Overview: Students will use the Internet to find important events in the areas of politics, religion,art, literature or music, and science that occurred during the life span of the explorer they have researched. They will create a word document using a word processing program to display on the classroom timeline.

Instructional Objectives: Students will:

1. Use the Internet to find important events in the life span of an explorer
2. Download and/or save graphics from the Internet
3. Use a word processing program to make a document with graphics

Time Required: Two or three 45-60 minute class periods

Advance Preparation and prerequisite knowledge/skills:

1. Students should know how to use the Internet to find information
2. Students should know how to copy, save, and cite graphics from the Internet
3. Students should know how to format, add text, save, print and insert graphics into a word processing document

Materials:

1. Computer with Internet access connected to a printer

Vocabulary: Politics, religion, science, art, music, literature

Procedures:

1. Teacher explains the meaning of major events in politics, art, music, literature and science
2. Give examples of important events and discoveries that students might use
   • Science: Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543 was the founder of modern astronomy
   • Art: Michelangelo 1475-1564
   • Literature: Shakespeare 1564-1616
   • Politics; Ivan IV the Terrible, Russian Czar
   • Religion: Reformation 1517
3. Explain the word documents requirements
   • Eight facts presented in bullet form about one major event or discovery in the area of politics, science, religion or art, literature, and music
   • Picture or graphic representative of the event
4. Demonstrate how to use the HyperHistory web site for initial research at http://hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html

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Activities:

1. Students use the Internet to find at least three other important events that happened in the years of the explorer's life in the areas of religion, politics, science, and art, literature and music ( http://hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html ) is a good place to start
2. Students choose one area to research
3. Students check with the teacher so that there are no duplications in the class
4. Research and take notes
5. Save graphics from the research
6. Make the word processing document
7. Print the document
8. Share with the class before adding to the class timeline

Evaluation: Use the rubric to evaluate the word document. Click here for the rubric

Homework and Extensions:

Homework: Students use the social studies text, encyclopedia, or library book to find additional information about the event.

Extension: Make a Power Point slide using the same text and graphics as the word document to be added to the class Power Point presentation.

Student Samples: Click here for sample

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