World Heritage Digital Portfolio ActivityYear 8, Term 1 2012

Creating a Digital Portfolio Create a PowerPoint presentation

showing all of the Wonders Of The World (both Human & Natural)

You will be required to make a 5 minute presentation to the class

You may work in pairs. This activity will be completed over 2

periods. Presentation will be next week.

Slides Required Title page

With name of presentation and names of students working together World Map

Showing the location of the current Wonders of the World You may use text boxes and arrows to annotate the locations)

Wonders of the World List Who decides what is a wonder of the world? What is on the current list?

One page for each Wonder There should be a brief description of each Wonder including:

A picture of the Wonder Why is it considered to be a Wonder of the World (or what is so special about

it?) Who built it (if man made) When was it built Where is it?

List of Wonders of the World

7 Human Wonders of the World

Chichen Itza, Mexico - Christ Redeemer, Brazil The Great Wall, China Machu Picchu, Peru Petra, Jordan The Roman Colosseum,

Italy The Taj Mahal, India

7 Natural Wonders of the World Aurora (Northern

Lights) Great Barrier Reef Grand Canyon Paricutin Victoria Falls Mount Everest Harbor of Rio de

Janiero Websites that may be helpful include:http://geography.about.com/www.bing.comwww.google.com

http://sevennaturalwonders.org/the-original http://geography.about.com/od/lists/a/sevenwonders.htm

Check these are still the current list

Extension ActivityWonders Of The Ancient World

Pyramids of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes The Lighthouse of Alexandria The Walls of Babylon Palace of King Cyrus of PersiaIf you finish the human and natural wonders and would like to create an extra presentation you can on the ancient wonders – it is not compulsory