WebQuest on the National Mall

Introduction Task Process Resources Evaluation

Introduction:

Our Nation's Capitol is an exciting and intriguing place. If you are lucky enough to visit there you will most likely leave feeling as if you needed more time to explore and understand what you have witnessed. Hopefully this WebQuest will allow you an opportunity to further enhance your knowledge about Washington, DC and a few of the many historical landmarks which make it one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

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The Task:

You will research eleven historical landmarks, famous in our Nationπs History.

You will explore web sites that will enable you to take a virtual field trip to many historical landmarks located on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Afterward, you will create a tri-fold brochure of the eleven landmarks researched.

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The Process:

Read all directions before you click!

At the computer:

0. Click on each link below to print a gathering sheet for each landmark.

0. GATHERING SHEETS:

0. Jefferson Memorial

0. Lincoln Memorial

0. Washington Monument

0. Smithsonian Institute

0. Library of Congress

0. National Archives

0. White House

0. Arlington National Cemetery

0. Vietnam Veteransπ Memorial

0. Iwo Jima Memorial

0. Mount Vernon

Once you have printed off a gathering sheet for each historical landmark, click on RESOURCES for the links to each of the eleven historical places you will visit.

0. Upon gathering all information, open the tri-fold template and begin creating your tri-fold.

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Resources:

0. The Washington Monument

0. Another Washington Monument Site

0. Vietnam Veteran's Memorial

0. Lincoln Memorial

0. Jefferson Memorial

0. National Archives

0. Smithsonian Institute

0. Library of Congress

0. The White House

0. Mount Vernon

0. Iwo Jima Memorial

Arlington National Cemetery

Map of Washington

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Evaluation

Evaluation:

You will be evaluated on both your gathering sheets and your completed tri-fold.

You completed all information on your gathering sheets	10 Points
You sketched each landmark or sketched a picture relating to the landmark	10 Points
Your Tri-fold contains all 11 historical landmarks	25 Points
You included Clip Art identifying each landmark	10 Points
Your work is free of spelling errors	5 Points
Your work is free of punctuation and capitalization errors	5 Points
You explained the difference between a memorial and a monument	15 Points
You included additional interesting information	10 Points

A	90 – 100 Points
B	80 – 89 Points
C	70 – 79 Points