As a class, review the final project expectations and the individual roles each person will be responsible for within the group. Students will be in groups of 5 and will be assigned one of the following Early Explorers; Group 1 - Christopher Columbus, Group 2 - Giovanni Caboto, Group 3 - Amerigo Vespucci, Group 4 - Vasco Nunez de Balboa, and Group 5 - Ferdinand Magellan.
Group members will work together to gather information using computers, textbooks and any other media regarding their explorer, all information will be stored in a Google Doc for easy access. Group members are responsible for maintaining the Google Doc as it is part of the final grade of the assignment.
The information needed for the assignment is as follows:
This short video will provide your group with questions that need to be answered based on your research about your groups explorer.
Using your groups computer begin researching your Explorer and recording your findings in your Google Doc. The link for the Google Doc should be emailed to me by the end of the class period. To assist you with what information to use in your assignment please check the Early Explorers Group Project Outline.
If you are not done recording your findings you will need to complete your research for homework, tomorrow you will begin to create your Explorer Chart.
Below you will find a few Web Resources to start your search, however you may use other websites to find information.
Today your group will use the information gathered to put together a chart that will be presented to the whole class tomorrow. The chart must include the headings; Introduction and Background, Results of Exploration, Map of Exploration, and Summary. Please be sure to have all the requirements from each section so your group can earn the most points possible.
Be prepared to present your chart tomorrow in front of the class. Practice what each person will say, do not read directly from the chart the whole time!
