Introduction
Introduction
The Cold War was the long period of tension between Western, democratic countries and Eastern Europe, communist countries. The Cold War was an ideological conflict. It caused many things such as the arms race and space race. This war impacted and affected the world forever.
This is the flag of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union had a communist government and was growing rapidly.
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This is the flag of the United States. As the USSR began to grow more, communism became a threat to the world and to small democratic countries that the US supported.
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Throughout this webquest you wil answer the following essential questions:
Why did the Cold War happen?
How did the Cold War end?
how did the Cold War affect other countries?
Task
Task
Create a game that is focused on the essential questions and the Cold War.
Directions:
Research the essential questions and the Cold War
Decide what type of a game you'd like to make
Create the game about the Cold War
Make sure the game is related to/ answers the essential questions
Create directions and an answer key to the game
Process
Process
1) Read several articles or sources that answer the essential question and take notes on the Cold War and the answers to the essential questions (1 hour)
3) Create several questions based on the information related to the essential questions (15 minutes)
3) Use these questions to create a game of your choice (1 hour)
4) Create directions and an answer key (20 minutes)
5) Make sure that the player is able to learn about the Cold War and the answers to the essential questions through your game (10 minutes)
6) Play the game!
Evaluation
Evaluation
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Engagement |
The student is on task less than 30% of the time. |
The student is on task at least 30% of the time. |
The student was on task at least 70% of the time. |
The student was on task the entire time. |
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Content |
The content is less than 30% correct and does not address the essential questions. |
The content is at least 30% correct but does not address the essential questions. |
The content is at least 70% and does address the essential questions | All the content is correct and does address the essential questions. |
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Attractiveness |
The project is not attractive or organized. | The project is somewhat attractive and organized. | The project is attractive and organized. | The project is very attractive and organized. |
| Presentation | The game was not easy to follow or understand. | The game was somewhat easy to follow or understand. |
The game was somewhat easy to follow or understand. The student presented the project well. |
The game was easy to follow or understand. The student presented the project well. |
Conclusion
Conclusion
How well did you understand the directions of the webquest?
Was the webquest well organized/ easy to follow?
Were you able to learn well through the webquest?
Was the webquest an effective way of learning about the Cold War?
Were the essential questions helpful in conducting and leading your research?
Credits
Resources
Websites that can help your research:
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history
This article describes why the cold war happened and some of the effects it had on other countries. It also describes how the cold war ended
http://www.ushistory.org/us/52a.asp
This article explains what some of the causes of the war were. It also describes some of the events that led up to the war.
http://www.johndclare.net/cold_war3.htm
This article describes the causes of the Cold War. It also describes the difference in ideologies.
http://www.history.com/topics/korean-war
This article describes the Korean War. This proxy war was one of the effects of the Cold War.
http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
This article describes the Vietnam War. This proxy war was one of the effects of the Cold War.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russia-fsu/1992-09-01/cold-war-…
This article describes the effects the Cold War had. It describes how it affected other countries.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/59e.asp
This article describes the end of the Cold War. It explains what events led to the end of the Cold War.
http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/coldwar/page22.shtml
This article explains the end of the Cold War. It describes what events led to the end of the Cold War.
https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/berlinwall
This article describes the end of the Cold War. It describes some of the events that led to the end of the Cold War.