AIRPORT ADVENTURE! 
A South American Exploration
Who will have the most interesting journey? 
Who will be the greatest detective?
Who won't make it past customs?

Where: A South American country - Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Chile, and Peru
When: February 14th - a Valentine Flight!
Who: Your secret identity must not be known...shhhh!

You will be assigned a unique identity for a trip to a South American country.  Do not tell your identity to anyone!  Your mission will be to research your identity and place of travel.  With your research you will create: (1) a five-entry travel journal, and (2) a 2-minute oral presentation of your trip.  You may state your identity in your private journal, but your oral presentation must present the details of your trip without giving away any information about who you are! 

#1  Task Definition (Monday, January 29th):  What questions do we need to ask for our trip?  We will provide answers for the first two questions!  You will write eight more questions on your own (for a total of 10 questions).

  • Who are you?

  • Where are you going?

  • YOUR 8 QUESTIONS!  Remember to bring these with you EVERY day during research!

NOTE: Your teachers and Ms. Pals will check your questions on Tuesday, January 30th!

#2  Information Strategies (Monday, January 29th):  BRAINSTORM: Where will you find the answer to your questions?  What resources will help you?

  • Encyclopedia

  • People and Places Encyclopedia

  • Atlas

  • Almanac

  • Subject books (table of contents/index)

  • Websites and Databases (GALILEO)

  • Primary sources (diaries/journals)

  • Interviews

#3  Locating (Jan. 31st - Feb. 2):

Here are the recommended websites for your project:

#4 Collecting Information (Jan. 31st - Feb. 2):  Use this graphic organizer as an example to help you neatly organize the information you find.  Make sure to find facts and important information for each question!

#5 Present your information (Friday, February 9th):  Written journal and oral presentation are due.

  • Travel journal: your travel journal will be 5-entries for 5 days of travel (Feb. 14-18).  Remember--although you are required to use your imagination, you also MUST use the facts you research in your journey.  If you make sure to include the answers to your questions, you will be fine!

  • Oral presentation: Your oral presentation will be a 2-minute description of your trip.  Although you will give awesome descriptions of your country and location, you will NOT tell who you are or what you are doing!  You must include enough information so others can guess.

#6 Evaluate: Please use the checklist below to make sure you have done your best on this project!

CHECKLIST
  I asked 10 good, creative questions (participation grade)
  I brainstormed ideas for resources to answer my questions (participation grade)
  My note-taking chart cites at least 3 different sources for the entire project (example: subject book, encyclopedia, and GALILEO)
  I collected information that answered my questions.
  My five journal entries included the answers to my questions plus some exciting details about my country and trip.
  My oral presentation did not give away my identity, but I gave enough information to help others guess.

 

RUBRIC: Airport Adventure
  1. Stuck at the airport 2. Stopped at customs 3. Thank goodness...you made it there! 4. Seasoned traveler! TOTAL
POINTS (1-4)
Task Definition: Student asked no questions Student unfocused and asked unrelated questions Student asked thoughtful questions that covered the basics  Student asked creative, thoughtful questions that went beyond who, what, when, where  
Information Strategies: Student did not participate Student suggested a few sources Student suggested a few good sources Student suggested several excellent sources to answer questions.  
Location and Access: Did not include sources in chart. Sources incomplete on chart. Included less than 3 different sources. Sources complete on chart. Includes 3 different sources. Sources were complete and neatly organized on the chart. Includes 3 different sources.  
Collecting Information: Included more opinion than fact. Information was taken from unreliable sources. Included some facts from reliable sources, but they did not answer the questions Included facts from reliable sources that answered the questions. Included facts from reliable sources that answered the questions and went beyond simple answers.  
Presentation:

JOURNAL

 Demonstrated little or no knowledge of the country.  Demonstrated a basic knowledge of the country. Demonstrated knowledge of the country and showed evidence of research.  Demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the country and showed evidence of careful research.   

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ORAL PRESENTATION Demonstrated little or no knowledge of the country.  Demonstrated a basic knowledge of the country. Demonstrated knowledge of the country and showed evidence of research.  Demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the country and showed evidence of careful research.   

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EVALUATION POINTS     TOTAL:  

 
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