The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World . . .
on the internet
Sometimes you come to the Library to do research and all of the books on your topic are already checked out! AAAHHHH! What can you do?
Try the Internet, of course. . . . but you need to know how to navigate - how to look for specific URLs, how to go back and forth between pages, and how to bookmark a good location.
YOU WILL USE THIS WEBPAGE AND YOUR WORKSHEET TOGETHER -
Follow the instructions on BOTH the webpage and the worksheet.
Note that the green headings on this webpage
match the green headings on your worksheet.
**Your WORKSHEET INSTRUCTIONS are in red and between two asterix**
Let's use the Internet to find information on
1. Using a link to go to a page; going back and forth between webpages
Clicking on underlined links sends you to different sites on the Internet. Put the curser arrow over the
underlined link Seven Wonders of the World and
notice that the curser turns into a pointing hand. DON'T CLICK IT YET! - Wait until you have read the instructions here in #1.
When you click on the link, it will open up another page ... you will be able to go back and forth between this page and the new page! In Firefox, use the GO menu to go back and forth // In Safari, use the HISTORY menu to go back and forth.
** When you are in the new page, on your worksheet, write down the names of all 7 wonders**
***When you are done writing them down, come back to this webpage***
2. Bookmarking a website
You just got back from your first website link! In a moment you will go to another one. Make sure to follow the directions on
your worksheet. You will be BOOKMARKING the page on your computer, then reading and writing about some information from this page :
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
**Read the paragraphs 1-3 below the picture of the Hanging Gardens to answer the questions on your worksheet.**
3. Telling the difference between a Website Address (URL) and Website Title
READ your worksheet explanation about website addresses and website titles. The explanation uses this
website as an example.
Below are 3 more links to websites on Ancient Wonders for you to visit. To visit each one, you will need to
remember how to get back here so that you can click on the Next link
Notice that the names shown here don't tell you what the sites are really called...because your assignment will be to tell US that information as well as their URLs!
**Go to each site, find its title at the top of the window and its URL, and write them on your worksheet.**
Read about a diving expedition on the Lighthouse at Alexandria at Website #1.
Find a 'clickable' map at Website #2
Find links to other ancient places and cultures at Website#3
4. Take the NOVA Seven Wonders Search Challenge
At the Seven Wonders Search, you will have 7 challenges ... one for each ancient wonder. For each challenge
you will be given a Science clue and a Geography clue and a History clue...then you get to guess which ancient wonder
it is! The more you know about the 7 Wonders, the better you will do. READY?
To Play Click on NOVA Seven Wonders Search.
After this--- you are done!
** Make sure you hand in your worksheet! **