Name: __________________________ |
Subject: Christopher Columbus' Travels |
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Columbus and Mr.Skeptical
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Introduction: |
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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! |
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Task: |
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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 |
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Process: |
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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. |
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Resources: |
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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
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Evaluation: |
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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) |
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Conclusion: |
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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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