Introduction
Imagine you are walking on the beach during the Civil War. You see two giant submarines in the water. Cannon shots are being fired and are strongly deflected by their enemy. Nobody can stop these indestructible ironclads.
Task
Make a poster that fits the following requirements
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3 or more pictures relating to the subject of submarines and ironclads
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Minimum amount of 4 fun facts
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Answer the questions :
Use http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/navy-hub/navy-history/steel-steam.html to answer questions 1-3 :
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Why didn’t ironclads use sails instead of steam engines?
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How did they improve the previous wooden ships?
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What was the name of the first submarine to destroy an enemy ship?
Use http://www.americancivilwarstory.com/ironclad-warship.html to answer question 4 :
4. When was the first battle using ironclads, and what was the battle called?
Use http://users.wowway.com/~jenkins/ironclads/ironintr.htm to answer questions 5-6
5. What was an ironclad?
6. How many ironclads were there in total of both sides?
Use http://www.americancivilwarstory.com/civil-war-submarine.html to answer questions 7-8
7. Who created the first working submarine and when?
8. Why was there not a lot of information available about Civil War submarines to be found in official record?
Process
With the websites given, answer the questions about ironclads and submarines. Once you answer all the questions, start to create a poster with the paper provided. The poster will have 3 or more pictures, all the eight questions and answers, and 4 fun facts about the subject. Be creative on how you design your poster.
Evaluation
4. You meet all the requirements and you added more. You have more than 3 pictures, and more than 4 fun facts. All the questions are answered in your own words. The poster is nice and neat, with legible handwriting. You have the title, and you maximized the space.
3. You meet all the requirements. You have 3 pictures, and all the questions are answered. You have 4 fun facts, and the space is maximized. The poster looks neat, with legible handwriting.
2. You meet some of the requirements. You don't have all 3 pictures, and you don't answer all the questions. You lack some of the 4 fun facts.
1. You don't meet any of the requirements. You have no picture, no fun facts, and you don't answer any of the questions. The project isn't even close to being completed.
Conclusion
You will be making a creative poster that expresses the subject of ironclads and submarines. It answers the questions and has 4 fun facts. The poster also contains 3 pictures. The poster can be arranged in any way you would like. Have fun learning about the exciting ironclads and submarines.