Adventures in Time and Place

Adventures in Time and Place
Grade 6: World
Infographic #4: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Page 216

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1. Visit this Web site to learn all about the seven Ancient Wonders.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002388/ancientwonder.html

Scroll down and click The Great Pyramid.
Read the information. Pay attention to the who, where, and why for this ancient wonder. Take notes on the facts you read.
Click the Back arrow.
Click and learn about the remaining ancient wonders.

Online Activity: Wondrous Wonders
Use the information at the site to fill in the chart below. In the first column, write two or three basic facts about the wonder, such as who built it, when it was built, and what happened to it. In the second column, write why the structure was significant. Why was it built? How is it important? Type your answers into the spaces provided.

Wonder	Basic Facts	Significance
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Temple of Zeus
The Colossus of Rhodes
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Temple of Artemis
The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

2. The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World were first referred to some 2,000 years ago. Since then, people have compiled other “Wonder” lists, such as natural, forgotten, and modern wonders. At this Web site, you'll find information about seven additional wonders, not yet in existence when the first list was compiled. Which structure do you think is worthy of being the eighth world wonder? See the wonders at Seven Wonders of the World.
http://library.thinkquest.org/27638/eiffel.html

The Web site opens up to a page about the Eiffel Tower. Read about the tower.
Click the name of another wonder at the top of the page.
Read about the other six wonders in a similar manner.
Be sure to view the Picture Gallery on the pages where one is available.

Offline Activity: Choosing the Eighth World Wonder
After reading about the modern wonders, choose one you find most worthy of being the eighth wonder of the world. Write two to three paragraphs about the structure, and why you chose it as the eighth wonder. Who built the wonder and how did they do it? Why is it significant? What impresses you most about it? Do you think the wonder will have the staying power of the Great Pyramids? Why or why not?