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.

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.

Do other countries celebrate the way we do?

Do their celebrations include gifts, decorations, special music and food?

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 celebrationReason for celebrationGifts (including who brings them)Decorations Special Food &/or Music

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

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.

Step 1 & 2 : Use the links below to begin your travels.

Maps & Flags

Traditions More Traditions

Clipart

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.

How Did You Do? Category 4 3 2 1

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.

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

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

Resources Continued:

Clipart website:

http://www.clipart-free.com/Christmas_clipart.shtml

Rubristar – Rubric ID#1213259

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

Teacher’s Resources - Evaluation

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Category 4 3 2 1

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.