For your research assignment, you will choose one discovery from the "World's 10 Most Incredible Discoveries" video below.
After you have chosen a discovery that interests you, you will need to complete some research on your topic. This will be completed in your "Research Notes" booklet that I will supply for you. Your notes will be recorded under 4 headings:
Who made this discovery and when/where was it discovered?
A detailed description of what was discovered
What makes this such an incredible discovery and what do scientists/archaeologists believe is its importance?
What inferences can you make after researching this discovery? (your conclusion)
(What do you think it was used for? Could there be any other explanations for what it's used for? Do you believe that archaeologists have made correct inferences?...)
After you have completed your notes, you will create paragraphs for each topic. Don't forget powerful opening and closing sentences for each paragraph! Your finished research assignment will be Page 3 of your Weebly website. You will include the 4 headings from above in your final product. You will want to add a picture (with a caption) for each of your paragraphs AND the title of your assignment should be in the top section of your page (which will include pictures/photos as well). At the end of your last paragraph, you will also include a Sources section where you will include all the sites you used to research, including the sites where you have borrowed photos from! I will show you how to link these at a later date.
The 10 Discoveries
• The Stone Spheres of Costa Rica
• The Piri Reis Map
• The Baghdad Batteries
• The Giant Eggs (Chechnya)
• The Voynich Manuscript
• The Mystery Stone of Lake Winnipesaukee
• The Antikythera Mechanism
• The Hidden Character Stone
• The Fuente Magna Bowl
• The London Artifact
Who made this discovery and when/where was it discovered?
A detailed description of what was discovered
What makes this such an incredible discovery and what do scientists/archaeologists believe is its importance?
What inferences can you make after researching this discovery? (your conclusion)
(What do you think it was used for? Could there be any other explanations for what it's used for? Do you believe that archaeologists have made correct inferences?...)
After you have completed your notes, you will create paragraphs for each topic. Don't forget powerful opening and closing sentences for each paragraph! Your finished research assignment will be Page 3 of your Weebly website. You will include the 4 headings from above in your final product. You will want to add a picture (with a caption) for each of your paragraphs AND the title of your assignment should be in the top section of your page (which will include pictures/photos as well). At the end of your last paragraph, you will also include a Sources section where you will include all the sites you used to research, including the sites where you have borrowed photos from! I will show you how to link these at a later date.
The 10 Discoveries
• The Stone Spheres of Costa Rica
• The Piri Reis Map
• The Baghdad Batteries
• The Giant Eggs (Chechnya)
• The Voynich Manuscript
• The Mystery Stone of Lake Winnipesaukee
• The Antikythera Mechanism
• The Hidden Character Stone
• The Fuente Magna Bowl
• The London Artifact