7.+Student+page

This is the "launching off" page that your students will use to complete activities, download documents, access links, complete assessments, etc.

= Dear students, Please follow the instructions (in order) on this page. =

=1. Watch the Early Explorers video below =

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= 2. Explorer Technology Website =

1. Go to the explorer technology website.

2. Read about the different technologies that contributed to exploration.

3. Fill out your Exploration Technology Google Doc. Print & submit it when done.

4. Go to your Wiki page. Under Technology, post 2 answers from your worksheet that you think was most beneficial for early explorers. Explain why you think your two answers were the most important to early explorers.

=** 3. Why did they Explore? ** =

1. Go to the Why explorers Explored website.

2. Read the information on the website.

3. Fill out your Why did they Explore Google form. Print & submit it when done.

4. Post your notes on your Wiki page under the reasons for exploration section.

=** 4. Famous Explorer ** =

**Getting Started with your group:**

** 1. Download your explorer information template:. **

2. First, get to know your explorer. Read as much information about him as you can find on the following sites.

Try **[|Zoom]****Explorers, CyberSleuth, EuropeanExplorers, MultnomahLibrary,** and **ThinkQuest** ﻿to gather information on your explorer. These site have everything you need to find information on your explorer.

As you're reading about your explorer, take notes on your worksheet about key information, such as when vital explorations took place, where the explorer went, what was hoped to be accomplished by the exploration, what the outcome of the exploration was, what vehicles were used, the life of the explorer, and sketch the route(s).

When your finished with your research visit your Wiki and post the information you have found in the Explorer Section.

= 4. Group PowerPoint Presentation =

Use the information from your Explorer Research Document to make a Powerpoint Presentation on your groups' explorer to share with the class.

1. Download the Powerpoint Presentation Template.

2. Use your Explorer Research Document to fill our the information in the spaces provided in the Template. Feel free to add or edit anything on your presentation, text, format, pictures, audio, new slides, transitions. Please make sure you site your pictures, audio if you decide to add them. Use complete sentences and check for punctuation and grammar.

3. Please refer to the Rubric to assess each part of your presentation.

=**5. Personal Reflection ** =

Please write a reflection at the bottom of your Wiki page. Please write about something that you have learned during this project. (What you liked, or disliked) Please be honest. There are no right or wrong answers to your personal reflection.

