Georgia’s 7 Wonders

1. Georgia’s 7 Wonders A Webquest: By: Sarah Cleesattel and Beth Anne Kosiak

3. Introduction • Most students have heard of the 7 Wonders of the World. Did you know that Georgia has 7 Natural Wonders? Georgia is an amazing state, rich in history and full of natural beauty. • A contest sponsored by a local radio station offers an all expense, week vacation for a student and their family to one of the 7 Natural Wonders of Georgia.

4. Task • In order to win this trip, you must learn about the 7 Wonders of Georgia, and create a poster describing the Wonder that you wish to visit. • Your research will need to include the location of all 7 Wonders, and a minimum of 3 interesting/important facts about each. • After researching all 7 Wonders, you will create a poster that includes pictures, facts, and a brief 2-3 paragraph description about the Wonder you wish to visit. • You will navigate through various websites in order to gather information about the 7 Wonders, and to help you decided which one you want to visit.

5. Process 1) You will be assigned a partner. • You and your partner should decide what role you will take for the first 15 minutes of research: 1) Note-taker: record notes on 7 wonders worksheet, 2)Researcher: navigate through the websites and assist note-taker in deciding what information to include on the worksheet. (These roles will switch every 15 minutes) • As you navigate through the websites, make sure you complete the worksheet, and start to think about what Wonder you would like to visit. The worksheet will be graded. 2) After you have completed the worksheet, decide which of the 7 Natural Wonders of Georgia you would like to visit. Complete the graphic organizer for this Wonder. (This will be your guide for creating the poster)

6. Process continued… 3) Create a poster that illustrates why you picked that particular Wonder to visit. Both group members must participate in making the poster. Include in your poster: • Map of Georgia showing the location of the Wonder • A minimum of 2 pictures • Minimum of 3 interesting facts about the Wonder • 2-3 paragraphs describing why you chose that Wonder • Any additional information you want to include about the Wonder

7. Resources Stone Mountain: Where is Stone Mountain located? Why is it considered a Natural Wonder of Georgia, and who is carved into the side ? Click on the photos to learn more about Stone Mountain. Make sure you take notes.

8. Resources Amicalola Falls: Imagine standing at the top of a 729 foot waterfall. In Cherokee, what is the meaning of Amicalola ? Click on the photo to answer this question and learn more about the falls.

9. Resources Tallulah Gorge: Imagine walking across a suspension bridge over 80 feet above the gorge. Click on the images to learn more about Tallulah Gorge.

10. Resources Warm Springs: What president made What is the name of the Warm Springs famous building in the back- In 1924? Click on the ground of this slide? picture to find out. Find out by clicking on the image.

11. Resources Okefenokee Swamp Where would you find 233 species of birds, 49 species of mammals, 64 species of reptiles, 37 species of amphibians, and 39 species of fish all living together? Click on each image to learn more about the Okefenokee Swamp.

12. Resources Did you know that Providence Canyon began forming in the early 1800s as a result of poor soil-management practices of farmers? Click on each image to learn more about Providence Canyon. Providence Canyon

13. Resources Radium Springs How can water stay 68 degrees all year round? Learn more about Georgia’s largest naturally occurring spring by clicking on the images.

14. Evaluation • Students will complete worksheets with 80% accuracy • Students will accurately and completely fill out the Graphic Organizer for the Wonder of their choice • Students will produce a poster for the Wonder of their choice with 80% accuracy according to the rubric

15. Evaluation: Worksheet

16. Evaluation: Graphic Organizer Name of your natural Wonder ------------------------------- Which 2 pictures are you going to include? 1) 2) Why did you choose this Wonder? 1) 2) 3) List 3 interesting facts about your wonder of interest. 1) 2) 3) Additional information that can be used for paragraph:

17. Rubric for poster: Evaluation: Poster Rubric

18. Georgia Performance Standard SS8G1: Will describe Georgia with regard to physical features and location. c. Locate and evaluate the importance of key physical features on the development of Georgia; including the fall line, Okefenokee Swamp, mountains, rivers, and barrier islands.

19. Conclusion In completing this Webquest, you have familiarized yourself with the 7 Natural Wonders of Georgia. Now that you have all your information on each Wonder, you may begin creating your poster to demonstrate your knowledge/choice to the class. Hopefully, as you have completed this Webquest, you have gained interesting and useful information about your state. Your teacher and classmates look forward to seeing your presentation/poster on your selected destination for the contest.

20. References/Credits http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/pges/instruction/kid-pages/seven-georgia/default.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Mountain http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/pges/instruction/kid-pages/seven-georgia/AFalls.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amicalola_Falls_State_Park http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallulah_Gorge http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/pges/instruction/kid-pages/seven-georgia/tallulah.html http://www.feri.org/archives/polio/warmsprings.cfm http://www.warmspringsga.com/warmsprings.htm http://www.fws.gov/okefenokee/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okefenokee_Swamp

21. References/Credits Continued http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-943 http://gastateparks.org/info/providence/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Springs,_Georgia http://www.answers.com/topic/radium-springs-georgia Created by: Sarah Cleesattel and Beth Anne Kosiak