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History Challenges
Challenge 1: Stop Motion Movie
Points: 3,000 points
So what's the details?
Choose an important, non-violent event from your region. Use the iPad app Lego Movie Maker to make a 30 second to 1 minute film to reenact the film. Some examples of appropriate events could be the signing of the Declaration of the Independence, Boston Tea Party, or the California Gold Rush. You do not need to use Lego's to make this movie. Before you make your movie you are required to have some kind of script.
Here is an example of a stop motion video.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Bonus(1500 points): Make your movie 1 minute long.
Choose an important, non-violent event from your region. Use the iPad app Lego Movie Maker to make a 30 second to 1 minute film to reenact the film. Some examples of appropriate events could be the signing of the Declaration of the Independence, Boston Tea Party, or the California Gold Rush. You do not need to use Lego's to make this movie. Before you make your movie you are required to have some kind of script.
Here is an example of a stop motion video.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Bonus(1500 points): Make your movie 1 minute long.
Climate Challenges
Challenge 2: Region's Seasons
Points: 2,000 points for each season
So what's the details?
Create any kind of representation to show the seasons of your region. Each season must include:
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Create any kind of representation to show the seasons of your region. Each season must include:
- A detailed paragraph describing the season.
- Which states are included in this season change(Not all states have 4 seasons)?
- Pictures(drawn or printed)
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Landform Challenges
Challenge 3: Lego Landforms
Points: 2,500 points for each land form
So what's the details?
Pick a land form from your region. Make a replica of this land form with Legos. Along with this replica include 2 paragraphs of information about the land form.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Pick a land form from your region. Make a replica of this land form with Legos. Along with this replica include 2 paragraphs of information about the land form.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Culture Challenges
Challenge 4: Tourism Advertisement
Points: 3,000
So what's the details?
Find a way to advertise what is so great about your region. You can include:
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Find a way to advertise what is so great about your region. You can include:
- Places they need to visit
- Food to try
- Famous Landmarks.
- Other information you find valuable
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Challenge 5: Classifieds
Points: 1,000 points for each classified advertisement
So what's the details?
When you are looking for a job you look in the classified section to see what jobs are available. Here is an example of what a classified advertisement might look like on the right side of this image. Find jobs that are important to that area. For example, in the Midwest Farmers are very common, but they are not common in all regions. Teachers, police officers, and construction workers would NOT be a good example, because they are used in EVERY region.
For each job description you must include:
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Bonus(1,000 points): Complete this job application for one of the jobs.
When you are looking for a job you look in the classified section to see what jobs are available. Here is an example of what a classified advertisement might look like on the right side of this image. Find jobs that are important to that area. For example, in the Midwest Farmers are very common, but they are not common in all regions. Teachers, police officers, and construction workers would NOT be a good example, because they are used in EVERY region.
For each job description you must include:
- Job title
- What type of work education they must have.
- What types of tasks will they have to perform when they are working.
- How much will they get paid,REALISTICALLY, if they are hired.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Bonus(1,000 points): Complete this job application for one of the jobs.
Multiple Category Challenges
Challenge 6: State Song
Points: 2,000
So what's the details?
Using any popular children's song(Mary Had a Little Lamb, ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, etc.) record a song to help others remember the states within a region.
Using any popular children's song(Mary Had a Little Lamb, ABC's, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, etc.) record a song to help others remember the states within a region.
Challenge 7: News Report
Points: 3,500
So what's the details?
Give and record a 90 seconds news report about your region. As in a regular report you might see on KWWL, you must include three different sections:
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Bonus(500 points): Use a teleprompter app on the iPad.
Bonus(1,000 points): Have a graphic that goes along with the story you are representing. See the example below.
Bonus(1,000): Make a 2 minute video.
Give and record a 90 seconds news report about your region. As in a regular report you might see on KWWL, you must include three different sections:
- Week long weather report about the region's climate
- Sports report about the popular sports in the area
- News about 2 important events. Report the events like they just happened even though they may have happened in the past.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
Bonus(500 points): Use a teleprompter app on the iPad.
Bonus(1,000 points): Have a graphic that goes along with the story you are representing. See the example below.
Bonus(1,000): Make a 2 minute video.
Challenge 8: 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.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.
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.
Bonus(500 points): Use the one of the graphic organizers from below to take notes.