Choosing Your New Home: Japan or China…Which Will It Be? Web Quest for 6 th Grade Social Studies Designed by: Denise Lindsay-Romano
Introduction Are you ready for an adventure? Your family has been given an opportunity to move to Asia! The only question is which country should you move to? Your parents have narrowed it down to two countries: Japan and China. They are asking for your help to decide which country would be best for YOUR family. Your job will be to research both countries and develop a brochure that highlights which country YOU like best! During your journey through this Web Quest, you will be using the internet to uncover answers to several questions that your family may have about China and Japan before they decide to move there. Your goal is to uncover the similarities and differences of each country and to determine which country better suits your family. Good luck!
The main focus of your research will be: education culture government
Research Organizer – Japan Research Organizer - China Venn Diagram Brochure Tasks There are four major tasks involved in your Web Quest. Each will be graded according to the rubrics that follow and will be in the following order. Your teacher will provide you with copies of each of the projects in a packet.
Use the following web sites and research organizer (provided in your packet) to answer guide questions ab out China and Japan. You should be prepared to search the web for sites on your own that will help you as well. Remember to use the search engines we have use d in class such as: Let the research begin…
Japan Below are some links that will help you in answering the questions on your Research Organizer on Japan. You may come across some information that is important to you and your family (because every family is different) when considering such a move! For this reason, there are blank spaces for you to write your own answers and questions
QuestionsAnswers What type of clothing would you need for the four seasons in Japan? Name four things you should do to prepare for a trip to Japan. What is one legality you must take care of within 90 days of coming to Japan? What are the traditional meals in the culture? What are the customs of the culture? What are the beliefs? What are examples of celebrations in the culture? What language is spoken? What is the literacy rate in Japan? Is there more than one dialect of Japanese? Where in Southern Japan are other dialects spoken? How long is their school year? How many students are in an average classroom? At what age do they graduate? How many people live in each country? What form of government does each country have? What type of clothing do they wear? What is the weather like? (Write your own questions in these spaces) Teacher Tip: You can print this page and make it part of the student packet!
China Below are some links that will help you in answering the questions on your Research Organizer on China. You may come across some information that is important to you and your family (because every family is different) when considering such a move! For this reason, there are blank spaces for you to write your own answers and questions fo.htm _-1_1/Chinese_Language.html _-1_1/Chinese_Elementary_School.htm l
QuestionsAnswers What are the traditional meals in the culture? What are the customs of the culture? What are the beliefs? What are examples of celebrations in the culture? Name three dialects of Chinese and the provinces in which they are spoken. What is the government “campaigning” for? Why are they encouraging this practice? What is the literacy rate in China? How long is their school year? How many students are in an average classroom? At what age do they graduate? How many people live in each country? What form of government does each country have? What type of clothing do they wear? What is the weather like? Use these spaces to write your own questions and answers Teacher Tip: You can print this page and make it part of the student packet!
Use the Venn Diagram on the next slide to decide which country you would like to move to. Remember to: Include the information that you have learned from your web searches Focus on what would be important to YOUR family Look at the rubric on the “Evaluation” slide and make su re that you did everything you were supposed to do to get full credit Comparing and Contrasting
Teacher Tip: You can print this page and make it part of the student packet!
Use the Venn Diagram and your research organizers to determine which country best suits you an d your family. The brochure will be used to convince yo ur family of your choice. Remember to: Include the information that you learned from your we b searches Focus on what would be important to YOUR family Look at the rubric on the “Evaluation” slide and make su re that you did everything you were supposed to do to get full credit The Process: Creating your brochure
Back Panel Heading Put a TITLE for your brochure here Student’s Name Teacher’s name: _________________ Grade: _______ Date: ________________________ Cut and paste a picture or photo here from one of the web sites you researched Languages Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the languages, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Use the links from the web quest to find a map of this country. Cut and paste it into this. Free choice Choose something you have learned from doing the web quest and write about it in this box. Make sure that the topic is important to someone who is interested in moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. The next slide is a printable slide for students to create their brochure with.
Back Panel Heading Student’s Name Teacher’s name: _________________ Grade: _______ Date: ________________________
Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Education Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Government Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Write a caption for your picture Culture Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Education Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Government Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Write a caption for your picture Culture Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Education Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Government Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Write a caption for your picture Culture Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. EducationCultureGovernment Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Write a caption for your picture Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Write a caption for your picture
Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Education Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Government Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Write a caption for your picture Culture Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Education Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Government Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Write a caption for your picture Culture Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Education Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Government Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Write a caption for your picture Culture Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section.
This is the end of your Quest! We hope that it was a good one for you and that you made a good decision.
Venn Diagram & Research Organizer Rubrics 1234 Content Included no information about the country Includes minimal information (1 fact) about the country Includes information from the research (2-3 facts) and makes inferences about the research Completely includes information from the research, makes inferences about the research, and includes additional information obtained by the students own web search Mechanics Writing cannot be understood or has many errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization Writing has multiple errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, but can be understood Writing has few errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, and is clear and concise Writing has less than three errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, and is clear and concise
1234 Content Does not include information from research and was not appealing Minimally includes information from the research and is somewhat appealing Includes information from the research and makes inferences when comparing the two countries – the brochure is appealing Completely includes information from the research, makes inferences when comparing the two countries and includes additional information obtained by the students own web search – the brochure is appealing Mechanics Writing cannot be understood or has many errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization Writing has multiple errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, but can be understood Writing has few errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, and is clear and concise Writing has less than three errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization, and is clear and concise Brochure Rubric
Teacher Resource Page This Web Quest was created by graduate students at the University of Phoenix. The purpose of the assignment was to collaborate on an idea. It became the goal of the team to incorporate other subject areas into the subject of Social Studies as well as meet technology objectives. OBJECTIVES English Language Arts To compare and contrast To write in complete sentences and paragraphs utilizing appropriate spelling, grammar and punctuation Technology Education To navigate through web pages to find pertinent information Social Studies To understanding other cultures To compare other cultures This website is designed for middle school students in grade 6, but could also be used with particularly precocious elementary students. This work could easily be completed in groups of two or independently.
Teacher Resource Page Some websites that the authors found helpful were: Credits