Tuesday 22 June 2014

The eighth wonder of the world

SJ Oct 2012

L4

Billabong - Follow up activity

Read ‘The eighth wonder of the world’ by Sue Gibbison. Make a copy and complete your work in your reading folder.

1. The Pink and White Terraces of Lake Rotomahana were regarded as “The eighth wonder of the world”. Why do you think they were called a wonder? because it look beautiful and from ancient times

2. Over time, many places and structures have been described as wonders of the world. The chart below lists:

• natural wonders created by nature
• ancient wonders from way back in history, some of which have disappeared
• man-made wonders created by people rather than nature

Natural wonders	Ancient wonders	Man-made wonders
Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights	The Pyramids of Egypt	Chichen Itza, Yukatan, Mexico
Grand Canyon, USA	Hanging Gardens of Babylon	Statue of Christ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paricutin Volcano, Mexico	Temples of Artemis, Ephesus, Turkey	The Colosseum, Rome
Victoria Falls, Zambezi River, Africa	Statue of Zeus, Greece	Great Wall of China
Great Barrier Reef, Australia	Tomb of King Mausolus, Turkey	Machu Picchu, Peru
Mount Everest, Himalayas	Colossus statue of Helios in Rhodes, Greece	Petra, Jordan
Rio de Janeiro Harbour, Brazil	Lighthouse of Alexandria, Greece	Taj Mahal, Agra, India

3. What other wonders do you think should be added to this chart?  Eiffel tower Paris (man made)

Leaning tower of Pisa Italy (ancient wonders), Colosseum Rome (ancient wonders)

4. Which wonder would you most like to see? Find out more about it (Inquiry).  Colosseum Rome

5. Have you already seen any of the wonders of the world in the chart? If so, tell your reading group about it.  no I have not

6. Create your own list of seven wonders of the world. What kind of list will it be? For example, you might list wonders of your home town/country or the music world or the sports world or gamification. Explain why you chose the seven wonders you included.

Gaming wonders	music wonders	sport wonders
minecraft	Queen	rugby
connect 4	bee gee	golf
monopoly	ACAD	commonwealth games
trouble	spice girls	Olympics
pet rescue	Beatles	Fifa
candy crush	king of leans	basketball
black ops Ghost	M J	nrl