Your Guide Should Include (Each Slide)

Natural Feature / Challenges / Opportunities
Mountains
Deserts
Rain Forests
Rivers and River Systems
Lakes
Natural Feature / Challenges / Opportunities
Oceans and Sea
Islands
Volcanoes
Grasslands
Glaciers
Significant Locations on Earth of ______
·  / Significant Locations on Earth of ______
· 
Significant Locations on Earth of ______
·  / Significant Locations on Earth of ______

Facts Sheet (5pts)

Task Sheet

Your Task: Create an Electronic Travel Guide (Prezi or Slideshow) to Planet Earth for extraterrestrial visitors.

Your guide should include (each slide):

·  4 Significant natural features of the Planet

·  Opportunities those features present to humans

·  Obstacles those features present to humans

·  Three ways humans regionalize the Earth (Maps)

·  Suggestions for places to visit (Famous Landmarks)

·  Travel tips (climate / environment related)

·  A packing list (climate / Environment related)

·  visuals such as photos, maps or diagrams

You should use some of the following resources:

·  Your Interactive Notebook

·  Fact sheets from previous Lesson

·  Opportunities and Obstacle charts this Lesson

·  Maps from various lessons

·  Textbook

·  An atlas or other reference book

·  Websites

Your project will be rated on the following criteria:

·  Content

·  Demonstration of Knowledge

·  Organization and Structure

·  Mechanics of Writing

·  Visuals

·  Creativity

Travel Guide Review Sheet (5pts)

Check all the components that are included in the Travel Guide

_____Significant Natural features of the Planet

_____Opportunities those features present to humans

_____Obstacles those features present to humans

_____Three different ways humans regionalize the Earth

_____Suggestions for places to visit

_____Travel tips

_____A packing list

What visuals have been included?

Should it have more visuals? If so, what do you suggest?

What are two positive features of the Travel Guide?

What are some suggestions for improvement?

Reviewed by ______

Travel Guide Project Rubric (Total Project = 35pts)

1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Content
Demonstration of Knowledge
Organization and Structure
Mechanics of Writing
Visuals
Creativity

_____/ 5 Individual Participation

** 5 point Penalty for Late Work

+2 extra Credit for Wow Factor

Total Grade ____ / 25