The Cold War Wequest

Introduction

The Cold War was a very important time period. Many things had caused and effected the Cold War. Everything all lead up to the end of the Caol War. When doing this activity, look out for these answers:

Essential Questions 

How did the wars during the Cold War contribute to ending the Cold War?

How do countries view the Cold War now?

What are some causes and effects of the Cold War?

Task

Task: Create a Game Board

Directions: Do the following

1. Find information on

  • Cause and Effect of the war
  • Space Race and Arm Race 
  • Korean and Vietnam War 
  • End of the War 

2. Analyse what you read and take notes.

3. Make an outline of what your game is going to look like.

4. Create your final draft. 

5. Make directions to go along with your game board. 

Process

  1. Read 5 sources that you find reliable. (60 minutes)
  2. Create an organizer that displays your information. (30 minutes)
  3. Make an outline of what your game is going to look like. (15 minutes)
  4. Find a way to add your information in your board game. (45 minutes)
  5. Create rules and directions on how to play your game. (30 minutes)
  6. Create a rough draft and make sure everything is perfect. (60 minutes)

Evaluation

Rubric
0 1 2 3 4 5
Requirements No requirements are met. Very little of the requirements were met. All except a few requirements are met. All except a couple requirements are met. All except one requirement is met. All requirements are met.
Understanding

It is not shown that you know what is being dispayed.

 Shows very little understanding of what is shown. Shows little understanding of what is shown. Shows some understanding of what is shown. All but a couple of things are understood. Throughout the whole game, it is shown that information is well understood.
Creativity

There is no creativity at all.

 A lack of creativity in presentation. Much more creativity needs to be shown. More creativity needs to be shown. A little more creativity could be shown. The game board is creative. Nothing about this board is bland and boring.
Organization

Everything is unorganized and sloppy.

 Very little is organized. A few things need to be more orgnanized. A couple things need to be more organized. Well organized and everything is well put.
Punctuation

There are multiple errors.

 There are many punctuation and gramatical error. There are a few punctuation and gramatical errors. There are a couple punctuation and gramatical errors. There is one punctuation or gramatical error. There are no punctuation or gramatical errors.

Conclusion

1. Did you learn anything from this webquest?

2. Were my sources helpful?

3. What would you rate this out of 10?

4. Would you share this with any of your peers?

5. Did you enjoy doing this?

Credits

Resources

How did the wars during the Cold War contribue to ending the Cold War?

  1. http://www.coldwar.me/howdidthecoldwarend.html This talks about how the Cold War ends. It also talks about what caused it to end.
  2. http://www.ushistory.org/us/59e.asp This talks about how the Cold War ended. It talks about how what wars contributed to it as well.
  3. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history This talks about the Cold War. It also talks about how the cold war ended

How do countries see the Cold War now?

  1. http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/23933 This talks about how Americans see the Cold War now.
  2. http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-did-cold-war-affect-rest-world-… This website talks about how much everyone else was impacted.
  3. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3402300026.html This website gives an interpretation on the Cold War.

What are some cause and effects of the Cold War?

  1. http://www.shmoop.com/causes-of-cold-war/ This source only lists the causes of the Cold War. Although, it is a reliable source to use.
  2. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/causes-and-effects-of-the-cold-war.html This lists the causes and the effects of the Cold War. It is a good source to use.
  3. http://study.com/academy/lesson/the-cold-war-definition-causes-early-ev… This lists causes and effects of the Cold War.