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Interdisciplinary ProjectInterdisciplinary Project
Due Date October 11, 2012
Social Studies Requirements
Each student will design a concept map identifying and describing a select animal & plant found in Southwest Asia (Middle East).
StandardStandard
SS7G7 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, distribution of natural resources and population distribution on Southwest Asia (Middle East).
Element-SS7G7bElement-SS7G7b• b. Describe how the deserts and
rivers of Southwest Asia (Middle East) have affected the population in terms of where people live, the type of work they do, and how they travel.
Instructions-Step 1Instructions-Step 1
• Each student will be assigned a particular plant and animal from Southwest Asia.
Dolphins & Peregrine FalconDolphins & Peregrine Falcon
Slender-Horned Gazelle & DugongSlender-Horned Gazelle & Dugong
Pakistani Sand Cat & MarkhorPakistani Sand Cat & Markhor
Asiatic Black Bear & Asiatic Black Bear & Persian Fallow DeerPersian Fallow Deer
Camels & UromastyxCamels & Uromastyx
Persian Leopard & CaracalPersian Leopard & Caracal
Coleus & Fig TreeColeus & Fig Tree
Myrrh & PomegranateMyrrh & Pomegranate
Fennel Flower & HennaFennel Flower & Henna
Venus Fly Trap & FrankincenseVenus Fly Trap & Frankincense
Continued Instructions-Continued Instructions-Step 2Step 2
• Students will research their particular plant and animal and gather pertinent information about each.
Continued Instructions-Step 3Continued Instructions-Step 3
• After completing the research, the students will create a Thinking Map containing the information found. The Thinking Map should be placed on a poster.
Thinking MapsThinking Maps
Details of Step 3Details of Step 3• The poster should contain a title. • The poster should have two separate thinking
maps on each side of the poster. One thinking map will be for the plant and the other for the animal.
• A picture or illustration of the assigned animal and plant should be included on the poster.
• Do not write sentences on your poster. • Only list facts of each plant and animal.
TitleTitle
Plant Plant AnimalAnimal
Rubric-Grading Scale Your Social Studies Project will be graded
according to the following questions:• Does the poster have a title? 15 points• Was the correct format for the Thinking Map
used?15 points• Was the specified amount of facts displayed?
40 points• Were all guidelines given followed? 15 points• Is the poster neat and creative? 15 points