Seven Wonders of the World Project:

Report:

Who     (culture, religion, daily life of people involved)

What     (Full description of what it is)

Where   (Map of the area)

When   (timeline, dates and description)

Why     (Purpose of its construction)

How     (method of construction)

Half a page on each: who, what where, when, why and how.

12pt font, Times New Roman, Black

Drawing: Draw a picture of your wonder. Make as many details as you can. Color it. Draw a scale size person next to it so we can see how big it was. I will provide you paper. I want this to be as big as possible.

Extra credit: instead of a drawing, make a scale model.

Sites to look at:

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/

http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/

http://wonderclub.com/AllWorldWonders.html

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001327.html

http://www.123world.com/wonders/

How the Project will be graded:

Total Project will be worth: 250 pts

Research Paper: 200 pts

Who 30 pts

Who built it, what kind of civilization did they have, who was this build to honor?

What 50 pts

What is it? What is it build of?

Where 30 pts

Where is it? Why is that location important?

When 30 pts

When was it built? How long did it take to build? When was it destroyed (or is it still there)?

Why 30 pts

Why was it built? Why is it important? Why would was so much energy put into building it?

How 30 pts

How as it built? What were some of the methods the people used to build it?

Project Drawing: 50 pts       Extra: Create a Scale Model

Scale size:   Is it built in proportions?

200 pts     Do you have a scale size person to demonstrate size?

Creativity:   Do you show creativity in making this project?

10pts   

Details:   Do you give details from the actual building?

10pts

Effort:    Does your project show you put in effort to build it?

10pts

Examples of Student Work:

The Axtec Temple

Stonehenge

The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa