How to start?
You must have completed Level 1 before starting.
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Landform Challenges
Challenge 1: Diorama
Points: 2,000 points
So what's the details?
Create a diorama or miniature model of the landscapes. You can use whatever materials you wish to include. Your diorama needs to include 3 or more land forms from your region. Then write a paragraph for each landform to describe their appearance and where they can be found.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Bonus(500 points): Using the QR code maker iPad app, make a voice recording that reads your paragraph when a smart device scans them.
Bonus(1000 points): Present your diorama to the class. Be prepared with a script or note cards so your presentation is professional.
Create a diorama or miniature model of the landscapes. You can use whatever materials you wish to include. Your diorama needs to include 3 or more land forms from your region. Then write a paragraph for each landform to describe their appearance and where they can be found.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Bonus(500 points): Using the QR code maker iPad app, make a voice recording that reads your paragraph when a smart device scans them.
Bonus(1000 points): Present your diorama to the class. Be prepared with a script or note cards so your presentation is professional.
Culture Challenges
Challenge 2: The Art Gallery
Points: 1000 points for each piece of art.
So what's the details?
Create a piece of art work that represents something important in that region. It may be scenary, food, music, a person who made a positive impact in the region, a landmark. You decide! Each piece of artwork must:
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Create a piece of art work that represents something important in that region. It may be scenary, food, music, a person who made a positive impact in the region, a landmark. You decide! Each piece of artwork must:
- Be your best effort
- Include a plaque with the name of the author(you), name of the artwork, and a paragraph explaining what it is and why you chose to make it. Here is an example of a plaque.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
History Challenges
Challenge 3: Timeline
Points: 1500 points per event(minimum 5 events)
So what's the details?
Using the website ReadWriteThink.org, create a timeline of the important events in the REGION(not state). Each event needs:
ALTERNATIVE project(3000): Make a poster of your timeline. It needs to be creative, well-designed, and informative.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes
Using the website ReadWriteThink.org, create a timeline of the important events in the REGION(not state). Each event needs:
- Title
- Short description(Main idea)
- Full Description
- Picture
- Be your best effort and something you are VERY proud of.
- Here is an example of a timeline that does meet the expectations.
- Here and here are examples of timelines that meet the expectation.
ALTERNATIVE project(3000): Make a poster of your timeline. It needs to be creative, well-designed, and informative.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes
Challenge 3: Dress up
Points: 2,500 points
So what's the details?
Dress up as an influential person from the region. Give a 90 second speech or video as if you were that person. Talk about the following items:
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Bonus(500 points): For each additional 30 seconds.
Dress up as an influential person from the region. Give a 90 second speech or video as if you were that person. Talk about the following items:
- Name
- Where and when you were born
- What you did that made you famous
- Some other interesting information about yourself.
- Have a prop that would have been important to that person and explain why you have it.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Bonus(500 points): For each additional 30 seconds.
Climate Challenges
Challenge 4: Weather Report
Points: 1,500 points
So what's the details?
Record a week long weather report of your region for the month of December. Watch the video of professional meteorologist, Al Roker, below to get ideas on how you might present the information on the REGION. Create a flipchart or Google slide to show the weather. You must have:
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Bonus(500 points): Include a video that relates to your weather inside the flipchart/Google slide
Bonus(500 points): Send it to another reporter to report the weather from the field.
Bonus(500 points): Use a teleprompter app on the iPad.
Record a week long weather report of your region for the month of December. Watch the video of professional meteorologist, Al Roker, below to get ideas on how you might present the information on the REGION. Create a flipchart or Google slide to show the weather. You must have:
- A map of the region
- Temperatures for the week
- The type of weather to expect
- 2 minutes
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Bonus(500 points): Include a video that relates to your weather inside the flipchart/Google slide
Bonus(500 points): Send it to another reporter to report the weather from the field.
Bonus(500 points): Use a teleprompter app on the iPad.
Multiple Category Challenges
Challenge 5: Trading Cards
Points: 500 points per trading card
So what's the details?
Using Google Slides or actual trading cards create a trading card for each state in the region. Your cards need to have the following information:
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Using Google Slides or actual trading cards create a trading card for each state in the region. Your cards need to have the following information:
- Picture of the state
- Which region it is in?
- 3 Land forms and an interesting fact about them
- Famous historical people from here and what they are famous for
- 1 description of a historical event
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Challenge 6: Google Slides
Points: 2,000
So what's the details?
Create a slide to teach others about your region and either give a presentation or use LOOM to screencast it. It must have at least 1 title page and 5 additional pages from information. Remember:
Here is an example.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Bonus(500 points): Make a page about each one of these topics: history in the region, culture from the region, climate of the region, and landforms of the region.
Bonus(1,000 points): Make the Google Slide with 1 title page and 10 additional pages.
Create a slide to teach others about your region and either give a presentation or use LOOM to screencast it. It must have at least 1 title page and 5 additional pages from information. Remember:
- a Google slide should have images that are IMPORTANT to the topic and very few words
- You will write a script for your presentation to explain what is on each slide.
Here is an example.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Bonus(500 points): Make a page about each one of these topics: history in the region, culture from the region, climate of the region, and landforms of the region.
Bonus(1,000 points): Make the Google Slide with 1 title page and 10 additional pages.
Challenge 7: Create Your Own Challenge
Points: ???(This will be decided between the student and teacher)
So what's the details?
Do you have an idea for a challenge that you don't see here? Suggest it to your teacher. If they approve, together you will decide what the number of points is worth.
Do you have an idea for a challenge that you don't see here? Suggest it to your teacher. If they approve, together you will decide what the number of points is worth.