Exploration+Vacation+Version+B

Hello Fifth Graders.

For your first technology project you will be researching European Explorers. Imagine that you were able to travel back in time and join an explorer's expedition to a new land. Your group's job is to learn as much as you can about your explorer, compile all your information in a shared Google Doc and based on your findings, advertise your explorer's journey.


 * 1. Research**

In a shared Google Doc, record the Explorer's Name, Country of Origin, Purpose of Trip, Obstacles, Accomplishments, and Facts of Interest. Also, find photos and maps that are related to your explorer.

De Leon Resources #1 De Leon Resource #2 De Leon Resource #3 [|De Leon Resource #4]

Polo Resource #1 Polo Resource #2 Polo Resource #3 [|Polo Resource #4] Polo Resource #5

Magellan Resource #1 [|Magellan Resource #2] Magellan Resource #3 [|Magellan Resource #4]

de Vaca Resource #1 de Vaca Resource #2 de Vaca Resource #3

da Gama Resource #1 da Gama Resource #2 da Gama Resource #3 [|da Gama Resource #4]

de Soto Resource #2 de Soto Resource #3 [|de Soto Resource #4]

This is where your group will gather all of their research. Please do not touch anyone else's work. Only fill in the information you find. Make a copy of this chart and share with your group.
 * 2. Group Research Table**

Group Research Table

As a team, you will create an iMovie advertisement for your explorer's journey. Your goal is to persuade people to want to join your explorer on their adventure.
 * 3. iMovie Ad**

iMovie Template
 * media type="youtube" key="d6qIgmUsUO0" width="383" height="216" || media type="youtube" key="2yvBixc427I" width="374" height="211" ||
 * media type="youtube" key="D95r3s-iobg" width="379" height="214" || media type="youtube" key="xFo-pkIRvwc" width="368" height="208" ||
 * media type="youtube" key="WLIv7HnZ_fE" width="379" height="214" || media type="youtube" key="lk42Kss-GHM" width="370" height="208" ||



Each member of the team will write one paragraph to reflect upon what role they played in the project, how the team worked together collaboratively, and the problems they may have encountered during the process.
 * 4. Reflection**

Answer these questions:
 * What is your name?
 * Who was in your group for each part of the project?
 * Did you get most of your work done in class or did you have to do any work at home?
 * What was your favorite part?
 * What was your least favorite part?
 * What did you learn?
 * What would you like to learn next?

Each team must turn in the following items:
 * 5. Final Project**
 * 1) Any notes from their individual research
 * 2) The team's Explorer Table made in Word
 * 3) The team's Travel Brochure
 * 4) Each member's individual reflection

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