Virtual Cities: A Multimedia Tour
The following assignment sheet will help you complete your Web lesson.
Your group will choose any city in the world to study. You will find out about:
- The geography and climate of the city.
- The history of the city, including the city's founding fathers.
- Economic activities that helped the city grow in the past, and economic activities that are helping the city grow now.
The Project Components:
1. Investigation Worksheet: Complete the Investigation Worksheet. You may want to organize your group so that each person in the group completes one or two of the questions. Turn in the completed Investigation Worksheet to your teacher at the end of the project.
2. Kid Pix Slide Show: Your slide show should have at least five slides. You can use images and sounds, Quick Time movies, digitized or scanned photos, and your own illustrations and text. When you are making your slide show, be sure to check for and include the following:3. Final Presentation: You will present your slide show to the class. Make sure you do a final run through of your project before you present it to the class. Be prepared to answer questions from your audience about your city.
- A title.
- A minimum of five slides.
- A reference slide that lists at least two sources (such as the title of a book or a Web site URL).
- Clear and readable text.
- Correct spelling and punctuation.
- Slides that show the information clearly.
- Images that support the information, and do not override it.