Adventure to China
2nd Grade Social Studies Webquest
Kayla Parton
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Introduction
Task
Process
Assessment
Conclusion
Teacher’s Page
Introduction
• Have you ever pondered what it would
be like to live in another country? Do
you think there are people all the way
across the world just like you? In what
ways would it be different? In what ways
would it be the same? What would their
families be like? What types of food
would they eat? Our class is going to
take an adventure to China, to answer
those questions! We are going to
Task
• Your task is to investigate, compare, and contrast
life as an American with life a Chinese person. In
order to do this, you must submerge yourself in
the culture, community, and history of China.
• You will be responsible for creating an authentic
Chinese recipe for our class recipe book, using
Microsoft Power Point. You will create a Venn
diagram to consider similarities and differences
among families using a picture of a Chinese family
and a picture of your own family. You will write a
thank you note to a famous Chinese inventor,
using Microsoft Word or Microsoft Publisher. You
will explore Chinese Calligraphy, by using the World
Process
Step 1: Chinese Recipe
Your first job is to create a Chinese
recipe. However, before you can create a
recipe, you need to know how Chinese
people cook their food, how they eat their
food, and what kinds of food they eat.
Click on the link below, then click on
“The Cooking School” and read.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C004204/frame.h
tml
Process Continued…
Step 1 Continued: Chinese Recipe
Now that you know more about the types of utensils
Chinese people cook and eat with, it is time for you to
create an authentic Chinese recipe. You will use the
cook books in classroom library to make your own
recipe.
1. Get a worksheet from the front table labeled “Chinese
Recipe.”
2. Next, go to our classroom library, look under the
labeled “Chinese Food”, and find a book that you
would like to use.
3. Find a recipe that you like in the book. It can be a
breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert recipe. (No not
choose a drink or tea recipe.) Write the title of the
Process Continued…
Step 1 Continued: Chinese Recipe
5. Using your “Chinese Recipe” worksheet, create
1 slide for our class recipe book.
6. Make sure you have the following on your
slide:
– Your name
– Title of the recipe
– Ingredients in the recipe
– Summary of how to make the recipe
– At least 1 clip art picture
7. When you are finished creating the slide, save
the slide under the title of your recipe! Now
Process Continued…
Step 2: Venn Diagram
1. Your next project is to fill in the Venn diagram
worksheet. The worksheet is on the table in the
front of the classroom, and it is labeled, “Venn
Diagram”.
2. Complete worksheet out using the picture you
brought in of your family and the picture of a
traditional Chinese family on the next
slide.
3. Remember to list things that are different between
your family and the
Chinese family in the circles on the left and
right, and in the
Process Continued…
Step 2 Continued: Venn Diagram
Below is the picture of the Chinese family
that you will use to compare and contrast
your family with:
Process Continued…
Step 3: Thank You Letter
Your next task is to choose a famous Chinese invention and
write a thank you note to the Chinese using Microsoft Word
or Microsoft Publisher!
1. First click on an invention below to find out more:
Paper
2.
gunpowder
compass
Silk
Now, open Microsoft Word or Publisher and begin writing a
thank you note to the Chinese for the invention that you
read about. The note must include the following:
– Your name.
– Name of the invention.
– How we use the invention today?
– What life would be like without this Chinese invention?
Process Continued…
Step 4:Chinese Calligraphy
So far, you have learned about Chinese food, families,
and inventions, now you are going to learn about the
art of Chinese writing, better known as Calligraphy. Click
on the link below to read more about Chinese
Calligraphy:
http://www.chinavoc.com/arts/calligraphy.htm
Here are some examples of Chinese Calligraphy:
Process Continued…
Step 4 Continued: Chinese Calligraphy
Now you are going to create your own work of
Calligraphy art!
1. Get a piece of construction paper from the front desk
and a crayon of your choice.
&
2. Fold the paper in half “hotdog style”.
3. On one side of the fold write just your first name in
English.
4. On the other side of the fold, write your name in
Chinese Calligraphy. Use the website below to find the
letters of your name in Chinese Calligraphy:
http://www.chinese-tools.com/characters/alphabet.html
Process Continued…
If you finish everything(Step 1-Step4)early, you
may click on the webpage below and watch the
Disney film “Mulan”. As you watch the film, try
to remember some of the things you learned in
the WebQuest and try to identify them in the
movie!
http://www.onlinevideodb.com/v/3719904654/Mula
n-1998
Assessment
All process steps will be graded according to the
following rubrics…
Process #1:Chinese Recipe Power Point Slide &
Worksheet
Process #2: Family Photo Venn Diagram
Process #3: Chinese Inventions Thank You Letter
Process #4: Chinese Calligraphy Art Project
The most possible points to be earned from the
processes is a grand total of 42 points!
Conclusion
Job well done!
You have successfully finished your
“Adventure to China!”
After all of your hard labor, I hope that
you now have a better understanding of
the similarities and differences between
Chinese people and you!
