What if? Virtual Time Line- PBL (Remember a time line goes in the order that it happened)
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What if?
Virtual Time Line- PBL(Remember a time line goes in the order that it happened)
Answer the Big Question!!!!
What if events in history had a different ending, how might it affect the
future?
In order to get to the big question you have to understand the event.
Once you understand the event, what affect did it really have?
If you understand what really happened then you can start to predict how a different outcome might change things.
Groups are set by me each team member is assigned a job
Historian- describes what really happened Psychic- predicts what might happen if
events were different Architect- slide show designer
A minimum of 4 events from Ancient Civilizations these are the events for the time line
Remember a time line goes in order from oldest to newest.
each slide should look similar to the demo slide each group will receive a rubric and is
responsible for following its guidelines. You are in a group to help each other. Just
because you have a certain job does not mean that your input is not important. If you miss a day you will be very behind.
Use your time wisely. We are only in the lab for 3 days.
Each group will present or submit their projects by December 8.
Title
Historian’s Job Event in history explanation of the event
Psychic’s Job What if this happened instead… How might it have changed the future
Architect's Job Find media and customize each slide
appropriate for each event
Cooperation As you begin everyone in your group should
be deciding what events are going to be used.
each job must talk to the others to see what they need to do ex. the Psychic will not be able to complete their
job unless they cooperate with the Historian. The Architect will not know what direction to go
with the slides unless they talk to the other group members
Naysayers -People who predicted poorly
"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." -- Western Union internal memo, 1876.
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." -- Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943
"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." -- Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." -- Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
Don’t be a naysayer often times they are wrong!!!
For Example:Battle of Thermopylae
Greeks fought the Persians in 190 BC Spartans set out to protect a thin pass against a far larger
Persian army. The Spartans were unsuccessful and fell to the Persian Army. they stalled the Persians long enough for the remainder of the
Greek military to regroup and to prepare for the Persian invasion.
As a result the Greeks defeated the Persians
What if the Spartans had not held out as long as they did?
Persians would have conquered Greece
Greece would be part of Asia not Europe
Democracy would not have been developed, we would not have the freedoms that we enjoy now.