1. World Heritage Digital Portfolio Activity Year 8, Term 1 2012

2. 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.

3. 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?

4. 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.com www.google.com http://sevennaturalwonders.org/the-original http://geography.about.com/od/lists/a/sevenwon ders.htm Check these are still the current list

5. Extension Activity Wonders 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 Persia If 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