Magic Tree House Europe and Russia Project
You have been hired by a publisher to write and illustrate a Magic Tree House book that will be aimed at the 1-3 grades. The goal of the book is to continue the theme of the Magic Tree House books, which is history and geography, in your own book about a country in Europe. You are going to take Jack and Anne on an adventure in history and geography to one of the countries in Europe.
Below are the word documents with all of the directions and all of the forms you will need to complete the project.
Below are the word documents with all of the directions and all of the forms you will need to complete the project.
Magic Tree House Book Project Directions | |
File Size: | 19 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Magic Tree House Peer Review and Timeline | |
File Size: | 25 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Magic Tree House Book Brainstorming Research | |
File Size: | 14 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Rick Steves Europe Videos
Rick Steves on Hulu- these are a great resource to help you with your Magic Tree House books
Europe Travel Video
You will divide up into groups of 5 or 6 to create a travel video for Europe. Your job is to create a video that is informative and descriptive about 5 different countries in Europe. Question to consider: Why should someone choose this country to visit out of all the possible countries in Europe? Your end result should be a video that can be used by a travel agent or on the internet to help people decide on where to visit in Europe.
1. Format: It can be set up like a news program, you can have a host who takes you through each country, or another creative way to get the job done.
2. Content: You need to include 5 different countries from Europe in your presentation, at least 1 from Eastern Europe (map #2). You need to include 3 different places from each country to describe. These may be historical, physical, or man made attractions within the country.
3. Procedure:
1. Watch some of the Rick Steves' Europe videos to find countries that interest you
2. Decide on 5 countries for your project
3. Research your countries and collect things to include in your program
4. create a story board or outline of what your video will be, a script should also be written.
5. Begin recording your video on imovie or on a video camera of your own
6. You will turn in your outline/story board and script with your completed project
7. We will view them in class!
1. Format: It can be set up like a news program, you can have a host who takes you through each country, or another creative way to get the job done.
2. Content: You need to include 5 different countries from Europe in your presentation, at least 1 from Eastern Europe (map #2). You need to include 3 different places from each country to describe. These may be historical, physical, or man made attractions within the country.
3. Procedure:
1. Watch some of the Rick Steves' Europe videos to find countries that interest you
2. Decide on 5 countries for your project
3. Research your countries and collect things to include in your program
4. create a story board or outline of what your video will be, a script should also be written.
5. Begin recording your video on imovie or on a video camera of your own
6. You will turn in your outline/story board and script with your completed project
7. We will view them in class!
EuroTunnel
European Union- Chapter 14
essential question: What forces work for and against supranational cooperation among nations?
Population Pyramids- Chapter 15
essential questions: How do population trends affect a country's future?
Invisible BORDERS- Chapter 16
essential question: How can one country's pollution become another country's problem?
Lake Baikal Video
http://shows.howstuffworks.com/40478-the-coolest-stuff-on-the-planet-lake-baikal-video.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/1248069280321/troubles-on-russia-s-lake-baikal.html
http://natgeotv.com/uk/wild-russia/videos/siberia-lake-baikal
http://shows.howstuffworks.com/40478-the-coolest-stuff-on-the-planet-lake-baikal-video.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/1248069280321/troubles-on-russia-s-lake-baikal.html
http://natgeotv.com/uk/wild-russia/videos/siberia-lake-baikal
Chernobyl Disaster
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2314041/Chernobyl-nuclear-disaster-Eerie-photographs-Helene-Veilleux.html
http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/disasters/chernobyl-disaster.htm?media
http://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/chernobyl-disaster-nuclear-plant-soviet-1986-9843882
http://video.about.com/history1900s/The-Chernobyl-Disaster.htm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2314041/Chernobyl-nuclear-disaster-Eerie-photographs-Helene-Veilleux.html
http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/disasters/chernobyl-disaster.htm?media
http://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/chernobyl-disaster-nuclear-plant-soviet-1986-9843882
http://video.about.com/history1900s/The-Chernobyl-Disaster.htm