1. Your Mission: Investigate the customs of another country and report back. Webquest: How is Christmas Celebrated in Around the World? Teacher’s Resource Objective: Upon completion of the webquest students will be able describe the celebration of Christmas in other cultures and will create a power point presentation to share with the class.

2. Traditions are an important part of the culture of a group of people. One of our traditions is the way we celebrate holidays, such as Christmas.

3. Do other countries celebrate the way we do? Do their celebrations include gifts, decorations, special music and food?

4. Task: Your mission is to find the following information for the country you are sent to:  Location (on a map)  Flag  Date and Name of celebration  Reason for celebration  Gifts (including who brings them)  Decorations  Special Food &/or Music

5. When you have explored these traditions create a power point to share with the class.

6. To Solve the Case: Step 1: Follow the links provided to learn the traditions of the country you have been sent to. Step 2: Take notes about the customs you will need to report on. Step 3: Create a power point to share with the class which explains each of the areas listed. Step 4: Your power point should have at lease 8 slides: a title slide, an introductory slide, five or more slides describing the customs and a concluding slide. Step 5: You will need to include at least 4 graphics and a transition between the slides. Sound and animation are not required but may be included.

7. Step 1 & 2 : Use the links below to begin your travels. Maps & Flags TraditionsMore Traditions Clipart

8. Step 3 : Congratulations! Now that you are a world traveler and have completed a power point, share your findings with the rest of the class.

9. How Did You Do? Category 4321 Content- Accuracy Content and information throughout the presentation is accurate. No factual errors. Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece which may be inaccurate. Content is generally accurate but one piece of information is clearly inaccurate. Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual error. Traditions Project includes information on all seven traditions. Project includes information on all but one tradition. Project includes information on all but two traditions. Project includes information on four or fewer traditions. Use of Graphics Project includes four different graphics. Project includes three different graphics. Project includes two different graphics. Project does not include graphics or includes only one graphic. Slides and Transitions Project includes all 8 slides with a transition between each of the slides. Project includes all 5 - 6 slides with a transition between at least four slides. Project includes 4 slides with a transition between 2 or more slides. Project includes fewer than 4 slides fewer than 2 transitions between slides.

10. The students will click on links related to the Christmas traditions in other countries. The students will then create a power point presentation containing their findings. After all projects are completed the students will present their findings to the class. Teacher’s Resources

11. Resources Continued: Maps and Flags Website: http://www.merriam-webster.com/maps/moremapsnyt.html Traditions Website: http://christmas.howstuffworks.com/traditions/christmas- traditions-around-the-world-ga.htm More Traditions Website: http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/worldxmas/ Teacher’s Resources

12. Resources Continued: Clipart website: http://www.clipart-free.com/Christmas_clipart.shtml Rubristar – Rubric ID#1213259 http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

13. Teacher’s Resources - Evaluation Home Category 4321 Content- Accuracy Content and information throughout the presentation is accurate. No factual errors. Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece which may be inaccurate. Content is generally accurate but one piece of information is clearly inaccurate. Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual error. Traditions Project includes information on all seven traditions. Project includes information on all but one tradition. Project includes information on all but two traditions. Project includes information on four or fewer traditions. Use of Graphics Project includes four different graphics. Project includes three different graphics. Project includes two different graphics. Project does not include graphics or includes only one graphic. Slides and Transitions Project includes all 8 slides with a transition between each of the slides. Project includes all 5 - 6 slides with a transition between at least four slides. Project includes 4 slides with a transition between 2 or more slides. Project includes fewer than 4 slides fewer than 2 transitions between slides.