Where In The World? Mystery Slides
Do you like to learn about distant places around the world? Can you turn plain old facts into creative and interesting clues? If so, mystery slides might be for you.
Task:
You will create a “mystery” slide show in PowerPoint in which you will present clues to help your classmates guess the location in the world in which you are.
Steps:
Select a location in the world that you want to “visit.” You are to keep this secret, as students will guess your location in class. Your constraints: you are not in the United States. Also, once someone in the class has a country, no one else in the class can pick another location in that country. You must decide upon the continent, country, and city. You might also want to make it a little more specific and pick a tourist location.
1.Research this location, noting major and/or interesting facts about your topic, both well-known and not so well known, generic and specific. Find a picture of your location that you will use in your slide show.
Mrs. Hibbs will be checking to make sure you document 15 interesting facts of the geography, history and/or culture of your location.
2.Document where you found your information.
MLA format is required for your facts; a URL is required for the picture.
Two sources are required for your facts; one of which must be from a Learning Station source.
3.Combine facts together to create good, descriptive clues. You want vague clues in the beginning and more specific clues toward the end of the presentation. A minimum of 5 clues is required.
4.Create slides for your “Where in the World?” presentation.
Mrs. Hibbs will have a “how-to” demonstration, and the steps are listed on the back for reference.
5.Present your location to the class, where they will try to figure out where you are in the world. I expect the presentation to go flawlessly. Rehearse in front of Mrs. Hibbs or Mrs. Barton in advance.
Step By Step Reference:
How To Create Your “Where In The World?” Presentation
Also See Mrs. Hibbs’s Online Example!
Title Slide
1.Decide upon your background color/design
Plain white background is not acceptable
Plain Arial font is not acceptable
2.Title: Where In The World?
3.Include your name and class
4.Now would be a good time to save your work.
Save it in Mrs. Hibbs’s public folder, in the “Save Where In the World Projects Here” folder.
Title it with your first and last name [firstlastname].ppt
DO NOT TITLE IT THE NAME OF YOUR LOCATION – YOU DON’T WANT IT GIVEN AWAY DURING THE PRESENTATION
First Slide
Insert a New Slide
Choose your layout type
oMrs. Hibbs suggests the “Title, Text, Content” layout, which provides room for a title, text, and a picture
In the top title section, type your location
Add a picture of your location on one side of the slide
Enter your clues in the text box on the slide, using 1st person point of view
Change all fonts, sizes, alignments, etc. that you want the entire project to have.
When EVERYTHING is completed to your satisfaction, use the custom animation tool to time everything.
oThe clues should appear one at a time, automatically. Give enough time for students to think about the clue before the next appears. The example was set to a 5 second delay; that may or may not be long enough for your clues.
oYou need to decide when the picture should appear: in the beginning, at the end, or reveal it during the clues.
oBefore the title appears with the answer, the question “Where Am I?” should appear. I suggest using Word Art. Choose a color scheme to match/complement the rest of your presentation.
oThe title should be revealed last, as it is the answer. You should click to reveal the final answer.
Works Cited Slide
On the last slide document your sources for both your information and your picture. The information is to be in MLA format. The picture can just have a URL. You will have a minimum of 2 sources, one of which must be a database.
Where Am I? Rubric
_____/10 Layout/Design
Original/Professional backgrounds and fonts
All 3 slides (title, clues, works cited) are included with complete and accurate information
_____/10 Clues
10 or more references to factual information
Broad and general to start, become more narrow and specific
Facts are creatively combined to create strong clues (2+ facts in each clue)
_____/10 Presentation
Works flawlessly
Clues automatically appear at the correct times, giving the audience adequate time to read the clue before another appears
“Where Am I?” appears before the audience guesses the answer
The answer appears when the presenter clicks
_____/10 Works Cited
Correct MLA Format
Written Information:
Two (2) sources;
Picture: URL is provided
_____/40 Total Points