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1Basic Facts of China
1. Official Name of Country? 2. Population? 3. Capital City? 4. 2 Main Languages? 5. Name of their money?
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/china
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2Places in China
6. What is the tallest stone Buddha statue in the world called? 7. How long did it take to carve? 8. What is the largest city in China? 9. How many people live there? 10. Why was the great Wall originally built? 11. How many people visit it every year? 12. What is the name of the place that 24 Emperors have lived? 13. What is it called now? 14. What was held in Beijing in 2008? 15. What is the name of the huge stadium they built in the capital city?
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/china/sightseeing
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3Timeline of China
16. Name the first recorded dynasty of China? 17. What is the full name of the person who became the first emperor? 18. Who was the leader of the first Communist Party of China? 19. Who was the first US President to visit Communist China? 20. Name the Dam that was recently built in China?
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/china/history-timeline
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4Speak the Language
21. Translate this sentence into Chinese- Hello, my name is _______. I'm speaking Chinese, wow, that's so cool! Goodbye.
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/china/native-lingo
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5A Picture Can Tell You A lot
22. Look through at least two categories of pictures from this page. Find a picture you really like and describe it? Tell me why you like it? (2 sentence minimum)
http://www.kiku.com/electric_samurai/virtual_china/index.html
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6Chinese Inventions
25. Read through this list of Chinese inventions and pick out your favorite 5?
http://www.thelists.org/list-of-chinese-inventions.html
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7Your assignment is complete.
If you are reading this then you are done with the assignment. You can turn in what you have done. There are more pages on this webquest and you need to look through all of them. You cannot play games or go on any other sites except for what is attached to this webquest. Failure to follow these directions will result in your laptop being removed.
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8Sounds of China
Make sure you have headphones and listen to the sounds of China. It's cool.
http://www.pbs.org/kqed/chinainside/soundmap/index.html
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9Pictures as Words
Play this game to understand how Chinese characters correspond to their meaning.
http://pbskids.org/sagwa/games/picturesaswords/index.html
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10Calligraphy Practice
Go to "Samples" on the top of the page and change the setting to "Hiragana 1 or 2". Practice doing calligraphy. It might be a good idea to practice your Chinese name.
http://mathtoybox.com/calligraphy/calligraphy.html
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11Geography Review
26. Practice your Geography of Asia. Use the middle column under "Countries" and start on Level 1 beginner. Complete Level 1,2, and 3.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Asian_Geography.htm
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12View from the Great Wall
Enjoy the cool view from the Great Wall
http://www.panoramas.dk/7-wonders/great-wall.html
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13Terra Cotta Army
After looking around at the Terra Cotta Warriors of Emperor Qin's tomb, guess how much space the area takes up?
http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/army-of-terracotta/main-pit/sphere-flash.html
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14Faces of TerraCotta Soldiers
Each statue is sculpted from a real individual person and is unique.
http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/army-of-terracotta/the-panophotographer-soldier/sphere-flash.html
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15More soldiers
http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/army-of-terracotta/soldiers-at-the-foot-of-the-first-qin-emperor-mausoleum/sphere-flash.html
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16China Games
http://chinagames.sfgame.ch/?ue=swissinfo