Wonders of the World Wheel Spinner
This wheel picks one of the seven modern wonders of the world at random — the Great Wall, Petra, Christ the Redeemer, Machu Picchu, Chichen Itza, the Colosseum and the Taj Mahal.
Seven slices, one for each of the New Seven Wonders chosen by public vote in 2007: the Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan, Christ the Redeemer in Rio, Machu Picchu in Peru, Chichen Itza in Mexico, the Roman Colosseum, and the Taj Mahal in India.
The obvious classroom use is research assignment by draw. Spin per student or per group and nobody gets to claim the easy one, because nobody chose. The less obvious use is as a quiz spinner: land on a wonder and the class answers which country it is in, roughly when it was built, and who built it. The randomness keeps everyone tracking rather than waiting for their turn.
Travellers use it as a shortlist shaker. If your list of someday-places has gone stale from being read too many times, letting a wheel surface one of them tends to produce a stronger reaction than reading the list again.
Add the Great Pyramid of Giza if you want the honorary eighth, or replace the list entirely with your own bucket list.
Wonders of the World Wheel Spinner — questions
Why is the Great Pyramid of Giza not on the wheel?
The New Seven Wonders list from 2007 gave the Great Pyramid honorary status rather than a place in the seven, since it is the only surviving ancient wonder. Add it as an eighth slice if you want it included.
Can I use this for a research assignment?
Yes, and turning on "Remove winner after spin" is worth doing. Each wonder drops off once drawn, so seven students or groups each get a different one with no negotiating.
Can I put my own landmarks on the wheel?
Yes. Replace the labels with any set of places — a bucket list, the landmarks in your syllabus, or sites in one country — and the wheel picks from those instead.