Instructions

1. Each class it to create a wikispace on www.wikispaces.com. 2. It is the responsibility of the __History Rep__ (or appointed individual) to create this wikispace. 3. The __History Rep__ (or appointed individual) must invite the class and History teacher to participate in this wikispace. 4. Each group is to upload content they produce onto this wikispace.
 * A. General Instructions **

 5. Students will: a. Take responsibility for their learning b. Learn to be accountable for what they post and disseminate online <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">c. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Acquire and master historical skills <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> i. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Constructing a chronology <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> ii. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Adopting a viewpoint <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> iii. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Selecting and using relevant facts as evidence <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;"> iv. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Justifying and supporting viewpoints
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">B. Learning Objectives: **

<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">6. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The following topics will be covered: <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">a. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The Invention of the Scientific Method <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">b. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Physics: The Discoveries of Isaac Newton <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">c. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Seeing Stars: From Copernicus to Galileo <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">7. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Additional topics you might want to consider include: <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">a. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Medicine <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">b. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Chemistry <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">8. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">For each topic, the following components will be presented: <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">a. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A timeline of key events <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">b. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Who were the persons involved? Provide a brief biographical write-up about them. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">c. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">What were the major discoveries and achievements? <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">d. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Why were these discoveries and achievements important and/or significant? <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">9. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">If you wish to cover other topics related to the unit, please inform your teacher. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">10. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Please include a list of references you have consulted.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">C. Topics to cover **

<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">11. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">After the content has been uploaded, an online discussion on the relative significance/importance of the scientific discoveries and achievements will be conducted.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">D. Discussion **

<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">12. A group grade will be awarded based on the given rubrics at the end of this assignment.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">E. Assessment **