Watch these videos about plagiarism. It´s important to understand when you are copying someone´s information or when you are using it in your own way:
On the next day 2, please bring all the information you´ve found doing your research. That day we will check in to see what you need to do and what support you may need.
Due: Thursday December 7th, 2017 (see below to review instructions)
Country Project Guidelines: You must choose one country, then you must research which categories or themes you would like to focus on. Your project must include: a map, flag (explain it´s meaning), population, languages spoken, religions practiced, capital city, current leader, currency, 3 famous people and why they are famous.
Choose 4 of the following to include: geography (does this country have lakes, rivers, forests, mountains, what is the size of these main areas, where do most people live?), economy (what products and services are most common, which do they export, which jobs are most common?), cuisine(what makes the food unique, which dishes are most common, why do they eat these foods?), natural resources (what resources do they have, which ones do they export, what do they use them for?), traditions (holidays, celebrations, customs), wildlife (flora (plants) and fauna (animals) -give examples of the most unique plants and animals)), important historical events (at least 3), sports (whats the most common sports, are there any unique sports, why are these sports popular?), military (what is the size, do they have an airforce and/or navy, do they need a military -are there any threats?), or music (what are the most popular genres, are there any music genres from this country, which instruments are from this country, what/who are the most famous music groups or artists?). In general make sure you answer what, when, why, how, and possibly who for each topic. You must also include a list of all of the sources you used.
Example of siting sources:
Sources:
1. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/nigeria/#nigeria-festival.jpg
2. https://www.theafricacenter.org/hip-deep-nigeria-afropop/
3. https://allnigerianfoods.com/nigerian-nkwobi
NOTE:
*Do not use Wikipedia
*Include the complete URL for the source:
example:
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/nigeria/#nigeria-festival.jpg = good
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com = bad
* You can present your research in any of the following formats: PowerPoint, Canva, VoiceThread, or PowToons.
Final Copy Due: Thursday January 18th, 2018
Due: Thursday December 7th, 2017 (see below to review instructions)
Country Project Guidelines: You must choose one country, then you must research which categories or themes you would like to focus on. Your project must include: a map, flag (explain it´s meaning), population, languages spoken, religions practiced, capital city, current leader, currency, 3 famous people and why they are famous.
Choose 4 of the following to include: geography (does this country have lakes, rivers, forests, mountains, what is the size of these main areas, where do most people live?), economy (what products and services are most common, which do they export, which jobs are most common?), cuisine(what makes the food unique, which dishes are most common, why do they eat these foods?), natural resources (what resources do they have, which ones do they export, what do they use them for?), traditions (holidays, celebrations, customs), wildlife (flora (plants) and fauna (animals) -give examples of the most unique plants and animals)), important historical events (at least 3), sports (whats the most common sports, are there any unique sports, why are these sports popular?), military (what is the size, do they have an airforce and/or navy, do they need a military -are there any threats?), or music (what are the most popular genres, are there any music genres from this country, which instruments are from this country, what/who are the most famous music groups or artists?). In general make sure you answer what, when, why, how, and possibly who for each topic. You must also include a list of all of the sources you used.
Example of siting sources:
Sources:
1. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/nigeria/#nigeria-festival.jpg
2. https://www.theafricacenter.org/hip-deep-nigeria-afropop/
3. https://allnigerianfoods.com/nigerian-nkwobi
NOTE:
*Do not use Wikipedia
*Include the complete URL for the source:
example:
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/nigeria/#nigeria-festival.jpg = good
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com = bad
* You can present your research in any of the following formats: PowerPoint, Canva, VoiceThread, or PowToons.
Final Copy Due: Thursday January 18th, 2018