Topic/Theme
Episode 1 of Guns, Germs & Steel Documentary
Project/Artifact
Presentation to an audience
Essential Questions
How did geography, plants, and animals impact early human civilization?
How does geography/plants/animals impact on early human civilization manifest itself in the modern world?
Is it best to have more "cargo" or are there other factors that comprise a well-run state?
Project Description
Create a presentation to share with Momo, Popi, and Grams what you have learned from the first episode of Guns, Germs & Steel.
Project Instructions
Review your listening guide and think about what you have learned from the first episode of Guns, Germs, and Steel.
Lulu:
Prepare a presentation in any format you choose to share for no less than three minutes with Momo, Popi, and Grams what you have learned from episode 1 of GGS.
Document your presentation (photos, video, etc).
Present to Momo, Popi, and Grams.
Publish the documentation of your presentation to your portfolio on the website with the title of the project ("Presentation on Episode 1 of Guns, Germs & Steel) and the date at the top.
Ramona:
2. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation to share for no less than five minutes with Momo, Popi, and Grams what you have learned from episode 1 of GGS.
3. In addition to your listening guide and what we discussed in class, use at least one of these additional resources: the World and/or The Story of... You may use other resources as well.
4. Present to Momo, Popi, and Grams.
5. Publish your PowerPoint to your portfolio on the website with the title of the project ("Presentation on Episode 1 of Guns, Germs & Steel) and the date at the top.
D2.Geo.8.6-8. Analyze how relationships between humans and environments extend or contract spatial patterns of settlement and movement.
D2.His.3.6-8. Use questions generated about individuals and groups to analyze why they, and the developments they shaped, are seen as historically significant.
D2.His.14.6-8. Explain multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.15.6-8. Evaluate the relative influence of various causes of events and developments in the past.
D2.His.16.6-8. Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.
D4.2.6-8. Construct explanations using reasoning, correct sequence, examples, and details with relevant information and data, while acknowledging the strengths and weaknesses of the explanations.
Outcomes courtesy of: https://www.socialstudies.org/standards/c3
Guns, Germs and Steel Documentary Miniseries
https://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/educators/lesson1.html