Hello, my name is ________. I am invaluable to this planet because _____.
Research Guide
You will use the following websites to gather information about your country/continent. Be sure to stay focused on the guiding questions listed in each section below (they are also found on your colored note-taking pages). By answering these questions, you are gathering high-quality information that supports the essential statement at the top of this page.
Living in the PRESENT
Journal entries:
1. What is a typical day like on your continent/country? How does it's location impact life?
2. What forces today are shaping your existence? How do these forces impact everyday life?
Research tools:
Encyclopedia Britannica - type the name of your country/continent in the search box http://school.eb.com/levels/middle
http://ees.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/elearning/module04swf.swf
http://images.wikia.com/althistory/images/1/14/World_Map_Special_Cold_War.png
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/slip.html
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/ess05_int_tectonic/
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm
Looking to the PAST
Journal entries:
1. How did your continent/country come into being? How was it 'born?'
2. Describe the timeline of change from 4.6 billion years ago to 300 million years ago.
Research tools:http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/Contdrift.shtml
http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/273217#234478.toc
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/drift.html
http://earth.usc.edu/classes/geol150/stott/evolution/mesozoic.html
A Vision of the FUTURE
Journal entries:
1. I am/am not looking forward to the future because . . .
Research tools:
Focus on your country/continent in the future. What changes occur?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGcDed4xVD4
http://science1.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2000/ast06oct_1/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv6p48v0meE
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm
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Copyright-free image sites
You are to include a minimum of ONE visual in each section of your journal. You must use copyright-protected photos. Search for images using the following websites:
* Pics for Learning Advanced Search - http://www.pics4learning.com/index.php?view=advsearch
* Digital Public Library of America - http://dp.la/
* Google Image Advanced search - usage rights: free to use or share
When you find an image you'd like to use in your journal, SAVE IT to your personal folder on the network or on a flash drive.
Living in the PRESENT
Journal entries:
1. What is a typical day like on your continent/country? How does it's location impact life?
2. What forces today are shaping your existence? How do these forces impact everyday life?
Research tools:
Encyclopedia Britannica - type the name of your country/continent in the search box http://school.eb.com/levels/middle
http://ees.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/elearning/module04swf.swf
http://images.wikia.com/althistory/images/1/14/World_Map_Special_Cold_War.png
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/slip.html
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/ess05_int_tectonic/
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm
Looking to the PAST
Journal entries:
1. How did your continent/country come into being? How was it 'born?'
2. Describe the timeline of change from 4.6 billion years ago to 300 million years ago.
Research tools:http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/Contdrift.shtml
http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/273217#234478.toc
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/drift.html
http://earth.usc.edu/classes/geol150/stott/evolution/mesozoic.html
A Vision of the FUTURE
Journal entries:
1. I am/am not looking forward to the future because . . .
Research tools:
Focus on your country/continent in the future. What changes occur?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGcDed4xVD4
http://science1.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2000/ast06oct_1/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv6p48v0meE
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm
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Copyright-free image sites
You are to include a minimum of ONE visual in each section of your journal. You must use copyright-protected photos. Search for images using the following websites:
* Pics for Learning Advanced Search - http://www.pics4learning.com/index.php?view=advsearch
* Digital Public Library of America - http://dp.la/
* Google Image Advanced search - usage rights: free to use or share
When you find an image you'd like to use in your journal, SAVE IT to your personal folder on the network or on a flash drive.
Hello, my name is . . . Journal Requirements
You will create a journal using either Powerpoint or Wordpress. You will write your journal entries in the first person and will be speaking as your continent/country.