Agenda
1) Warmup
Write about the most extreme place you've ever been.
2) Choose topics for Extreme Earth
3) Hand out instructions and Grader
Homework
Research topic
Today the students received the instruction sheet for the Extreme Earth presentation (which is included below) and we chose topics. For homework today students should research their topic; so if you chose they flattest place on earth, you would go online or to a library and find out where that place is.
Presentations will be given on Thursday and Friday.
The Extreme Earth
Oral Presentation
Put your research skills to work on an oral presentation. You will pick a category, and then do research to find out where on Earth is the most extreme in that category. the hottest place on Earth.
You will write a script, which you will hand in when you give your presentation. The script counts for ten points. It does not have to be typed.
After doing your research you will write and deliver an oral presentation to the class. Your presentation will cover four main areas:
1) Define your category.
For example, if it’s the hottest place on earth, how is it measured—hottest single day ever, hottest average temperature, etc.
2) Define the most extreme place in your category.
Is it a city, state, country, mountain, how big, what shape, who lives there, history, etc.
3) Explain why this place is the most extreme.
What makes it the hottest place on earth—wind patterns, elevation, dryness, etc.
4) Name and Evaluate the sources you used.
What books and/or websites gave you the answer. How reliable are they?
Note: you must have two different sources to get an A.
Your presentation will last for 2 minutes—no more, no less.
Rehearse your presentation several times to make sure it is two minutes long and you can deliver it smoothly, without saying “um” or “like.” Pay attention to your first and last sentences—they show how well you prepared.
