-256 BCE?
South Asia:
https://sites.google.com/site/1ancientcivilizationsforkids/ancient-india
1. What is ancient India often called?
2. What is an egalitarian society and was ancient India considered one?
3. What happened to India in the year 600 BCE?
4. What were the untouchables?
Americas:
http://www.ducksters.com/history/inca/timeline_of_the_inca_empire.php

1. Where did the Chavin civilization begin to form?

2. When did the Maya begin to form larger settlements?
3. When did Mayan writing begin to develop?
4. What were Mayan homes like?
Prezi Instructions:
When completed with WebQuest, meet in groups to compile a Prezi
presentation. Presentations should include pictures and or videos. Everyone
in the group must talk during the presentation. It should last at least 5
minutes. See me for further instruction and to show me your plans before
compiling into a Prezi. Have fun!
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Group

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Mediterranean
East Asia
South Asia
Americas.

WebQuest Lesson Plan

Teacher: Alaina Philbee

School:

E-mail:
Subject Area(s): Social
Studies/Language Arts

Grade Level: 5

Estimated Duration: 1 week- 30

minutes per day

Lesson Title/Topic:

Classical Civilizations WebQuest

Lesson Goals:

Learn and understand how people of classical civilizations

lived.

Objectives:
Students will be able to give presentations on how people
lived and how ancient civilizations worked.
Curriculum Addressed:

Standard 2- Classical Civilization: 1000 BCE to 600 CE

Technology Addressed:

iPad technology as well as computer/laptop technology will

be used during this project. This lesson will be used to
familiarize students with research projects while giving
them planned resources to use.

Technology Required:

The online website Prezi will be used by students at the end

of the lesson to present findings in groups.

Other Materials Required:

N/A

Student Prerequisites:

Students will have completed previous research

assignments.

Lesson or Unit Starter:

To introduce the lesson, I will provide a brief explanation of

how WebQuests works as well as provide a demonstration
to them. Students will have previous knowledge of Prezi.

Student-focused Activities: Students will use WebQuest to visit sites listed on the
assignment sheet. They will explore the websites while
finding the answers to questions outlined within the
assignment.
Optional Extension
Activities:

To extend the knowledge gained from this project, students

could do extra credit work by writing a short fiction story
about a classical civilization and citing their sources by
providing website links.

Student Assessment/
Evaluation:

The evaluation will depend on the answers given on the

WebQuest sheet by each particular student. They will also
be assessed by how complete their Prezi is in terms of
inclusion of facts. They will also be assessed on their correct
use of technology to find their answers.

Self-Assessment:

TBD

Technology Plan Reflection

I enjoyed WebQuests when I was younger and in school so I thought

that would be my best choice for this project. I didnt mind creating the
actual WebQuest, but finding the standards to go with it was actually pretty
difficult. I couldnt find much information about certain classical civilizations
which made it a lot more difficult than it needed to be. I also was not a fan of
creating the lesson plan for this project since it ended up being pretty long.
The instructions wanted a detailed lesson plan and I tried to make mine as
detailed as possible but Im not completely sure it is exactly what was
wanted for this assignment. I feel like lesson plans are harder to write for
WebQuests though since all of the instructions are spelled out expressly
within the assignment. I feel that this project was overall beneficial to my
future career as a teacher; however, since I will be expected to do these
same things. I think my most useful resources during this lesson were actual
WebQuest templates that I used to create my project.

References
Lesson plan templates. (n.d.). Retrieved December 04, 2016, from
http://www.teacherplanet.com/lesson-plan-templates
Social Studies. (n.d.). Retrieved December 04, 2016, from
http://www.doe.in.gov/standards/social-studies