Transcript Explorer Webquest 2

Introduction
Task
Essential Question
Process
Evaluation for…
•Power Point
•Poster
•News Report
Conclusion
Teacher Page
Resources
Introduction
Ever wonder how our country came to be? Who came
first and why? For this activity, you and your group
will become crew members on one of the explorer’s
ships. Then, you and your group will have the chance
to share with the class the experience you had on your
explorer’s ship! You will also learn about seven other
important people from Europe who explored the
Americas when your classmates share their explorer!
Task
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You and your group are crew members aboard the ship of the
assigned explorer.
Throughout your “journey” (research), you will gather
information to share about the experiences you had while
exploring.
Next, take your research and apply what you learned to fill out
the matrix for your explorer. (Matrix will be given to you by
your teacher.)
Your notes will then be presented in either a Power Point,
poster, OR news report.
You will now share your presentation (Power Point, poster, or
news report) to the class.
Listen carefully to your classmates and fill out your matrix for
each explorer.
Finally, you will answer the essential question for the chapter.
Essential Question
What were the costs and
benefits of exploration
of the New World?
1.Process here’s how:
First, each group member needs a role. For this part of
the assignment, you will need:

One computer pro (navigates through pages)
 One reader (reads information to group)
 One/two writers/typists (record information for
group)
Click on the link to find your note sheet. You may type your notes in
Word as you go, or print it and hand write your notes as you explore.
Click here! 
2.Process here’s how continued:
Find the picture of your explorer and click on it to learn
about him. Use the notes sheet as a guide. You will
need that information for your end product that you will
present!
Christopher
Columbus
Henry Hudson
Juan Ponce de León
Francisco Vásquez
de Coronado
Jacques Cartier
Hernán Cortés
John Cabot
Robert de La Salle
3.Process here’s how continued:
Now, have your notes checked by your teacher. If your
notes are accurate, you will receive a matrix to fill out for
your explorer (leave the other explorers blank for now).
Have your matrix checked also.
4.Process here’s how continued:
Now that you have your notes completed, you are ready
to create your end product to show what you learned!
Remember, have choices! You may create a:
 Power Point slide show
 Poster
 News report
**No matter which you choose to create, you will need to
address ALL the points on your note sheet.**
See this link to read the rubric of how you will be graded.
Power Point rubric click here
Poster rubric click here
News report rubric click here
Evaluation
This is how your Power Point will be graded:
Category
4
3
2
1
Basic Information
(name, background,
sponsor, dates)
Included all 4 items
accurately
Included 3 items
accurately
Included 2 items
accurately
Included 1 item
accurately.
Thoroughly explained all
3 necessary components
accurately.
Included 3 necessary
components accurately.
Included 2 necessary
components accurately.
Included 1 of the
necessary components
accurately.
Matrix
Matrix is 100% accurate
Matrix is accurate in 5/6
categories.
Matrix is accurate in 4/6
categories.
Matrix is accurate in less
than 4 categories.
Argument on
Impact
Included exemplary
argument with ideas
relevant to the research
Included adequate
argument with ideas
relevant to the research
Included partial argument
with some ideas relevant
to the research
Included incomplete
argument with little or no
ideas relevant to the
research
Appearance
At least one picture per
slide and is exceptionally
organized
Missing one or two
pictures and/or
adequately organized
Missing one or two
pictures and/or
organization needs
improvement
Missing more than two
pictures and/or
unorganized information
is distracting
Essential Question
Accurate answer and
includes all components.
Accurate answer and
includes 3 components.
Accurate answer and
includes 2 components.
Accurate answer and
includes 1 component OR
inaccurate answer.
Content
-Motivation(s)
-remember me by…
-Impact of exploration
(positives and negatives)
-Restate the question
-Complete sentences
-No spelling errors
-No grammatical errors
Click here to return to Process #4
Evaluation
This is how your poster will be graded:
Category
4
3
2
1
Basic Information
(name, background,
sponsor, dates)
Included all 4 items
accurately.
Included 3 items
accurately.
Included 2 items
accurately.
Included 1 item
accurately.
Thoroughly explained all
3 necessary components
accurately.
Included 3 necessary
components accurately.
Included 2 necessary
components accurately.
Included 1 of the
necessary components
accurately.
Matrix
Matrix is 100% accurate.
Matrix is accurate in 5/6
categories.
Matrix is accurate in 4/6
categories.
Matrix is accurate in less
than 4 categories.
Argument on
Impact
Included exemplary
argument with ideas
relevant to the research.
Included adequate
argument with ideas
relevant to the research.
Included partial argument
with some ideas relevant
to the research.
Included incomplete
argument with little or no
ideas relevant to the
research.
Appearance
No pencil, at least 5
pictures and is
exceptionally organized
No pencil, missing one or
two pictures and/or
adequately organized
Colored but with pencil
too, missing one or two
pictures and/or
organization needs
improvement
All pencil, missing more
than two pictures and/or
unorganized information
is distracting
Essential Question
Accurate answer and
includes all components.
Accurate answer and
includes 3 components.
Accurate answer and
includes 2 components.
Accurate answer and
includes 1 component OR
inaccurate answer.
Content
-Motivation(s)
-remember me by…
-Impact of exploration
(positives and negatives)
-Restate the question
-Complete sentences
-No spelling errors
-No grammatical errors
Click here to return to Process #4
Evaluation This is how your news report will be graded:
Category
4
3
2
1
Basic Information
(name, background,
sponser, dates)
Included all 4 items
accurately
Included 3 items
accurately
Included 2 items
accurately
Included 1 item
accurately.