If you would like to learn more about
China, click on the links below:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/asia/china/
Teacher’s Page
Rational
Standards
Prerequisites
Works Cited
Extension ideas
Procedure
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Day 1 : I would introduce and explain the WebQuest to the
students. I would help students learn to navigate the format of the
WebQuest. I would inform students of the resources that are
available to them around the classroom and school. I would read
the task to the students and explain the processes. I would allow
students to start process step #1.
Day 2 : Students should begin/finish process step #1!I would
remind students to bring in a picture of their family for process
step #2.
Day 3 : Students should begin process step #2 and process step
#3.
Day 4 : Students should be working on finishing process step #3
and beginning process step #4.
Day 5 : Students should finish process step #4. If students finish
all of the processes, they are to watch the Disney film, “Mulan.”
Day 6 : I would have an in-class reflection and discussion on the
Rational
As students venture through the WebQuest, I
really want them to explore how life would be
the same and different in China. I wanted
students to compare personal, everyday things
like writing, eating, and families. I also wanted
students to grow an appreciation for the
inventions that they use and enjoy in everyday
life that were contributed to us from other
countries. As well as, learning about China, I
wanted the students to develop new and
preexisting technology skills by using the
programs offered through Microsoft. It is
Standards
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NCSCOS Social Studies Goals and Objectives addressed:
3.01 Compare similarities and differences between oneself and others.
3.02 Describe similarities and differences among families in different communities.
3.03 Compare similarities and differences among cultures in various communities.
3.04 Identify multiple roles performed by individuals in their families and
communities.
3.05 Identify historical figures and events associated with various cultural
traditions and holidays celebrated around the world.
3.06 Identify individuals of diverse cultures and describe on their contributions to
society.
NCSCOS Technology Goals and Objectives addressed:
1.12 Identify terms/concepts (e.g., online, browser, navigation, resources, web
address, webpage, weblinks).
1.15 Identify and discuss telecommunications/Internet as a tool for communication
and collaboration as a class.
2.05 Recognize, discuss, and use word processing as a tool to enter/edit, print,
and save assignments.
2.10 Identify, discuss, and cite resources for a class/group multimedia project.
Works Cited/Resources
Resources available in the classroom:
• All worksheets made by Kayla Parton.
• Classroom library of books about China and Chinese
Food:
“China Moon Cookbook” by Barbara Tropp &
Sandra Bruce
“Chinese Cooking” by Tarla Dalal
“A Kid’s Guide to Asian American History” by
Valerie Perillo
“Ying’s Chinese Cookbook, Authentic but Simple.”
by Ying Stroller
“Easy Chinese Cookbook” by Isabella Gerasole and
Olivia Gerasole
“Hey Kids! You’re Cookin’ Now! A Global
Works Cited/Resources Continued…
Websites used in WebQuest…
AC, S. S. (n.d.). Compass, China, 220 BCE. Retrieved 2008, from Smith College of
History of Science: Muesum of Ancient Inventions :
http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/compass2.html
CBC4Kids. (n.d.). Paper, China 105 AD. Retrieved from The History of Invention :
http://www.cbc.ca/kids/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/paper.html
DB.com, O. V. (n.d.). Mulan 1998. Retrieved 2008, from Online Video DB:
http://www.onlinevideodb.com/v/3719904654/Mulan-1998
Dr. Karen Carr, A. P. (2008, October 6). Ancient China . Retrieved 2008, from
Kidipede: http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/
Inventors and Inventions From China . (n.d.). Retrieved 2008, from Enchanted
Learning.com: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/china.shtml
Kansas, A. a. (n.d.). Create A Rubric . Retrieved 2008, from Rubistar :
http://education.uncc.edu/tcrock/
Ltd., J. (. (n.d.). The Chinese Alphabet . Retrieved 2008, from Chinese-Tools.com :
http://www.chinese-tools.com/characters/alphabet.html
Quest, T. (n.d.). The Edible Journey Through China . Retrieved 2008, from
http://library.thinkquest.org/C004204/frame.html
Time. (2008). China . Retrieved from Time For Kids:
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/search/1,28225,,00.html
Prerequisites
• Students must
Venn diagram.
• Students must
members.
• Students must
point.
• Students must
Microsoft Word
• Students must
• Students must
• Students must
Web.
be able to compare and contrast using a
have a picture of their family or family
be able to navigate a non-linear power
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be
be
be
able to compose a letter using
Microsoft Publisher.
able to read.
able to create a power point slide.
able to navigate on the World Wide
Extension Ideas
Listed below are more activities, topics, and ideas
related to the study of China that I would
recommend using in the elementary classroom…
• Study the endangered Panda bears of China!
• Explore/reflect upon the 2008 Olympic Games
in Beijing, China!
• Explore the history and architecture of Great
Wall of China!
• Engage your students in the Chinese art of
Origami!
• Investigate the religions and holidays of China!