Travel Back In Time

Introduction

This Web Quest is designed for the 6th grade students learning

about the first Olympic games. Students will work in groups of 2-3 to design informational advertising programs for the first Olympic games.

Congratulations! You and Your classmates has been chosen

to go back in time using our state of art time machine.

You have been assigned the task of gathering information and

designing an informational program for the spectators of the first

Olympic games in ancient Greece.

Task

Task:

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As a time traveler, you have to go back in time and

interview people from ancient Greece. You will use this information to complete

the informational program that will be handed out to the spectators of the games. These spectators are new to the games and need a sport to watch and an athlete to cheer on.

The more information, the better because your goal is to attract as many spectators to watch these highly anticipated athletic competitions.

You have one week to work with your group

and must be ready by Friday to present your program.

Process

Process

Before starting to design your First Olympic Games official program, please click here, and watch the short video to get a brief overview of the games.

Part 1

Program Description (Group Work)- Use this link to learn how to create your group's program.

Cover

  1. Creative title
  2. Two pictures
  3. Bullet Points of program description

First Olympic Games Panel

  1. Who started them
  2. Why they were created
  3. When and where they were created
  4. What was the prizes
  5. Other important facts of your choosing

Sports Panel

  1. Pick one sport from the original games
  2. Provide a short description
  3. One picture

Athelete Panel

  1. Research one of the famous athletes from the First Olympic Games
  2. Create a short advertisement of why they're the best/win their event

Part 2

Individual Work

Your job now is to complete a three paragraph essay answering these questions:

  1. Compare and Contrast the First Olympic Games to the current games in Brazil
  2. Pick a sport from the First Olympic Games different from your program and explain why you would like to compete in them.
  3. Take our time machine into the future and explain what the Olympic Games would look like 1,000 years from now.

Evaluation

Rubric

1

Poor

2

Satisfacory

3

Good

4

Excellent

Score
Content

Content of the project provides

only basic knowledge.

Content if project is relevant,

but not detailed.

Content of the project

is relevant and details have

been added.

Content of the project

is immediately apparant,

developed in detail, and

relevent to the project.
Mechanics

Many spelling, syntax,

and/or grammatical errors.

Moderate number of spelling,

syntax, and/or grammatical

errors.

Few syntax, spelling and/or

grammatical errors.

Clear, concise, well

written content with no

syntax, spelling, and/or

grammatical errors.
Organization

Projects lack balance,

organization, and interest

to the viewer.

Project reflects minimal

balance and organization.

Content is not very interesting

or visually appealing.

Project reflects some balance

and organization. Content

is moderately effective in

capturing the viewer's

interest.

Project is well balanced,

organized, visually

appealing, and very

effective in capturing

the viewer's interest.
Presentation

The presenter cannot be

heard and/or speaks

unclearly. There is no attempt

to engage the audience through

eye contact or gestures.

Presenter does little to grab

the audience's attention.

Student sometimes speaks

convincingly and sometimes

made eye contact.

The presenter speaks clearly

and loudly, but tends to drone

and/or fail to use eye contact,

gestures consistently or

effective at times.

The presenter speaks clearly,

uses eye contact, a lively tone,

and body language to engage

the audience.

Conclusion

Congratulations!

Now that your group has successfully traveled back to ancient Greece and created an information program, it is time to spread the word about the sports and athletes.

I hope that you learned a lot about

the First Olympic Games.

Credits

Teacher Page

This page was created by Mark Capobianco, Syasia McBurroughs, and Nahed Hussein.

This lesson relates to NJ Common Core Standard - WHST.6-8.6

Mission: Social studies education provides learners with  the knowledge, skills, and perspectives needed to become active, informed  citizens and contributing members of local, state, national, and global  communities in the digital age.

Vision: An education in social studies fosters a population that:

  • Is civic  minded, globally aware, and socially responsible.
  • Exemplifies fundamental values of American citizenship through active  participation in local and global communities.
  • Makes  informed decisions about local, state, national, and global events based on  inquiry and analysis.
  • Considers  multiple perspectives, values diversity, and promotes cultural understanding.
  • Recognizes the implications of an interconnected global economy.
  • Appreciates the global dynamics between people, places, and resources.
  • Utilizes emerging technologies to communicate and collaborate  on career and personal matters with citizens of other world regions.

http://www.state.nj.us/education/aps/cccs/ss/