Theodore Roosevelt Dam WebQuest and Research Report Writing Estimated Time: WebQuest, 60 minutes; report, three to five days depending on writing time needed State Standards for Grades 6 8 Standards Taught Writing Strand 1, all concepts: Writing process Writing Strand 1, all concepts: Writing elements Standards Addressed RS3C1PO2/PO4/PO5: Reading informational text Objectives Students will be able to synthesize information from various factual Internet sources. Students will be able to analyze the historical significance of the building of Theodore Roosevelt Dam and write a research report about the event. Vocabulary Water reclamation: the process of collecting and saving water from the natural environment for human use in the present and future Drainage area: a land area that drains to a particular body of water (For example, when rain or snow falls, the runoff drains to a river or lake.) Procedures Activity 1.1: Theodore Roosevelt Dam WebQuest 1. Pass out Theodore Roosevelt Dam WebQuest worksheets. 2. If necessary, pre-teach vocabulary that may be difficult for students. Key vocabulary terms are listed above for your convenience. You may also choose to do the WebQuest as a class. Materials Computers with Internet access (one per student or one per pair); or Printouts of websites visited during the Theodore Roosevelt Dam WebQuest 3. Organize students into groups of two or three, and give students access to a computer to complete the WebQuest. Students will answer questions on the worksheet as they visit the sites listed. Activity 1.2: Writing a Research Report 1. Pre-writing: Give students the opportunity to reflect on the facts they learned about the building of the dam and list them on a graphic organizer. 2. Allow students to work through the writing process, providing feedback when necessary. 3. Science connection: You could use this opportunity to talk to your students about the water cycle, natural resources, the costs and benefits of human modifications to the environment, and other science and social science topics. Evaluation Student WebQuest Worksheet Assess students writing for facts and appropriate report and writing elements.
Student Worksheet 1.1 Theodore Roosevelt Dam WebQuest Name: Welcome to your Theodore Roosevelt Dam WebQuest! Your mission is to visit the websites below and answer the questions that go with each website. Do not skip any sites or questions. You ll need them later in your mission. Good luck! Mission No. 1 Visit srpnet.com/education/celebratewater/timeline.aspx. Click the date ranges on the left side of the screen to see a photo and brief description of the event. You may also need to click on the Did You Know? area of each date to get more information for your WebQuest. Click on the decades at the top to enter that decade, and then click within to see specific information related to the dates listed on your WebQuest worksheet. Answer these questions: 1. A.D. 1 1450: Who were the ancient Native Americans who dug irrigation ditches during this time? List one So What fact that is interesting to you. 5. 1904: The Tonto Road was also called the Trail. It was built by many groups of people, including. Why was it constructed? 6. 1906: Roosevelt Dam is the foundation for. It is depicted on the Great. 2. 1860 1880: What did Jack Swilling do to the Hohokam canals? 7. 1909: What received power from Roosevelt Dam? 3. 1890: What did residents need to survive? 8. 1911: What happened at 5:48 p.m. March 18, 1911? 4. 1902: What did President Theodore Roosevelt sign? List one So What fact that is interesting to you. 9. 1915: What did the first spill from Roosevelt Dam mean?
Mission No. 3 Visit www.usbr.gov/projects/facilitiesbystate.jsp? StateID=AZ#list. Scroll down to the lists below the map, and click on Theodore Roosevelt Dam in the list of dams. Complete the following: 1. Draw a sketch of Roosevelt Dam. Mission No. 2 Visit srpnet.com/history. Click on PBS video: History of SRP. Click start and watch the first part of the video up until the stock market crash and the Great Depression (until you answer all of your questions). Answer these questions: 1. What was the key to the Salt River Valley s future? 2. Where is Roosevelt Dam located? 3. Click on the General tab. What type of dam is Roosevelt Dam? 2. Which president supported the National Reclamation Act? 4. Click on the Dimensions tab. What is the structural height of the dam? 3. What year was the act passed? 5. Click on the Hydraulics & Hydrology tab. What is the drainage area of the dam? 4. What was built in 1911 to help solve the problems facing the Salt River Valley? 6. List one other interesting fact about Roosevelt Dam.
Answer Key Mission No. 1 1. A.D. 1 1450: Hohokam; answers vary 2. 1860 1880: revitalized and used them for irrigation 3. 1890: a storage dam 4. 1902: National Reclamation Act; answers vary 5. 1904: Apache; Native Americans; to bring supplies and materials to the dam site 6. 1906: growth in the Salt River Valley; Seal of the State of Arizona 7. 1909: mines, City of Phoenix 8. 1911: President Theodore Roosevelt pressed a button to allow the release of water from the reservoir. 9. 1915: The location of the dam was ideal for storing water. Mission No. 2 1. a reliable source of water 2. Theodore Roosevelt 3. 1902 4. Theodore Roosevelt Dam Mission No. 3 1. drawings vary 2. about 76 miles northeast of Phoenix and 30 miles northwest of Globe 3. concrete gravity arch 4. 357 feet 5. 5,830 square miles 6. answers vary
Student Worksheet Activity 1.2 Research Report About Theodore Roosevelt Dam Name: Directions: Use this graphic organizer to begin planning your research report about Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Remember, you may need to visit the library or do additional Internet searches for more information about the dam. Also, feel free to go back to the websites from the WebQuest to refresh your memory. Organize facts from your notes into the boxes below. Life before the dam was built: Constructing Roosevelt Dam: Roosevelt Dam is dedicated: Life with Roosevelt Dam (how the dam has had an impact on Arizona and life for people in the Salt River Valley):