Chapter+2+Exploring+the+Americas

=Let's Explore.....=

Explorers:

 * 1) Bartholomeu Dias
 * 2) Vasco da Gama
 * 3) Pedro Alvares Cabral
 * 4) Christopher Columbus
 * 5) Lief Erickson
 * 6) Vasco Nunez de Balboa
 * 7) Ferdinand Magellan
 * 8) Ponce de Leon
 * 9) Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
 * 10) Hernando de Soto
 * 11) Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
 * 12) Juan de Onate
 * 13) Hernan Cortez
 * 14) Francisco Pizzarro
 * 15) Panfilo de Narvaez
 * 16) Jacques Cartier
 * 17) Champlain
 * 18) Sueur de LaSalle
 * 19) Marquette and Joliet
 * 20) Henry Hudson
 * 21) John Cabot
 * 22) Giovanni da Verrazano
 * 23) Humphrey Gilbert
 * 24) Bartolome de Las Casas
 * 25) Amerigo Vespucci
 * 26) Martin Frobisher

Pick an explorer, then discover.....

Who were they? For whom they sailed? For what were they looking? What did they find? What impact did this have?

Use your wiki as a work space. Create a visual presentation to share the information you discover. Must have at least correct information, pictures, map and text.

MUST CITE SOURCES!!

Rubric


 * || === Making A Poster : The Explorers  === ||


 * CATEGORY || ** 4 ** || ** 3 ** || ** 2 ** || ** 1 ** ||
 * ** Use of Class Time ** || Used time well during each class period. Focused on getting the project done. Never distracted others.  ||  Used time well during each class period. Usually focused on getting the project done and never distracted others.  ||  Used some of the time well during each class period. There was some focus on getting the project done but occasionally distracted others.  ||  Did not use class time to focus on the project OR often distracted others.  ||
 * ** Graphics - Relevance ** || All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.  ||  All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation.  ||  All graphics relate to the topic. Most borrowed graphics have a source citation.  ||  Graphics do not relate to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation.  ||
 * ** Required Elements ** || The poster includes all required elements as well as additional information.  ||  All required elements are included on the poster.  ||  All but 1 of the required elements are included on the poster.  ||  Several required elements were missing.  ||
 * ** Content - Accuracy ** || At least 7 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.  ||  5-6 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.  ||  3-4 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.  ||  Less than 3 accurate facts are displayed on the poster.  ||
 * ** Grammar ** || There are no grammatical mistakes on the poster.  ||  There is 1 grammatical mistake on the poster.  ||  There are 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster.  ||  There are more than 2 grammatical mistakes on the poster.  ||
 * ** Knowledge Gained ** || Student can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster.  ||  Student can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster.  ||  Student can accurately answer about 75% of questions related to facts in the poster and processes used to create the poster.  ||  Student appears to have insufficient knowledge about the facts or processes used in the poster.  ||