Independent Research Projects

 

8^th Ancient History

Independent Research Projects

·     Eighth Grade Ancient History Scholars were required to find a topic they were curious about

·     They could research anything, from anytime period, anywhere in the world (or outer space)

·     All they had to do was tie it to archaeology

·     They became the expert on their topic

·     They created visuals to help their “students” understand the information they presented to the class and be as enthusiastic as the presenter

The target skills for this project

·     Evaluating web sites – NO WIKIPEDIA AND NO GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS

·     Use of Tables of Contents and Indexes in books and magazines

·     Proper documentation using the Chicago/Turabian Bibliography format

·     Creativity and thinking outside the box 

  Public presentation skills

Cooper M. Maya Video