People and their Beliefs
This webquest will take 6 lessons to finish. I have included an exact schedule for the Webquest with one session to spare, so that none of you get behind on your project. The best way for you to keep on schedule would be to check it each time you have a computer lesson.
Day 1. What are
the major religions of the world?
Write down the name of the religion and the total number of adherents
for the 5 largest religious groups, in your workbook.
Make a graph of the 5 largest religious groups, using Microsoft
Excel.
http://www.comptons.com/encyclopedia/TABLES/150995208_T.html
Day 2. List of religions
within the school. Make a graph of religious groups.
Day 3. What religion or cultural group are you? Write a religious or cultural story from your religion or culture. Where is your place of worship, or cultural meeting place? List all the special celebrations and their meanings for your religion or cultural group.
Day 4. Presentation of Day 3 assignment. Preparation of a retrieval chart from shared findings in question No. 3. Select 5 Religions and complete the following Retrieval chart.
Reference
http://www.divinedigest.com/christian.htm
Christian Stories at Virtual Church http://www.virtualchurch.org/kids.htm
Jewish Children International http://www.tzivos-hashem.org/
Hindi Kids http://www.hindukids.org/
Children's Activities at Ramadan http://www.submission.org/YES/child2.html
Interfaith Calendar
http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/2000.htm
Day 5. Aboriginal Culture
Goto the Aboriginal Dreaming site:-
http://www.dreamtime.net.au/storytellers/
Select a story teller, one of my favourites is Francis Firebrace.
Read 'about me' and 'about my stories', then listen to some of
the stories. Fill out the retrieval chart with information from
the story you listened to.
Extension
Goto
http://home.att.net/~RWfreebird/
What is this site about? What discrimination occurred? Why did
the discrimination occur? Prepare a report to present to the class.
Graph of Major Religions 15 points
Graph of School religions 15 points
Your Religions group or Culture 20 points
Class Presentation 10 points
Retrieval Chart of 5 Religions 20 points
Retrieval chart of Aboriginal Stories 20 points
Have fun, learn lots and don't forget to ask for help if you need it.