Sports Around The World

A WebQuest for 5th Grade (Geography)

Designed by

Michael P. SeQueira
mpsequeira@gmail.com

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

Introduction

This Webquest was made to help you learn about sports around the world.  What is your favorite sport?  The world's favorite?  Where do they play it.  You and your team will work together to research one sport, where it is played, who plays it, what are the places it is played like, and how the environment can affect how well people play, and people playing the sport can affect the environment.  Remember to use the five themes of Geography.  At the end, you will get to share what you have learned with your class, and we will go play your sport together!

You will each be assigned to a group that will focus on the assigned sport:

• You are a group of specialized researchers putting together an international sports exhibit for a very prestigious museum
  
• Each of you will have a area of specialization.
• Cartographer
• Anthropologist
• Sportsologist
• Historian
• Biographer
  
• Each of you will play an important role in the success of this project.
  
• If you are not sure about the job of a Cartographer, look it up.  Do some research.
• One of you will be responsible for gathering maps, creating maps and graphs to demonstrate what you have learned
  
• The Five themes of Geography;
• Location
• Place
• Region
• Movement
• Human-environment Interaction
  
• A written summary will be necessary to complete each area.
  
• Presentation that will cover each of the five themes of Geography.
  

Your group will be responsible for sharing with the class what your team has found.  How will you do this?  In a 10-15 minute presentation with maps, graphs, summary tables and any other visual aids necessary to show your mastery of each area of Geography.

1. Review the Five Themes of Geography.
2. Then you will be assigned a sport and a group of 3 or 4 "specialists"
3. Choose from the following specialized roles.
1. Biographer
• Will be responsible for finding information about some of players who have had the greatest impact on the sport.
• Locate a visual aids; photos of players.
• Write an expanded paragraph about why they are important to the sport.  What influence did they have on the sport?
• Identify themes you will relate to your area of specialization.
  
2. Cartographer
   
• Will create maps, tables and charts to show information. use class globes and maps to find latitude and longitudes of countries where the sport is popular.
• Write an expanded paragraph discussing where your sport is popular.  Here are some countries to consider; Spain, England, United States, India and Brazil.  You should find additional countries.
  
• Locate each country using absolute (latitude and longitude) and relative location.
  
3. Cultural Anthropologist
• Write expanded paragraphs** that includes specified information
• Place:  How the sport is affected by climate.
• Identify nicknames or club names.  Why have these nicknames come about?
• How does the sport affect the local community?
• Collect artifacts from different countries.  What cultural traits are distinguishable?
  
4. Historian - "Sportsologist"
• Write an expanded paragraph that includes specified information
• Formation of the sport.  Give as many details available.
• Movement of the sport.
• Visuals of the past critical championships and present day photos.
• What are some of the different rules observed in different countries?  Are there any?
  

 

You will be graded both on your ability to work in a small group effectively and your Individual analysis and synthesis to develop conclusions regarding geographic themes. Your grade will consist of a group and an individual component.

Individual	Beginning 1	Accomplished 2	Exemplary 3	Score
Knowledge	Desmonstrated little or no knowledge of the five themes of Geography	Demonstrated moderate knowledge of  all five themes of Geography	Demonstrated knowledge and mastery of all five themes of Geography	/3
Application	Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance	Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance	Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance	/6
Visual	Maps, charts, graphs, and summary  tables are sloppy, contain spelling errors and are not accurate	Maps, charts, graphs, and summary tables are sloppy contain few spelling errors and are accurate	Maps, charts, graphs, and summary tables are excellent	/15
Presentation	Performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance	Performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance	Performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance	/15
Participation	Student showed minimal effort on individual work	Student showed moderate effort on individual work	Student showed high productivity on individual work	/30
Total				/69

Group	Beginning 1	Accomplished 2	Exemplary 3	Score
Knowledge	Desmonstrated little or no knowledge of the five themes of Geography	Demonstrated moderate knowledge of  all five themes of Geography	Demonstrated knowledge and mastery of all five themes of Geography	/3
Application	Identifies performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance	Identifies performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance	Identifies performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance	/6
Visual	Maps, charts, graphs, and summary  tables are sloppy, contain spelling errors and are not accurate	Maps, charts, graphs, and summary  tables are neat, contain  few spelling errors and are not accurate	Maps, charts, graphs, and summary  tables are excellent	/15
Presentation	Performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance	Performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance	Performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance	/15
Participation	Student showed minimal effort on group work	Student showed moderate effort on group work	Student showed high effort  on group work	/30
Total				/69

Conclusion

This lesson will have provided valuable learning experiences.  Students will learn not only about the five themes of geography, in the context of a topic of great interest to them (sports), additionally students will learn how to work in a group to share their ideas with the class.

I would like to thank:

David Bosarge for all of his technical support.

Santa Fe College - Educational Preparation Institute

Phillip Martin for his wonderful FREE clipart.

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