Name: __________________________ Subject: Christopher Columbus' Travels

 

Columbus and Mr.Skeptical

 
Introduction:  
  You are a judge and you have a big case ahead of you. Mr. Skeptical wants to know about Christopher Columbus and he disagrees that Columbus was the person that discovered America. He also thinks that if it was Columbus that discovered America then it was really bad for the Native Americans. As the judge you think differently and know that it was Columbus that discovered America. You want to prove it by using different resources. Now, are you up to solve the case of a dead explorer? Let's get ready and find out!
Task:  
  To help you solve the case I have some work for you to do, answer the following questions so that you can get the skeptical out of Mr.Skeptical:
1)Identify and explain who Christopher Columbus was.
2)Describe Columbus' time period.
3)Identify how he ended up in the Americas.
4)List his discoveries in the Americas.
5)Compare the advantages and disadvantages of Columbus' arrival to the new world .
Based on these questions you are going to create a PowerPoint presentation
Process:  
  You are going to create 7 slides using PowerPoint and each slide is going to have specific information listed on it as listed above. Here are some tips to help you do your best:
1)Be specific, make sure that you don't copy word-for-word from the website.
2)Have fun! Make the most out of the project.
3)Be organized- you want to make sure that the PowerPoint is neat and in order.
4)Use the rubric- it is very helpful.
5)Be creative- though creativity it's not part of the rubric it can give a good impression- decorate the PowerPoint
6)Don't fill every slide with pictures sometimes it's better to have a little.
Resources:  
 
 
These are some websites that could help you answer the questions I have listed in the task.
A) 1.http://www.kidport.com/reflib/usahistory/columbus/columbus.htm.
2.http://www.answers.com/topic/christopher-columbus
3.http://www.biography.com/bio4kids/bio4kids-meet-columbus.jsp
4.http://biography.com/columbus/
B)
1.http://www.history-time.org.uk/people-timelines/15-christopher-columbus-timeline.htm
2.http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID-gtm
3.http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/btt/columbus/after_1493.shtml
4.http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/12070/Christopher-Columbus
C)
1.http://www.classbrain.com/artbiographies/publish/christopher_columbus.shtml
2.http://www.eyewitnesshistory.com/columbus.htm
3.http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml
4.http://www.mce.k12tn.net/explorers/christopher_columbus.htm
D)
1.http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3748148
2.http://www.suite101.com/content/columbianexchange-a1673
3.http://www.erschools.org/Teachers/gumina/guminaweb/columbian_exchange.htm
4.http://www.slideshare.net/mmisucara/the-columbian-exchange-presentation
E)
1.http://www.shmoop.com/columbian-exchange/summary.html
2.http://www.placestudies.com/page/travel-classics/columbus?page=1
3.http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Christopher_Columbus
4.http://www.indepthinfo.com/columbus-christopher/first-voyage.htm
Evaluation:  
  This is the rubric for your powerpoint:
1. Create 7 slides that at least includes 5 pictures in total(20)
2. The 1st slide introduces Columbus by including a picture;cover (10)
3. The 2nd slide describes well who Christopher Columbus is. (10)
4. The 3rd slide describes well Columbus' time period.(10)
5. The 4th slide tells how he ended up in the Americas.(10)
6. The 5th slide lists what Columbus discovered in the Americas by using bullet points.(10)
7. The 6th slide shows comprehension by comparing the advantages and disadvantages of Columbus' travels for the Indians.(10)
8. The 7th slide is the closing.It discusses what you learned and what makes Mr. Skeptical wrong, make sure you include a picture.(10)
Conclusion:  
  So now that you have solved your case and learned so many things like: how Columbus ended up in the Americas, who he was and what his time period was like and the impact his discovery did to Native Americans it is now time to head to another case. You want to figure out another's explorer mystery, you want to know how these explorers have let a new world be found. How have explorers help build a new civilization?

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