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Grade Level - Fourth Grade
Standard for Forth Grade History Class:
8.4.4.A: Differentiate common characteristics of the social, political, cultural, and economic groups in world history.
Objectives of this Web Quest:
1. Students will understand why different cultures around the world celebrate different holidays.
2. Students will understand how different aspects of culture (clothing, food, events, religion) affect how individuals celebrate different holidays.
3. Based on what the students have researched on the websites, they will decide whether or not there should +or celebrate each holiday individually.
Website Evaluations:
Ramadan Website
The History Channel staff wrote the article. These individuals are experts because they work in a world-wide company that airs on world television. In order for the staff to write articles about history, they must be informed and knowledgeable about the facts of history (which they are). Anyone can find more information about the author at 235 E 45th St FL14 NY,NY 10017 or (212)210-1400.
The History Channel Staff offers a detailed explanation about the Muslim holiday Ramadan. The staff’s main purpose is to explain how Muslims celebrate Ramadan for religious reasons. This site is easy to us e because it is available for everyone. This site is unique because it also offers a video about Ramadan.
This website was created in 2010 and last updated in 2014.
This information comes from the History Channel- a corporation of A and E Television Networks. This channel provides programming related to historical peoples and events. The observations and explanations are by noted by historians and interviews with witnesses.
This website is useful because it explains the procedure of Ramadan. Students will use this information to learn about a holiday in a different culture. This website is better than others because it is easy to use and provides sufficient amount of information about Ramadan.
St. Lucia Website
This article is written by Po Tidholm & Agneta Lilja. Tidholm is an expert at Sweden culture because he is a freelance journalist and he has written many articles about the country. Lilja is a professor in in ethnology at Södertörn University College, who has also written many articles about Sweden culture. Anyone can find more information about the authors by contacting the Sweden Institute at Slottsbacken 10 in Stockholm. Mailing address: Box 7434, S-103 91 Stockholm, SWEDEN. Telephone: +46 8-453 78
The authors’ main purpose is to explain how the Sweden celebrates St. Lucia. This website is easy to use because there are are no advertisements. This website is different than others because everything on the website is related to Sweden culture.
The website does not have an exact date of creation but it was last updated on 1 December 2014.
The information on the website comes from the Swedish Institute. This website is sponsored by the Swedish Institute, Business Sweden, Visit Sweden, and the Swedish Government Offices, including the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications.
This website is useful because the students will be ale to learn (in detail) about the St. Lucia celebration in Sweden. This website is unique because it also offers a simple video about this celebration for extra information.
Standard for Forth Grade History Class:
8.4.4.A: Differentiate common characteristics of the social, political, cultural, and economic groups in world history.
Objectives of this Web Quest:
1. Students will understand why different cultures around the world celebrate different holidays.
2. Students will understand how different aspects of culture (clothing, food, events, religion) affect how individuals celebrate different holidays.
3. Based on what the students have researched on the websites, they will decide whether or not there should +or celebrate each holiday individually.
Website Evaluations:
Ramadan Website
The History Channel staff wrote the article. These individuals are experts because they work in a world-wide company that airs on world television. In order for the staff to write articles about history, they must be informed and knowledgeable about the facts of history (which they are). Anyone can find more information about the author at 235 E 45th St FL14 NY,NY 10017 or (212)210-1400.
The History Channel Staff offers a detailed explanation about the Muslim holiday Ramadan. The staff’s main purpose is to explain how Muslims celebrate Ramadan for religious reasons. This site is easy to us e because it is available for everyone. This site is unique because it also offers a video about Ramadan.
This website was created in 2010 and last updated in 2014.
This information comes from the History Channel- a corporation of A and E Television Networks. This channel provides programming related to historical peoples and events. The observations and explanations are by noted by historians and interviews with witnesses.
This website is useful because it explains the procedure of Ramadan. Students will use this information to learn about a holiday in a different culture. This website is better than others because it is easy to use and provides sufficient amount of information about Ramadan.
St. Lucia Website
This article is written by Po Tidholm & Agneta Lilja. Tidholm is an expert at Sweden culture because he is a freelance journalist and he has written many articles about the country. Lilja is a professor in in ethnology at Södertörn University College, who has also written many articles about Sweden culture. Anyone can find more information about the authors by contacting the Sweden Institute at Slottsbacken 10 in Stockholm. Mailing address: Box 7434, S-103 91 Stockholm, SWEDEN. Telephone: +46 8-453 78
The authors’ main purpose is to explain how the Sweden celebrates St. Lucia. This website is easy to use because there are are no advertisements. This website is different than others because everything on the website is related to Sweden culture.
The website does not have an exact date of creation but it was last updated on 1 December 2014.
The information on the website comes from the Swedish Institute. This website is sponsored by the Swedish Institute, Business Sweden, Visit Sweden, and the Swedish Government Offices, including the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications.
This website is useful because the students will be ale to learn (in detail) about the St. Lucia celebration in Sweden. This website is unique because it also offers a simple video about this celebration for extra information.