An iAdventure is an interactive site that focuses on the students' use of problem solving skills. The site is designed to have students research various forms of data and information by visiting other suggested web sites. This information allows students to make decisions about various dilemmas presented in the adventure.
 
 

    The main purpose of this iAdventure is to educate high school students on the need to protect the environment.  After completing this iAdventure the student will have an understanding of the causes and effects of both rain forest depletion and air pollution.  They will also gain an understanding of the geography of Mexico and Belize.  I recommend having your students work in pairs, but this is not a requirement.
 
 

    -One computer with internet
    -Paper and pencils for creating implementation guide
 
 

 

Teacher Page (You are here!)	Title Page
	Introduction
	Mexico City	Belize
Smog	Acid Rain	Plant Loss	Animal Loss
	Create a Conclusion (Conclusion)

Curriculum Standards

Goal 1:2 Conduct research to answer questions and evaluate information and ideas.
Goal 1:4 Use technological tools and other resources to locate, select and organize information.
Goal 1:8 Organize data, information and ideas into useful forms (including charts, graphs, outlines) for analysis or presentation.
Goal 2:1 Plan and make written, oral and visual presentations for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Goal 3:1 Identify problems and define their scope and elements.
Goal 3:2 Develop and apply strategies based on ways others have prevented or solved problems.
Goal 3:6 Examine problems and proposed solutions from multiple perspectives.
Goal 3:8 Assess costs, benefits and other consequences of proposed solutions.
Science 4 Changes in ecosystems and interactions of organisms with their environments.
Science 8 Impact of science, technology and human activity on resources and the environment.
Social Studies 2 Continuity and change in the history of Missouri, the United States and the world.
Social Studies 4 Economic concepts (including productivity and the market system) and principles (including the laws of supply and demand).
Social Studies 5 The major elements of geographical study and analysis (such as location, place, movement, regions) and their relationships to changes in society and environment.
Social Studies 7 The use of tools of social science inquiry (such as surveys, statistics, maps, documents).
 
 

Assessment

     The participants of this iAdventure will be graded based on two projects that will be completed after conducting their research.  These projects are a speech that will be delivered to the people and government of the location their choice (represented by the class) and a guide for putting their plan into action.  Below is a copy of the scoring guide that will be used to evaluate the speeches and implementation guides of your students.

Scoring Guide: Speech

	poor	below average	above average	excellent
meets time requirements	1	3	7	10
well organized	1	3	7	10
thorough	1	3	7	10
clarity	1	3	7	10
preparation- speech shows that adequate time and effort was put into writing the speech	1	3	7	10
demonstrate subject area knowledge	1	3	7	10
teammates share task of presenting speech	1	3	7	10
contains the following: mission statement, a plan for solving the problem at hand, and the method in which you will carry out that plan, motivation	1	3	7	10
overall effectiveness of speech	1	3	7	10

 
 

	poor	below average	above average	excellent
guide is realistic	1	3	7	10
negative effects of plan are minimal	1	3	7	10
benefits of plan are substantial	1	3	7	10
clarity- guide is coherent and easily understood	1	3	7	10
thorough- guide gives all information needed	2	6	14	20