Exploration

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Exploration
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Why did people want to explore the moon?
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What were the motives, or reasons, for going to
the moon?
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What impact (positive or negative) was made
through exploring the moon?
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Experiential Activity
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What do we know about Saturn?
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The Task
You will be going on an adventure to explore
Saturn. You will be part of a team of scientist
s to gather data about the planet, Saturn.
Your trip will be two weeks long.
In addition to your space suit, you may bring
what will fit in your school backpack.
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With your partner you need to be prepared to
respond to these questions

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Questions to Ponder
How are you going to get to Saturn? What are yo
ur motives, or reasons, for going to Saturn?
What materials did you choose to bring? Why did
you choose those materials to bring? What was
the importance of them? What knowledge do you hop
e to gain from your trip? How would your trip ben
efit others back home?
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Guidelines for activity
Collaboratively work with a partner
Respond to questions and be prepared to share
with peers (take notes) Time limit 15 minutes
to discuss Presentation requirements Share
specific responses to questions in 12 minutes
Actively participate Response papers will be tur
ned in for a grade. (See Rubric)
Be prepared to ask other groups questions after
presenting (your number may be drawn..)
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Explorers (1492-1684)
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Culminating Activity
You will be assigned one of the 8 explorers to
become a resident expert for your peers.
You will research this explorer using your
textbook and/or other resources.
You will be given a time limit of 40 minutes to
prepare your presentation. You will use the t
hree questions to guide your presentation in
front of your peers. What were their motives? W
here did they go and how did they get there?
(draw a map) What were their impacts? Positive a
nd negative.
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Presentation Requirements

• You will need to have one visual (drawing, a map,
  a chart, an image, etc)
  
• You must choose at least one of the following to
  present your ideas
  
• Flip book
• Power point presentation
• Brochure
• Newsletter
• Baseball card/ poster
• Teacher Approved Activity

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During Presentation

• 5 minutes to present
• All group members must be an active and vocal
  part of the presentation
  
• All 3 questions must be addressed during
  presentation
  
• Audience members must come up with a question (
  off students 1-5)(1s will be Who questions,
  2s will be What questions, etc.). Each
  question will be collected after each
  presentation