Explorer Presentation           

Description of the explorer’s expedition(s).

20 pts.

Identifies the country that financed the explorer’s voyage.

3 pts.

Includes the year the explorer started first expedition.

2pts.

Identifies the intended location of the explorer’s expedition.

2 pts.

Explains the basic goals of the expedition (What was the explorer trying to accomplish on his expedition?)

5 pts.

Identifies any significant stops on the explorer’s route.

3 pts.

Accurately plots the first route on the student made map.

5 pts.

Explaining the impact of the expedition

30 pts.

Explains the explorers success in accomplishing his goals

5 pts

Explains the encounters and/or discoveries that were not part of his goals for the expedition.

5 pts

Describes the impact that the explorer had on the native population

5 pts

Explains how this explorer’s expeditions influenced later explorers.

5 pts

Explains how the investor (King, Queen, Joint Stock Company) of the voyage benefited from the exploration

5 pts

Explains the long-term effect of the explorer’s encounters.

5 pts

Columbian Exchange and Food Origin Presentation

50 pts

Includes foods from at least 3 of the 4 food groups And designs a complete meal.

5 pts

Includes at least two ingredients in each dish.

2 pts.

Attempts to make the meal creative and appealing

3 pts.

Identifies the origin of 80% of the ingredients in the meal.

5 pts

Creates labels for 80 % of the ingredients in the meal and places the labels on the student made map in the correct location (The native location of the food)

5 pts

The following are oral requirements demonstrated during the actual presentation

30 pts.

Identifies the proper continent, region, and current country for the origin of 80% of the foods used in the meal.          

10 pts

Explains the complete history of one food item used in the meal

10 pts

Suggests how at least on of his ingredients might have been transported or encountered by a specific explorer

5 pts

Perspective - describes one other event that was taking place when this food was being introduced to a new continent

5 pts

Total points

100 pts