Choosing Your New Home: Japan or China…Which Will It Be? Web Quest for 6 th Grade Social Studies

1. Choosing Your New Home: Japan or China…Which Will It Be?Web Quest for 6th Grade Social Studies Designed by: Denise Lindsay-Romano

2. Introduction Are you ready for an adventure? Your family has been given an opportunity to move to Asia! The only question is which country should you move to? Your parents have narrowed it down to two countries: Japan and China. They are asking for your help to decide which country would be best for YOUR family. Your job will be to research both countries and develop a brochure that highlights which country YOU like best! During your journey through this Web Quest, you will be using the internet to uncover answers to several questions that your family may have about China and Japan before they decide to move there. Your goal is to uncover the similarities and differences of each country and to determine which country better suits your family. Good luck!

3. The main focus of your research will be: • education • culture • government

4. Tasks There are four major tasks involved in your Web Quest. Each will be graded according to the rubrics that follow and will be in the following order. Your teacher will provide you with copies of each of the projects in a packet. • Research Organizer – Japan • Research Organizer - China • Venn Diagram • Brochure

5. Let the research begin… • Use the following web sites and research organizer (provided in your packet) to answer guide questions about China and Japan. You should be prepared to search the web for sites on your own that will help you as well. Remember to use the search engines we have used in class such as: • www.askjeeve.com • www.dogpile.com • www.google.com • www.yahoo.com

6. Japan Below are some links that will help you in answering the questions on your Research Organizer on Japan. You may come across some information that is important to you and your family (because every family is different) when considering such a move! For this reason, there are blank spaces for you to write your own answers and questions. http://educationjapan.org/jguide/climate.html http://educationjapan.org/jguide/preparations.html http://educationjapan.org/jguide/legalities.html http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/culture/culture.html http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761566679_5/Japan.html#p73 http://educationjapan.org/jguide/education_system.html http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-203194/Japan

7. Japanese Research Organizer Teacher Tip: You can print this page and make it part of the student packet!

8. China Below are some links that will help you in answering the questions on your Research Organizer on China. You may come across some information that is important to you and your family (because every family is different) when considering such a move! For this reason, there are blank spaces for you to write your own answers and questions. http://encarta.msn.com/media_461520369_761573055_-1_1/Chinese_Language.html http://encarta.msn.com/media_461539747_761573055_-1_1/Billboard_for_One-Child_Families.html http://encarta.msn.com/media_701702989_761573055_-1_1/People_of_China.html http://www.chinatown-online.co.uk/pages/culture/ http://www.pbs.org/kcts/preciouschildren/china/index.html http://www.liuzhou.co.uk/china/educationinfo.htm http://www.britannica.com/ebc/article-9360604 http://encarta.msn.com/media_461520369_761573055_-1_1/Chinese_Language.html http://encarta.msn.com/media_461543786_761573055_-1_1/Chinese_Elementary_School.html

9. Chinese Research Organizer Teacher Tip: You can print this page and make it part of the student packet!

10. Comparing and Contrasting Use the Venn Diagram on the next slide to decide which country you would like to move to. Remember to: • Include the information that you have learned from your web searches • Focus on what would be important to YOUR family • Look at the rubric on the “Evaluation” slide and make sure that you did everything you were supposed to do to get full credit

11. Japan China Teacher Tip: You can print this page and make it part of the student packet!

12. The Process: Creating your brochure Use the Venn Diagram and your research organizers to determine which country best suits you and your family. The brochure will be used to convince your family of your choice. Remember to: • Include the information that you learned from your web searches • Focus on what would be important to YOUR family • Look at the rubric on the “Evaluation” slide and make sure that you did everything you were supposed to do to get full credit

13. Back Panel Heading Languages Free choice Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the languages, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Put a TITLE for your brochure here Choose something you have learned from doing the web quest and write about it in this box. Make sure that the topic is important to someone who is interested in moving to this country. Cut and paste a picture or photo here from one of the web sites you researched Use the links from the web quest to find a map of this country. Cut and paste it into this. Student’s Name The next slide is a printable slide for students to create their brochure with. Teacher’s name: _________________ Grade: _______ Date: ________________________

14. Back Panel Heading Student’s Name Teacher’s name: _________________ Grade: _______ Date: ________________________

15. Education Culture Government Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Write a caption for your picture Write a caption for your picture Write a caption for your picture Education Government Culture Education Government Culture Education Government Culture Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Write a caption for your picture Write a caption for your picture Write a caption for your picture

16. Education Government Culture Education Government Culture Education Government Culture Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Look at the information you have received from the web quest. Give the reader the information they will need to know about the education system, if they are thinking about moving to this country. Post a picture or photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Post a photo in this box to illustrate what you are writing about in this section. Write a caption for your picture Write a caption for your picture Write a caption for your picture

17. This is the end of your Quest! We hope that it was a good one for you and that you made a good decision.

18. Venn Diagram & Research OrganizerRubrics

19. Brochure Rubric

20. Teacher Resource Page This Web Quest was created by graduate students at the University of Phoenix. The purpose of the assignment was to collaborate on an idea. It became the goal of the team to incorporate other subject areas into the subject of Social Studies as well as meet technology objectives. • OBJECTIVES • English Language Arts • To compare and contrast • To write in complete sentences and paragraphs utilizing appropriate spelling, grammar and punctuation • Technology Education • To navigate through web pages to find pertinent information • Social Studies • To understanding other cultures • To compare other cultures This website is designed for middle school students in grade 6, but could also be used with particularly precocious elementary students. This work could easily be completed in groups of two or independently.

21. Teacher Resource Page Credits Some websites that the authors found helpful were: www.webquest.com www.annettelamb.com www.teachereducation.com www.eduscapes.com www.mapacourse.com