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Teachers' Page Introduction Welcome to the teacher’s portion of our adventure! This section is designed to give
instructions on how to integrate this WebQuest with the 6th grade Content
Standards for California Public Schools, how to implement this adventure in
the classroom and how to evaluate the student’s understanding of the main
concepts. During this adventure students will meet
the requirements for several of the California History-Social Science and
Reading/ Writing Context Standards for sixth grade. The social studies
context standards require sixth grade students to learn about ancient
civilianization. This WebQuest adventure will focus on the ancient Egyptian
people, their architecture, art and their survival. It will look at
different aspects of their culture and their expansion as a civilization This lesson is anchored in sixth grade language arts and involves social studies, highlighting ancient Egyptian history and also the science of archaeology. The students will explain the timeline of ancient Egyptian history, Egyptian art and architecture, daily life in ancient Egypt and what kind of work the ancient Egyptians did for survival. The purpose of archaeologists and what they
attempt to discover should be known by students before trying to complete
this assignment. In addition, learners should be ready to explore
interesting ancient societies in order to get the most out of this activity.
The only good archaeologists are the interested ones! With that being said,
let's get to the digging! What will students learn as a result of this lesson? The WebQuest for this project will use various resources for information. The students will be required to write an essay based on the information that they obtain from these sources as well as a group project. This adventure will address the following Six Grade California Content Standards in:
In addition, these lessons don't just teach a block of content; it
implicitly teaches multiple types of higher level thinking skills. Students
will draw inferences, think critically, work creatively to produce both
group and individual projects, as well as delve into research and develop
inquiry and process skills. Students will work cooperatively and hone their
ability to work together to produce a common product. Teamwork and
cooperation skills will also be developed through the completion of this
WebQuest. Students will be working together in teams of four students for this WebQuest adventure. The WebQuest is set-up to be completed in 40 minutes sessions for 8 days. Each individual team member will explore specific Websites chosen to provide the student with information required for his or her specific role. In addition, students will be given the chance to find their own Websites to explore. To begin, each team member should read some general information on both archaeology and ancient Egypt. You can help the students determine what specific role is best for each student or let team members make the choices. Each team member will need an Archeologist Journal and an assignment packet (this can be printed out by the teacher or the students can print out each of the following pages of the packet as needed). Student will complete the following assignments:
Criteria for Evaluation: Assessment of students’ understanding will be the primary form of evaluation for the WebQuest adventure. There will be no formal grades given, but rather, self-evaluation and group-evaluation by the students and teacher observation will serve as assessment tools. Students will be given feedback about their cumulative projects via points earned for their four-page report and their group project. The criteria for these assignments are outlined in the Rubrics. Students’ progress should be evaluated daily on whether they are meeting the
expectations that we have set for them in the goals and objectives. We will
also assess them informally through their involvement in the class
discussions. The students will need to be able to identify the key concepts
of their specific assigned task. Their notes in their Archeologist Journals
will also be assessed to see how well they were able to determine the
important facts required in their specific task. After completing this WebQuest you and your students should have a better
understanding of Ancient Egyptian life. You should have been able to assess
the students' individual Internet research skills as well as their
cooperative group work abilities. You will be able to assess their ability
to compile several resources into one four-page report. You will be able to
evaluate their presentation proficiency as well. I hope that this WebQuest
has been an adventure for your students and an aid in your classroom! Gunter, M.A., Estes, T.H., & Schwab, J. (1999) Mahaffey, K.J. (1978) Reeder's Egypt Page. (n.d.). Retrieved August 27, 2004 from
Duke, K. (1998) Archaeologists Dig for Clues - A children's story explaining
archaeology in simple terms. Egypt Guide for Travel, Ancient and Modern Egypt. (1999-2004). The Ancient Egyptian Site. (2004). Retrieved August 17, 2004 from The British Museum. (n.d.). Retrieved August 30, 2004 from The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York. (2002-2004). Retrieved August 23, 2004 from http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/newegypt/htm/a_index.htm The Institute of Egyptian Art & Architect. (2003). Retrieved August 29,2004 from http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/main.html Construction of Egyptian Pyramids. (n.d.). Retrieved August 30, 2004 from http://www.touregypt.net/construction/ The British Museum. (1999). Retrieved August 29, 2004 from Explore Daily Life in Ancient. (n.d.). Retrieved August 26,2004 from |
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