Task 2 - Assignment and Research
Congratulations! You have completed orientation for this project. I hope you can now see how many possibilities exist. These possibilities need further investigation.
For this task you will divided into groups of 3 and given a person or group of people to investigate. Some resources have already been provided for you. Your ultimate goal will be to determine whether or not this group or person could have discovered America. Remember, not all evidence may be credible. Some evidence may be controversial depending on what source you look at. You will need to make your own judgements on controversial evidence. Please create a table like the one below to help keep track of the information you find. As usual, when you are done you will complete your journal entries.
Assignment 1 - Group is assigned individual or group to research
Assignment 2 - Research
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Six resources are given to you...all you have to do is read and analyze the information. You will need a total of 10 resources.
For this task you will divided into groups of 3 and given a person or group of people to investigate. Some resources have already been provided for you. Your ultimate goal will be to determine whether or not this group or person could have discovered America. Remember, not all evidence may be credible. Some evidence may be controversial depending on what source you look at. You will need to make your own judgements on controversial evidence. Please create a table like the one below to help keep track of the information you find. As usual, when you are done you will complete your journal entries.
Assignment 1 - Group is assigned individual or group to research
Assignment 2 - Research
Click here for Resources
Six resources are given to you...all you have to do is read and analyze the information. You will need a total of 10 resources.
Website Name | Web Address | Information | |
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Example Name | www.discovamerica.org | A stone in Arizona indicated the Knights Templar may have been in the Americas long before Columbus...etc... | |
Journal Questions
Abstract Thinking: Decompose the problem into component parts.
How did you go about finding your information?
Strategizing: Makes decisions which make sense.
What roles did each person take in the group?
Abstract Thinking: Sees the Big Picture.
What conclusions can you draw about your research? Why?
Abstract Thinking: Decompose the problem into component parts.
How did you go about finding your information?
Strategizing: Makes decisions which make sense.
What roles did each person take in the group?
Abstract Thinking: Sees the Big Picture.
What conclusions can you draw about your research? Why?