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Explorer Project Checklist

Project: Explorer Poster

Relating Concepts:

  • Explorer's full name, written largely, as the poster title
  • Map of explorer's country of origin, route(s), and area(s) explored
  • Picture of the type of ship used by your explorer
  • Caption* naming the type of ship, and giving additional information about the ship
  • List of the supplies your explorer needed
  • Picture of your explorer
  • One to three sentences as a caption* telling about your explorer's birth, the country he worked for, and his death (include dates if known)
  • Actual or possible quotation from your explorer that is unique to your explorer
  • Paragraph (5-7 sentences) describing your explorer's reasons (goals) for exploring, where he explored, and how or why his discoveries and explorations were and are important

Background Research:

  • List all the sources you used to find this information
  • Place picture source information below each picture's caption

Poster Appearance:

  • Poster is neat (not sloppy-looking)
  • Poster's lettering is large enough to read from a distance of 5 feet away
  • All words are spelled correctly
  • Partners' names are on the front of the poster
  • Poster is well-organized
  • Poster is interesting to look at

Cooperative Work:

  • I showed respect and support for fellow team members.
  • I listened to my partner's ideas.
  • I did my share of the work.

*Note: Captions are complete sentences near pictures that explain that particular graphic.