Homes
Around The World
A WebQuest for 1st Grade
Designed by
Stephanie
Ashley
ashleyst@hickory.k12.nc.us
Introduction
| Task |Resources|Process
| Evaluation | Conclusion
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Teacher
Page
Introduction
Our home is the place
where we live with our family. Homes can be found in all different
shapes, sizes and colors. Look at some of the homes
that can be found in the United States. If we have all kinds of homes
in the United States, what do you think homes look like in other countries?
You and your partner will choose a country and learn about homes there.
The
Task
Your task will be to help your class
create a KidPix presentation about homes around the world. You will
work with a partner to make a slide about the homes in your chosen country.
You will email first grade students in that country to ask for pictures
and information about their homes. You will also use the resources
listed below to find information for your slide. The class will put
all of the home pictures that we receive on a world map to show their location.
Resources
The
Process
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With your partner go to Web66
and decide which country you want to learn about.
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Choose an elementary school in that country
and email a first grade class at that school. Ask them to send you
a picture and some information about a typical home in their country.
You can use this sample message.
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Choose at least 2 more schools in that
country to email and request the same information.
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While you are waiting to receive information
from the schools that you emailed, you can visit the International
Village to look for information about the homes in the country you
chose. You can use this information on your KidPix slide.
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Visit Miyake
Elementary School to read about Japanese homes.
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Read the following books to find information
for your KidPix slide: Houses, This Is My House, Homes Around
the World, and Houses and Homes.
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Visit the Homes
and Buildings Project to read about what other schools learned about
different types of homes.
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After you receive a picture of a home from
one of the schools that you emailed, work with your partner to design a
slide on KidPix about that home. Explain how that home is different
from American homes. Also describe any similarities. Also include
any information that you learned about how the home is built.
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Add the picture of the home to the world
map to show its location.
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If you do not receive any pictures and
information back from the schools that you emailed, use the books listed
in the resource section to find a picture of a home in your chosen country.
Then with your partner draw a picture of the home for your KidPix slide.
Then include any information that you can find from the books on your slide.
Evaluation
Your work will be checked according
to this rubric.
Partner's Names
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1 point
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2 points
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Participation
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Partners Participate
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Partners cooperate
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Thinking Process
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Stayed on Task
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Able to verbalize what
is learned.
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Kid Pix Presentation
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Completed presentation
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Shows complete understanding
of different types of homes.
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0-2 Points-Attempted
3-5 Points-Acceptable
6 Points-Accomplished
Partners' Score________
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have cooperated
with your classmates to learn about homes all around the world. Now
you know that homes come in all different shapes and sizes, but they all
serve the same purpose. What is the purpose of a home? Discuss
this with your classmates.
TechTraC
WebQuest
Based on a template from
The WebQuest Page
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