Thoroughly explained all
3 necessary components
accurately.
Included 3 necessary
components accurately.
Included 2 necessary
components accurately.
Included 1 of the
necessary components
accurately.
Matrix
Matrix is 100% accurate.
Matrix is accurate in 5/6
categories.
Matrix is accurate in 4/6
categories.
Matrix is accurate in less
than 4 categories.
Argument on
Impact
Included exemplary
argument with all ideas
relevant to the research.
Included adequate
argument with all but 1
idea relevant to the
research.
Included partial argument
with all but 2 ideas
relevant to the research.
Included incomplete
argument with 3 or more
or no ideas relevant to the
research.
Group Participation
All members of group are
involved in news report
for class.
One group member is less
involved than the others.
Two group members are
less involved than the
others.
One person takes control
of the news report.
Essential Question
Accurate answer and
includes all components.
Accurate answer and
includes 3 components.
Accurate answer and
includes 2 components.
Accurate answer and
includes 1 component OR
inaccurate answer.
Content
-Motivation(s)
-remember me by…
-Impact of exploration
(positives and negatives)
-Restate the question
-Complete sentences
-No spelling errors
-No grammatical errors
Click here to return to Process #4
Conclusion
Now you are prepared to share
your information with your
classmates. You have one
more assignment. You must
take careful notes as your
classmates inform you about
the other 7 explorers from the
chapter. Then you should be
ready to analyze the matrix
and answer the essential
question in an essay.
Essential Question: What
were the costs and benefits of
exploration of the New World?
Teacher Page
Essential Question: What were the costs and benefits of exploration of the New
World?
Standards Addressed:
8.3.6 A. Identify and explain the political and cultural contributions of individuals and groups to
US history from beginnings to 1824.
8.3.6 C. Explain how continuity and change has influenced US history from beginnings to 1824.
8.3.6D. Identify and explain conflict and cooperation among social groups and organizations in
US history from beginnings to 1824.
8.4.6 A. Identify and explain how individuals and groups made significant political and cultural
contributions to world history
8.4.6 C. Identify and explain how continuity and change has affected belief systems, commerce
and industry, innovations, settlement patterns, social organizations, transportation ans
women’s roles in world history.
To bring all the information together and answer the EQ, have the
students analyze the matrixes which were completed during the
student presentations. Hold a class discussion and/or have them write
an essay to answer the EQ. You may also want to create a map showing
the areas each explorer claimed to show the European cultures that
were brought to the Americas and how that relates to those areas today.
Resources for Christopher Columbus
Use this for your notes numbers 1-6. Click here for a read aloud:
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/columbus.htm
For the rest of your notes, use your book pages 48-49. Click here
for a read aloud:
For extra information and discovery…use these links and resources
http://users.rcn.com/farrands/explorers.htm
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/christopher-columbus.htm
Library resources (non-fiction books, encyclopedias)
Back to Process #2
Resources for Henry Hudson
Use this website OR book page 55 to complete your
notesheet:
http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/hudson.html Click here
for a read aloud:
Click here for a read aloud from page 55 in your book:
For extra information and discovery…use these links and resources
http://users.rcn.com/farrands/explorers.htm
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/henry-hudson.htm
Library resources (non-fiction books, encyclopedias)
Back to Process #2
Resources for Juan Ponce de León
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/ponce_de_leon.htm
http://users.rcn.com/farrands/explorers.htm
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/juan-ponce-de-leon.htm
Page 51 in your book
Library resources (non-fiction book, encyclopedias)
Back to Process #2
Resources for Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/coronado.htm
http://users.rcn.com/farrands/explorers.htm
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/francisco-vasquez-decoronado.htm
Page 54 in your book
Library resources (non-fiction book, encyclopedias)
Back to Process #2
Resources for Jacques Cartier
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/jacques_cartier.htm
http://users.rcn.com/farrands/explorers.htm
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/jacques-cartier.htm
Page 53 in your book
Library resources (non-fiction book, encyclopedias)
Back to Process #2
Resources for Hernán Cortés
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/cortez.htm
http://users.rcn.com/farrands/explorers.htm
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/hernando-cortes.htm
Page 52 in your book
Library resources (non-fiction book, encyclopedias)
Back to Process #2
Resources for John Cabot
Use this link or your book to complete the note page.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/john_cabot.htm
Click here for a read aloud:
Page 50 in your book Click here for a read aloud:
For extra information and discovery…use these links and resources
http://users.rcn.com/farrands/explorers.htm
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/john-cabot.htm
Library resources (non-fiction book, encyclopedias)
Back to Process #2
Resources for Robert de La Salle
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/la_salle.htm
http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Our_Country
_Vol_1/whoisrob_ji.html
http://www.freewebs.com/lasalle03/index.htm
Page 56 in your book
Library resources (non-fiction book, encyclopedias)
Back to Process #2
Resources
 http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/columbus.htm
 http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/hudson.html
 http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/ponce_de_leon.htm
 http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/coronado.htm
 http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/jacques_cartier.htm
 http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/cortez.htm
 http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/john_cabot.htm
 http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/la_salle.htm
 http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Our_Country_Vol_1/w
hoisrob_ji.html
 http://users.rcn.com/farrands/explorers.htm