japan

** The Task : ** ** Process:  ** ** Resources:  ** ** Cartographer (Map Maker/Geographer Internet Sites  **  **   Anthropologist Internet Sites   ** [] || This site has things kids do at school and afterwards. || [] || Housing, Food and Clothing in Japan Traditional dress ||  **   Historian Internet Sites   ** **   Educator Internet Sites   ** **  Conclusion:  ** on task. || grammar errors. || presenting the  project to the  class. || http://www1.bellevuepublicschools.org/curriculum/k6web/sixthgrade/JpnQst6S.htm#Cartographer%20(Map%20Maker)/Geographer%20Internet%20Sites
 * Introduction: **
 * You have been selected to visit virtual Japan. As a tourist, you must take notes on all you learn. You will be part of a team of four other tourists. You will visit various Internet sites and learn about Japan and its people. Each member of your group will have special information that you must gather. This information will be combined into a report or project. Your tour leader (your teacher) will help your team decide on a project. **
 * Your task is to learn about Japan and its people. You will be put in a team of 4. Each team member will find information which will be added to your team project. This is a cooperative project. Your job which is explained below in a table is very important to your team. You will open the Internet sites pertaining to your job, find information requested on your data sheet, and then use that information for your group project. **
 * ** Job  ** || **  Description  ** ||
 * Cartographer/Geographer || Will find maps of Japan. These will be printed out to be added to their team's project. Each map will have the web site address on it. This is important to keep to add to the resource list at the end of your team project. The Cartographer/Geographer will also look for information about the geography and climate of Japan. Geography is the study of the land features of a place. ||
 * Anthropologist || Will find information about the culture of Japan. Culture means those kinds of things that people do everyday. (such as: religion, entertainment, family traditions, national traditions, and anything else that Japanese do in their everyday life. ||
 * Historian || Will find information about the history of Japan. The historian will write a timeline about the major events in the history of Japan. ||
 * Educator || Will find information about school in Japan. The educator's job is to take notes about what schools are like for students in Japan. ||
 * Below you will find Internet sites for each job in the team. You only need to use the internet sites for your job. Be sure you take notes on the data sheets. The sheets have been organized to make it easier for you to organize the information you find. When your team has gathered all the information from the Internet, the next step is to begin your project. Some of you might do a PowerPoint presentation, some might make a report, some might make a poster on Japan, others may do a project given to you by your tour guide. **
 * ** Internet Site ** || ** Description of Site ** ||
 * [] || There's a great map of Japan in this site. ||
 * [] || This site is about Nature and Climate. ||
 * [] || The regions of Japan are found here. ||
 * ** Site ** || ** Description of Site ** ||
 * [] || This site has information on the culture of Japan. ||
 * [] || Language in Japan ||
 * []
 * [] || Sports in Japan are found here. ||
 * []
 * ** Internet Site ** || ** Description of Site ** ||
 * [] || Click on History and find much information about the history of Japan. ||
 * ** Internet Site ** || ** Description of Site ** ||
 * [] || Japanese language lessons can be found here at this site. ||
 * [] || Here is information about school in Japan ||
 * You will have learned about Japan and the Japanese people. Your virtual tour through Japan has given you an idea about what it is like to be a Japanese student, what the countryside looks like, and a bit about the history of Japan. It is the hope of your tour leader that Japan is now a real place to you. ****   Evaluation:   **
 * Below you will find a matrix that your tour leader (teacher) will use to evaluate how well you did on your virtual tour of Japan. There are 90 possible Points for this activity. **
 * ** Item to be Evaluated  ** || **  10 Points  ** || **  20 Points  ** || **  30 Points  ** ||
 * ** Team Effort  ** || The team has made some effort to stay on task and work together. || Team has made good effort and stayed on task most of the time. || Team has made excellent effort and was always
 * ** Project Construction  ** || Project had more than 5 spelling or grammar errors || Project had 3-5 spelling or grammar errors. || Project had two or less spelling or
 * ** Final Project Presentation  ** || Team presented the project to the class. || Team did a good job presenting the project to the class. || Team did an excellent job
 * Author: Barb Jones (teacher and technology trainer)**
 * Revised April 03, 2007**