State Presentations

Introduction

Students! Its time to pack your bags and hit the road. Today you are going to be traveling to two new states in the United States. You are going to explore the states to find all the cool details to share with your me, your family, and your fellow classmates.

Task

Students, you are going to create a google presentation in regards to two states of your choice, excluding Tennessee and Kentucky. Before beginning your presentation you must complete a K-W-L chart on google slides and share with me.

Process

First you will complete a K-W-L chart in google slides and share with me *please select make a copy before filling out*

You must include five bullet points per category.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lDGwRflwEW1APXZJJxoyVnGKftrPT-O09ABkrC512_A/edit?usp=sharing

Second you can jump into your research researching these key questions:

location of state
state capital
state flag
state population
3 fun facts

For your research use these links - be sure you are staying only on these websites and not clicking on ads

https://www.ducksters.com/geography/usgeography.php

https://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/

https://www.factmonster.com/explore-all-fifty-us-states

https://www.maps4kids.com/US_States.htm

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sis/resources/data-tools/state-facts.html

Third you will create a 10 slide, 5 slides per state, google slide presentation sharing the information you found

Need help with something in google slides? Try this video!

https://youtu.be/_bIUrFvxQug?feature=shared

Finally proof read your slides. Be sure that your slides have no grammatical or spelling errors, only include applicable information, and that all components of the rubric have been reached.

When you are done

share your google slide state presentation with me so I know you are done
fill out the L of your K-W-L chart and double check it has been shared with me

Evaluation

State Presentation	4	3	2	1
Presentation	Presentation was free of grammatical error, easy to read and was 10 sli	Presentationhad one or two grammatical errors, easy to read, and was 10 slides	Presentation had three or more gramatical errors, less than half of the slides were hard to read, and there were more than 8 slides	Presentation had five or more grammatical errors, half or more of the slides were hard to read, there were less than 8 slides
Information	Answered 5 essential questions and included only relevant content	Answered 5 essential questions and included some irrelevant information	Answered less than 5 of the essential questions, included irrelevant information	Answered none of the essential questions
K-W-L	Student had five bullet points per category	Student had three- four bullet points per category	Student had one-two bullet points per category	Student did not answer a category

Conclusion

Phew! Welcome back students! I have you enjoyed your trip to your new state and learned all kinds of things to share with your family and friends!