SOCIAL STUDIES

7TH

Dunia Tomé

PROJECT GUIDELINES

FOR EACH OF THE MONUMENTS ASSIGNED, YOU SHOULD FIND THE PICTURES THAT

BEST DESCRIBE EACH ONE AND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. Location, where at the archaeological park.

2. When it was found

3. Date of construction/ when was it made

4. Who had it built, name of king

5. What materials is it made of, and size.

6. Describe historical importance of the monument, what information reveals, and what do we learn from

it?

Ball Game: Rules of the game, purpose, number of players, describe uniform, when did they play;

describe the ball (material, size and weight.

Ball Court: how many in Copan, what is it made of, size, describe each feature on the court, did every

Mayan city have a ball court?

Bibliography MLA form.

These are your topics:

1. Acropolis or Gran Plaza

2. Altar Q

3. Ball Court

4. Ball Game

5. Rosalila Temple

6. Stairway

7. Stela A

8. Stela B and C

9. Stela D

10. Stela F

11. Stela H

OPTIONS TO PRESENT FINAL PROJECT

Links to the sites and tutorials for each on google site.

Glogster and Thinglink

Category 4 3 2 1

Required

elements

The glog includes

all the required

elements from the

checklist and

some beyond

The glog is

missing one of the

required

elements from

the checklist

The glog is

missing two

required

elements from

the checklist

The glog is missing

three or more

required elements

from the checklist

Use of media Student has

incorporated at

least one video,

sound effect, text

box, and pictures

related to their

topic.

Student has not

incorporated one

of the following:

Video, sound

effect, text box,

and pictures.

Student has not

incorporated 2 of

the following:

video, sound

effect, text box,

and pictures.

Student has not

incorporated more

than 3 of the media

options into their

poster.

Attractiveness Poster is unique

and attractive

while representing

the student’s

original thoughts

and creativity.

Poster shows

some creativity

and is visually

appealing.

Poster is rather

plain and shows

little to no

creativity on

behalf of the

student.

Poster expresses no

creativity and/or

original thought on

behalf of the

student

Color choices Colors of

background, fonts,

do not take away

from the content.

Colors of

background, and

/or fonts make it

a little difficult to

read.

Colors of

background,

and/or fonts

make it difficult

to read.

Colors of

background, and/or

fonts were not

considered when

designing poster.

On task

behavior

The student

stayed on task

throughout all of

work station

time.

The student

stayed on task

throughout most

of the work

station time but

needed a

reminder to

attend to work.

The student

stayed on task

throughout most

of the work

station time but

needed more

than one

reminder to

attend to work.

The student had

difficulty staying

on task and

needed routine

teacher direction

to return to work

RUBRIC FOR AURASMA

Category 4 3 2 1

Audio Recording

was of High

Quality and Loud

Enough to be

Heard Clearly. No

or few mistakes.

The project

contains excellent

high-quality audio

recording that can

be clearly heard

and understood.

The project

contains good -

quality audio

recording that can

be clearly heard

and understood.

There are a few

mistakes and

practice is

evident.

The project

contains fair -

quality audio

recording that

could be improved

with additional

effort. It is evident

the review needed

to be practiced

more prior to

recording.

The project

contains poor -

quality audio

recording that

need a significant

amount of

additional effort.

There are many

mistakes

Project

Demonstrates an

Understanding of

the Aurasma App

and How to Use

it to Create an

Engaging tool for

learning.

The images and

video used in the

project

demonstrate

excellent ability

using Aurasma to

create an Aura.

The images and

video used in the

project

demonstrate

good ability using

Aurasma to create

a decent Aura.

The images and

video used in the

project

demonstrate

average ability

using Aurasma.

Final Aura clearly

needed more

effort

The images and

video used in the

project

demonstrate poor

ability in using

Aurasma. Project

may need to be

redone.

Required

elements

It includes all the

required elements

from the checklist

and some beyond.

It’s missing one of

the required

elements from the

checklist.

It’s missing two

required elements

from the checklist.

It’s missing three

or more required

elements from the

checklist.

On task behavior The student

stayed on task

throughout all of

work station time.

The student

stayed on task

throughout most

of the work station

time but needed a

reminder to attend

to work.

The student

stayed on task

throughout most

of the work station

time but needed

more than one

reminder to attend

to work.

The student had

difficulty staying

on task and

needed routine

teacher direction

to return to work.

Voki Rubric/ Social Studies Project

Activity Exemplary Proficient Partially Proficient Incomplete

Voki Script 4 points

Voki script is complete

with all requirements.

3 points

Voki script is complete,

but a few requirements

are missing.

2 points

Voki script has several

missing requirements.

1 point 0 points

Voki script is

incomplete or was

never turned in.

Voki Character 4 points

Voki character is

complete with a

customized

background, clothing

accessories, and a

name. High level of

creativity.

3 points

Voki character is

mostly complete, but

shows some lack of

creativity.

2 points

Voki character is

mostly complete, but

lacks creativity.

1 point 0 points

Voki character is

incomplete or was not

created. Little or no

creativity shown.

Sound/Voice

Quality

4 points

Student voice was

recorded successfully.

Excellent sound

quality.

3 points

Student voice was

recorded successfully.

Sound quality may be

lacking some clarity.

2 points

Student voice was

recorded successfully.

Sound quality may be

lacking some clarity.

1 point 0 points

Student voice was not

recorded or is very

difficult to understand.

On task

behavior

4 points

The student stayed on

task throughout all of

work station time.

3 points

The student stayed on

task throughout most

of the work station

time but needed a

reminder to attend to

work

2 points

The student stayed on

task throughout most

of the work station

time but needed more

than one reminder to

attend to work

1 point 0 points

The student had

difficulty staying on

task and needed

routine teacher

direction to return to

work.

Social Studies Class 7th grade ______ THE MAYA

Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

Mayan Agriculture

1. What were two agriculture methods used by the Maya?

_________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________

2. Name 3 crops the Maya planted and how these were used.

_________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

Mayan Religion

3. What did the Maya believe of Earth?

_________________________________________________________

4. What was the name of the sun god? ______________________

5. What is so interesting about Ix Chel god?

_____________________________________________________________

6. According to the Maya, humans were made from _________

Mayan Cities

7. Where is Tikal located? _________________________

8. What’s so interesting about Tikal?

_________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________

9. What are two of the most important pieces found at Copan?

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

___________________________

10. How big is Copan? ______________________