Name: Ms. ZendrianDate: World History/Section ___

Age of Exploration ProjectIntroduction:Have you ever thought about what it was like to live in a time when North America was being explored? Imagine that you live now and are researching what life was like for explorers during the Age of Exploration. You are a member of the Smithsonian Museum staff and are assigned to make an informational poster to include in a new museum wing. Which explorer will you research? What king of project will represent his exploration? Get read for an exciting journey into exploration history!

Task:Imagine that you have just been chosen to be part of an important committee. The Smithsonian Museum has just decided to celebrate the exploration of North America by creating a museum wing. The new wing will display items that represent the reasons and outcomes of exploration. Your job as a committee member is to create an informational poster and a project for the museum wing and to present them to the Smithsonian for approval. To create the items for your new wing, you will use information about the early explorers of North American from the Internet and from class resources. Throughout your presentation you will need to persuade you class that your items belong in the museum wing.

Process:Read through all of the directions below before beginning your research, poster, and project. Refer to the evaluation page as your complete each step to make sure that you are completing the assignments correctly. Use the following pages as a checklist for your project!

1. Each of you must choose one of the following explorers to research for your poster and project:

Ferdinand Magellan (1519) William Baffin (1616)Amerigo Vespucci (1494-1512) Jacques Marquette (1673)Alvar Nunez Cabez de Vaca Louis Jolliet (1673)Giovanni De Verrazano (1524) Robert de La Salle (1682)

Leif Eriksson (1000) Vitus Bering (1728-1741)Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) (1497) Sir Alexander Mackenzie (1789)Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1513) Pedro Alvarez Cabral (1500)Ponce de Leon (1513) Francisco Orellana (1541)Hernando Cortes (1519-1521) Willem C. Schouten (1615)Jacques Cartier (1534) Juan Bautista de Anza (1736-1788)Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (1540-1542) Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539-1583)Hernando de Alarcon (1540) Baron Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)Hernando de Soto (1541) Eric the Red (986)Martin Frobisher (1576) Pedro Menendez de Aviles (1560)Samuel de Champlain (1604)Henry Hudson (1610)

2. To complete the poster, answer the following questions:a. Your nameb. Name of explorerc. Country representedd. Time of exploratione. Why was the voyage undertaken?f. Challenges facedg. Evidence of persistence and/or risk-takingh. Results of exploration

3. Use the following websites to help you get started gathering information about your explorer. Feel free to also go to google and to your textbook to get information.

a. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/ b. http://www.snowcrest.net/jmike/explor.html c. http://library.thinkquest.org/4034/timeline2.html d. http://ilib.iue.it/history/USA/ERAS/discovery.html e. http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/alpha.html f. http://www.kidport.com/Reflib/usahistory/Explorers/Explorers.htm

4. Now it is time to choose a project of your explorer. Choose one that you believe will best help you to illustrate your explorer, his purpose, and the results of his exploration. Here are your choices:

a. Make a model of a ship an explorer might have used to travel to the New World. For your class presentation you could tell about the different parts of the ship and how you made the ship or you could tell about the different roles of the various crew members.

b. Create a newspaper article that advertises for ship crew members to travel to the New World. Be sure to list the job requirements. Design your article to make the opportunity sound exciting and enticing as you present it to the class.

c. Write a letter from the perspective of an explorer who is traveling to the New World. Describe your experiences, feelings, hope, worries, and problems.

d. Make up your own song to a familiar beat. Use vocabulary words distinctive of the explorers of the time.

5. Be sure to include a work cited page. You may go to: http://www.citationmachine.net/apa/cite-a-book to cite your work.

6. Have fun!!

The Grading Rubric

5 EXCEPTIONAL PROJECT 95-100This project is truly exceptional in every way. The student has gone well beyond what was required, and in fact, the student has done additional research outside of the school/classroom. The project reflects a great deal of time and undertaking. The project is very skillfully and carefully completed. Attention was paid to details and there are no deficiencies or errors in this project. This project demonstrates thorough comprehension of the unit and the student has been able to successfully apply the learning. It is creatively presented and organized in its presentation. In its research it may contain information not necessarily requested on the assignment sheet, but incorporates that research which raises the level of the project. The reflection questions are well thought out and explained. This project was completed on time.4 STRONG PROJECT 85-90This project is very effective. This project is above average in every way. The project meets all the requirements and, in fact, may have exceeded requirements. The project reflects a considerable amount of time and effort and the project is neat and conscientiously completed. This project demonstrates that the student understands the unit and is able to apply the learning. The project was turned in on time.3 STANDARD PROJECT 80This project is the intermediate or standard project. This project meets all the requirements, but no additional or extra work is reflected. The project is generally neat and acceptable, but it may contain errors or inaccuracies. This project demonstrates sufficient understanding of the unit. This project reflects a reasonable amount of time and care in its completion. This project was turned in on time.2 DEVELOPING PROJECT 70-75This project is below average. This project may meet most or some of the requirements, but it does not reflect a great deal of time and effort. The project does not reflect a thorough understanding of the unit and/or the application of knowledge is inadequate. Time and effort reflected in this project are minimal. This project may/may not have been turned in on time.1 LIMITED PROJECT 65This project is incomplete or the quality is unacceptable. The project does not meet most of the requirements and does not reflect effort, care or time. This project may be incomplete. This project contains errors and misinformation and does not reflect adequate understanding of the unit. The application of knowledge is insufficient or incorrect. This project may/may not have been turned in on time.0 NON-EXISTENT PROJECT 0

Please note: every day that the project is late, 10 points will be deducted.