Geography of the World
Introduction
Do you know the native language of Azerbaijan?
Or that it was even a country?!
Why is it so important that the President of the United States is diplomatic and "foreign relations - ,minded?"
What about this fact: Africa's Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall on the continent as is 355 feet high and one mile wide!!
Introduction
Do you know the native language of Azerbaijan? ... Or that it was even a country?!
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Why is it so important that the President of the United States is diplomatic and "foreign relations - minded?"
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What about this fact: Africa's Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall on the continent as is 355 feet high and one mile wide!!
Goal
To build student knowledge of the geogrpahy of the world in order to accurately understand how the relationship among continents and countries impact our immediate lives here in the United States.
Task
Create an interactive virtual field trip to your continent that includes photos, short video clips, audio and at least two document activities for the purpose of determining if your continent belongs in the Hall of Fame or Hall of Shame.
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5 Themes
Use the 5 themes of geography to focus your research.
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Research
Collect all of the information required for the VFT.
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Create
Plan an exciting, interactive and fun field trip to guide your friends on.
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Assemble
Create an appealing presentation or video that will captivate, engage, and educate your peers on your beautiful continent.
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Guide
With your partner(s), deliver a confident and complete tour, including instructing the class through your interactive components.
Steps to Completion
Phase 1
Research
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Gather information to complete the Research List.
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Be detailed! You will be presenting this information using photos, videos and music.
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Find, describe, and use two of the specific required documents listed. Follow the guidelines closely.
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Create activity/interactive portion for the virtual field trip using your chosen documents.
Select destinations (countries, geographic features, cultural attractions, etc) to represent each of the Five Themes of Geography!
Phase 2
Preparation
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Select a medium with which you will create your virtual field trip.
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Google Slides, Prezi, Video maker, etc….
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Collect photos, videos, websites, documents, and audio to represent each piece of information (or combine some pieces of information) in the Research List.
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This information will be turned into your VFT.
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Map out your VFT on a posterboard to have a solid guide for your work.
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List information that will be represented on each slide. Beside it, write down what specific media you are going to use as representation.
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You will probably want to have 1 notecard per slide as well. You will be able to give a small introduction with facts/information for each stop on the field trip.
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You may have another note card as a smooth transition between 1 stop of the field trip and another...transitions should be seamless.
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Phase 3
Production
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Begin to assemble your VFT in the chosen medium. Refer to the list below as you do.
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There must be a minimum of 15 actual exhibit/stop slides.
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This does not include title or citation slides.
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Your presentation must have an appropriate theme and colors with easily readable text.
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The very last slide will be a citation slide (APA format for citations).
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Your presentation must include the following media, at least:
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2 video clips of 1 minute or less
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10 photographs
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2 pieces of audio, 1 minute or less
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2 interactive document activities
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Anything more or off of this list is up to you!
On your last slide before citations, include your decision with at least 4 points of reasoning.
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Do not show this slide until you have asked your classmates how they would decide.
End Field Trip with Decision about Hall of Fame or Hall of Shame!
Interactive Component
You must use at least 2 interactive document activities during your field trip. This means that the class is actively working with your chosen documents to enhance their understanding of the continent and information being presented.
Choose 2 from the list below: ​
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Governing document from a nation on the continent
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Treaty, alliance, constitution, etc…
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Folktale native to the continent
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One news article from the continent that relates to a piece of required information
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Two maps (this only counts as 1 required document)
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Population density, physical geography, native peoples, regions, climates, industry, etc.
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Activity Ideas:
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Story drama
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Science experiment
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Scavenger hunt
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History mystery
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etc...