Introduction
Start packing your suitcase! You and your teammates have been selected to travel through Jamaica! Your team will set off on your adventure and experience the culture and the physical aspects of the country. Your team will discover how people live, what they eat, and how they work! You will also discover what the physical land looks like and what the climate is like in different areas. Upon completing your adventure in Jamaica, you and your teammates will compile all your information into a journal to share will other teams! Your journal will include pictures, maps and a narrative of each experience! Don't waste time...your plane leaves soon!
Task
Using the internet resources, your team will travel through different parts of Jamaica. During your journey, your teammates will each take part in creating a journal of all of your discoveries and experiences. Each member will have an assigned topic to research. The topics include:
Member 1: People and Culture-Compile all of the information about the people and culture of Jamaica that you found. You can copy and paste pictures or you can leave space to draw pictures after the journal has been printed.
Member2: Geography and Climate-Compile all of the information about the physical land in Jamaica. Include the climate and the specific countries you are speaking of. You can copy and paste charts or pictures as well.
Member 3: Animals and Wildlife-Compile all of the information about animals and wildlife that you found. You can copy and paste pictures or you can leave space to draw pictures after the journal has been printed.
Member 4: Arts and Clothing -Compile all the information you found about art and clothing here. Include pictures, either hand drawn or from the internet.
The journal should include pictures, written accounts of what your team saw, maps of where your team traveled, and anything else that your team learned while on your expedition. After creating your journal on your adventures in Jamaica, your team will present the information discovered! Good Luck!
Process
Follow these instructions...
1. When placed in your groups decide what kind of presentation you all think fits best for your research.
-powerpoint
- poster
2. Assign each group member a topic to research.
-geography and climate
-animals and wildlife
-people and culture
-arts and clothing
While researching use only credible sources. Here are a few websites I found:
https://www.britannica.com/place/Jamaica
https://geography.name/jamaica/
https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/jamaica-facts.html
https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Jamaica/275127
https://www.everyculture.com/wc/Germany-to-Jamaica/Jamaicans.html
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/jamaicaC
https://kids.kiddle.co/Jamaica
https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-jamaica/
4. After the research is done, come back together as a group and discuss the information that each of you found. Decide the main points and use them for your presentation.
HINT: Only include the research that has lots of factual evidence to back it up
5. Use your research to create the presentation your group chose. Make it appealing to the eye by keeping it neat and organized. Use lots of pictures so your audience has an idea of what you're talking about.
6. Review your presentation you just created and make sure each group member knows which part they will be presenting to the class. EACH group member HAS to talk during the presentation. Points will be deducted from the WHOLE group if each member does not talk.
Have fun and use this project to dive deeper into the depths of Jamaica :)
Evaluation
Rubric
| # | Beginning 1 | Developing 2 | Very Good 3 | Exemplary 4 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demonstrates effective use of the Internet resources for locating appropriate information. Refers to sources correctly for information gathered. | Visits few resources. Little indication of effective research techniques. | Visits few sources of information which are used effectively. Reflects a limited amount of effort to find appropriate resources and create an effective and interesting Journal. | Several sources of information are used which relate to the process of creating an effective Journal. References come from a variety of sources. The use of both text and graphics is encorporated appropriately. | Uses all of resource materials. Excellent choice of materials which provides excellent information appropriate to the task. | %25 |
| Demonstrates the ability to create a well-organized, graphically rich publication which effectively integrates images and text. | Little or no use of graphics, maps, or photos. graphics selection is not relevant to the Journal. | Some use of graphics and photos but not effectively presented. Graphics and text are not used together on a page. Limited selection of images. | Uses a variety of graphics appropriate for the Journal. Good use of combining text and graphics. Organized and appropriate selection of graphics and photos. | Excellent use of graphics of many types. Creative and interesting use of text with graphics. High quality graphics used effectively to illustrate the Journal. Excellent balance between text and graphics. | %25 |
| Demonstrates the ability to write clearly, following the rules of Standard American English so to effectively communicate information, ideas, and conclusions. | The descriptions of adventures are difficult to understand. Sentences are incomplete and contain many grammatical and spelling errors. There is no evidence of proofreading. The writing style is well below grade level. | The descriptions of adventures lack clarity and include many grammatical and spelling errors. The writing is not well organized and demonstrates limited proofreading skills. The writing is below grade level. | The descriptions of adventures are clear and usually well written without many grammatical and spelling errors. The writing demonstrates good paragraph construction . | The descriptions are written in clear, well constructed paragraphs. The information is presented in descriptive language with few if any grammatical and spelling errors. The writing is polished and demonstrates excellent preparation and execution. | %25 |
| Demonstrates the ability to work cooperatively, sharing information and skills necessary for effective collaborative learning. | Demonstrates very little cooperation. Group members do not assume responsibilities. Very little effort to work as a team. | The team demonstrates some cooperation but members do not communicate information efficiently. One or two members do most of the work. | Good team effort. All members of the Travel Team work to select and record information. All members of the team perform tasks. | The entire Travel Team Works as an effective unit to share information. Excellent communication with well organized activities. Everyone on the team is actively involved during the entire process. | %25 |
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Total Score: %100 |
Conclusion
You and your teammates have been given the opportunity to learn how to gather information while traveling to a distant country. Each team member has researched information about Jamaica and compiled that information into a journal. The journal shows the details that you have discovered, the observations that you have made and the adventures that you have taken! Your journal only reflects a small glimpse of what life in Jamaica is really like. There is much more information on the internet and in the libraries and museums! Take another trip back to Jamaica when possible, and learn even more!!!
Credits
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Miss Ciara and Miss Barb