WebQuest

Symbols of the United States

A WebQuest for lower elementary (Social Studies)

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Introduction

You are about to have a student from another country come to live with your family until summer vacation. He has never traveled to the United States before and has asked you many questions about the stories of historical sites and symbols in America. You have come up with the idea to have an easy-to- read poster for your friend to use as a reference. Your challenge will be to find the symbols and give a brief history of each in poster format so you can help your foreign friend learn about our great country!!

The Task

· Your task is to gather a collection of symbols and historical stories associated with each.

· Use links to find and save symbols of the

· a. Statue of Liberty

· b. United States Flag

· c. Liberty Bell

· d. Great Seal

· e. Bald Eagle

· Using these links, list at least 2 facts about each symbol.

· Create a poster that has the symbols and facts.

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The Process

1. Go to the internet sites to search for the symbols you will use on your poster. Use each symbol a-e. You will right click on the picture of your choice, then left click to Copy. Save to 3 1/2 floppy. Last, print your symbols by going to File and Print.

http://www.nps.gov/stli/mainmenu.htm
http://www.flagday.com/history/flag_colors/index.shtml
http://www.ushistory.org/tour/_bell.html
http://www.greatseal.com/
http://www.sky.net/~emily/eagle.html

2. Go to the sites and find at least 2 facts about each symbol. You will go to Microsoft Word and type your facts. Save to 3 1/2 floppy. Go to File and Print.

3. Using the printed symbols and facts, create your poster of Symbols of the United States.

Evaluation

You will be graded on having 5 different picture symbols and at least 2 facts for each symbol on your poster.

Requirements	Maximum Points
Research of each area	20
Written content	20
Grammar and sentence structure	20
Clip art (5)	10
Poster	10
Neatness	10
Presentation	10
Total Points	100

Conclusion

By completing this project, you will be able to see actual pictures of these symbols, view maps of the locations of these historical sites, and even go on virtual tours. You will be able to discuss interesting facts and stories associated with our nation. You may be able to find a great site with even more interesting facts and stories. Here s a great interactive site about two well-known symbols in U.S. history &George Washington and the dollar bill! Have fun, and keep our class posted on what you find!!

http://www.wheresgeorge.com/

Credits & References

I would like to give special thanks to the following sites for the graphics used to make this WebQuest a success:

Liberty Bell Inscription NYCtourist.com s

The National Park Service Independence Hall Association

Blackwell s Best Internet Guide for Educators First Server

Last updated on August 15, 1999. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page