SSC-105 Final Project

Landmarks

Of the World

eiffel Tower

Statue of Liberty

Great Wall of China

GReat Pyramids of Giza

Easter Island

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Learning Objectives

1. Students will be able to correctly identify the location of each of the 5 landmarks2. Students will be able to have an understanding of the human geography (culture) surrounding the landmarks 3. Students will have an understanding on what materials were used to build the landmarks 4. Students will be able to identify which geographical features are in the area

How to Set up

1. Take vote on whether the game will be played between members of groups, or played between the groups2. Split students into groups; either group them by yourself, or use some form of random picking 3. Inform students that whoever has the most questions correct by the end of x amount of time will recieve some sort of prize

Landmarks

Of the World

eiffel Tower

Statue of Liberty

Great Wall of China

GReat Pyramids of Giza

Easter Island

Click here to see an image of the pyramids

Great Pyramid of Giza

For this landmark I expect you to:

• Read the short summary (click on the plus sign)
• Be able to accurately answer questions about the Great Pyramid of Giza's History, climate, government, structure, and nearby geographical features.
• Watch both videos provided (click the play button)
• Answer a short quiz about the information found in the videos

Statue of Liberty

For this landmark I expect you to:

• Read the short summary (click on the plus sign)
• Complete the quiz that follows, and be able to answer questions about the location, climate, and culture
• Watch the video provided (click the play button)

Click here to see an image of Lady Liberty

Eiffel Tower

Complete the following

• Click on the play button and watch the video about the Geographical Features surrounding the Eiffel Tower
• Click on the plus sign and read the short summary provided

Click here to see an image of the Eiffel Tower

Great Wall of China

For this landmark I expect you to:

• Watch the provided video (click on the play button)

• Read the short summary I have provided (click on the plus sign)
• As well as completing the quiz following the reading

Click here to see an image of the Great Wall

Easter Island

For this landmark I expect you to:

• Watch the video (click the play button)
• Follow all of the questions that follow, as directed on the page with the video

Click here to see an image of the statues on Easter Island

Primary Sources

https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/french-culture-traditions.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQlUsTM6jB0.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhEeh_BcADg.

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/statue-of-liberty.

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-china/great-wall-of-china.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHMILSyncKo.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDdS9bUgLu0.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dIyk65vR-g.

https://www.mybeijingchina.com/travel-guide/beijing-weather/.

https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-egypt/the-egyptian-pyramids.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Wall-of-China.

https://www.experiencechile.org/destinations/climate-weather-easter-island/.

http://www.geo.hunter.cuny.edu/courses/geog306.04_grande/ClimateNY_01.pdf.

https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/country/egypt/climate-data-historical.

https://weatherspark.com/y/47913/Average-Weather-in-Paris-France-Year-Round.

Secondary Sources

https://www.britannica.com/place/Great-Pyramid-of-Giza.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Statue-of-Liberty.

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/eiffel-tower.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Easter-Island/People.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/age2.html.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/article/easter-island.

Eiffel Tower

Found in - Paris, France Climate - has an oceanic Climate with cool winters, frequent rainfall and overcast skies, mild to warm summers, with rare instance of extreme temperatures or weather phenomena Culture - 88% of the poeple living in France speak French as their first language, Family is a large part of their culture, Most of the population is Catholic Built with - iron

Fun Facts:

• There is a hidden apartment, orginally made for the constructor of the Eiffel Tower, Gustave Eiffel. But also had VIPs that visited such as Thomas Edison.
• People joke that it should be renamed the Eco Tower, becasue of the two wind turbines, along with a system to collect rainwater to use in the tower toilets.

Click here once you complete the reading

Great Wall of China

It spreads across 13,000 miles of China, but the most common spot for tourist to visit is the section in Beijing, China. Climate - warm springs, rainy summers, clear autumns, cold and snowy winters Culture - the wall holds cultural significance - source of national pride, symbolizing the strength, perservance, and reslilience of the Chinese Nation Geographical Features - natural barriers (rivers and mountain ridges), ditches and moats

Fun Facts:

• The longest structure built by humans
• Various purposes; military defense, border control, symbol of the might of the Chinese Empire

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Statue of Liberty

Found in - Upper New York, or Liberty IslandClimate - Hot and humid summers, cold winters, with cool falls, and good amounts of percipitation year round Culture - very diverse due to Ellis Island being a hot immigration center Major Geographical Features in the Area - Atlantic Ocean

Fun Facts:

• The seven rays in the crown represent the Earth's seven seas
• The same guy, Gustave Eiffel, was the Engineer for the Statue of Libery AND the Eiffel Tower

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The Great Pyramids of Giza

Found in Northern Egypt, and completed in the early 25th centery. Climate - Hot and Dry summers, Mild Winters, with some common windstorms, but not a lot of rain. Culture - they had dynasties, within each dynasty there were kings and queens. They mostly wrote in hieroglyhs. Major geographical feature in the area - Nile River

Fun Facts:

• The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest structure in the world for 3,800 years.
• 2.3 million stones make up the pyramid

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Please watch this video and click here when you are done

Complete the following

Click the top right corner and watch the first two videos, and briefly skim the article. After you complete that click the bottom left corner to complete a short quiz about the videos you just watched.

Click here once completing the video

Click here once you finish watching the video

Please watch this video, click the "X" when completed and start reading the summary