September 11th

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Description:

This is a current events webquest created soon after the events of September 11, 2001. Areas of learning include facts about the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and the flight paths the planes took that day. Geography topics are also included. Those include Afghanistan, the US states involved in the tragedy, and Asia. The lesson and materials were created for academic learning and do not include graphic images surrounding the tragedy.

This website can be viewed from the internet or downloaded to individual computers for a simulated internet experience.

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Objectives:

Students will use the webpages included in the project to answer questions based on the tragedgy of September 11, 2001.

Students will learn about the geography of Asia and Afghanistan.

Students will learn about different cultures (the Taliban).

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Materials:

A computer for each group of students (2 or 3, recommended) with the September 11th folder on the desktop or access to the Internet.

Worksheets downloaded from the September 11th folder.

Pencils 

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Activities/Tasks:

Preparation:

Involve students in a discussion about the events surrounding September 11th and/or the geography of the US and Asia.

Students should have a basic working knowledge of the Internet:

• Back, Forward button
• Links
• Keyboarding-basic skills
• How to access Bookmarks or Favorites if site is bookmarked
• Use of Internet in classroom

Procedure:	Benchmarks/GLE	NETS Standards
Begin lesson by discussing events of September 11th. Review terms such as Taliban, Osama bin Laden, Afghanistan, etc.	Soc. Studies Time, Continuity, & Change Standard 1 Benchmark A
Students open website on computers and use the information presented to answer questions on accompanying worksheet.	Soc. Studies Time, Continuity, & Change Standard 1 Benchmark A People, Places, & Environments Standard 1 Benchmark A, C, E	Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Standard 5

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Assessment:

A completed worksheet may be graded for correct answers and given a score.

Student collaboration or group activity score could be used in grading.

Discussion of information found on website may also provided the educator with criteria for grading. 

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Additional Resources:

Newspaper, magazine and/ video accounts of the September 11th terrorist attack.

Resources used are included on the bottom of many pages on the website itself.

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Project Example:

September 11th Scavenger Hunt (worksheet is included on site)

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Credits:

Pam Landers, ITS
Oneco Elementary, Rowlett Elementaryt, Southeast High School

This lesson plan completed June 11, 2002

Comments:

This lesson was very successfully implemented in 2 classrooms, one of which was a drop-out prevention class. Students worked together in groups of two and had little need for teacher intervention. Still, it would be best implemented with a teacher and another individual to help monitor progress.