WebQuest

In the Wild


We are off to the wild in Africa!

There are four parts to this adventure. There will be students assigned in groups of four!



All groups are to decide who will be the photographer, the researcher, the magazine editor and the leader.

Jobs definitions:

1. The leader- is the person who guides everyone through the whole adventure. You are to pick what locations to go and what type of vehicle to drive in to fit all the equipment and your group. Must have a list of supplies you will need. Meaning you must ask all your coworkers what supplies they need to do their part and how much it will cost. Please make sure you have enough and it is a reasonable amount for everyone to share.
2. The photographer – is the person who takes pictures of all discovered items and traveled places. This is to keep a diary or documentation of where the group has pass and seen. In this assignment you will be collecting images from the web to place in the magazine. Make sure the images go with what the research is about.
3. The researcher- is the person who actually collects the data that is found through the journey. You must write everything in your own words. Plagiarisms is bad and will cause you and your group a failing grade. Document all the landmarks, the names of the places and animals you find. Make sure you have a vocabulary list of words you think might help the audience understand your magazine better.
4. The magazine editor- is the person who takes all the images and data and puts it in a magazine layout. You are basically in charge of all the duties of magazine layout. Which means the font “text”, colors, and display of the information gathered by your group.

Websites to look at:

• www.go2africa.com
• www.uyaphi.com
• www.eyesonafrica.net
• www.africam.com
• www.rosswarner.com
• www.pbs.org
• www.buzzle.com
• www.thesafaricompany.com
• http://www.unl.edu/museum/research/anthropology/buroscoll/safari.html

eLecture

The decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs was made possible by discovery of the Rosetta Stone, found in 1799 by Napoleonic troops fighting in Egypt. Although the stone was first the possession of a French officer, the victorious British demanded (and utltimately got) it, and it currently resides in the British Museum.
The Rosetta Stone itself is written in three languages: At the top, with much of the writing broken off, is the text in Egyptian hieroglphic. In the center is the complete text written in the Egyptian demotic script. At the bottom is the text written in koine Greek, the Greek which evolved during the Hellenistic period (c. 323 BC - 31 BC) as the standard form of Greek spoken throughout the Greek diaspora (area of dispersion) along the Eastern Mediterranean.

Oldest Writing in Time

History:
Hieroglyphics script was believed to be the invention of a god named Troth. Therefore the name hieroglyphic means, “god’s word”. The word hieroglyphics comes from the Greek word hieros meaning “sacred” plus glypho “inscriptions”.
It is said that Hieroglypics were invented about 5,000 years ago at around 3,300 B.C. The Ancient Egyptians alphabet consists of 24 consonants. They used this way of writing manly on tombs and walls which told a story of the pharaoh or daily life in Egypt.
Hieroglyphics are written in rows or columns and can be read from left to right. A hint to reading it is the human or animal figure will always face the direction in which the reader is to start.

Important Terms: Hieroglyphic signs divided in four categories.
1. Alphabetic signs: represent a single word.
2. Syllabic signs: represents combination of two or three consonants.
3. Word: signs are pictures of objects.
4. Determinative is a picture of an object which helps the reader.

Go to Bottom site to look at the Virtual alphabet!

http://www.uponreflection.co.uk/heiro/glyphs.htm

Write a story using Hieroglyphics
Cut and paste the hieroglyphics into your story.

Websites to look at for any help.
· http://www.eyelid.co.uk/pics/k.gif
· www.partner.galileo.org
· www.lakelandschools.org
· http://images.uk.ask.com/
· http://www.dragonstrike.com/
· http://www.touregypt.net/
· www.dia.org

www.greatscott.com

www.uponrequest.com