Looking+up!

Due: Dec. 2, 2010

Driving Questions: Throughout history and prior to the 1600's, why are people looking up? What are they seeing? How does it impact their lives/society?

Task: You will individually identify at least 6 individuals/societies around the world, identify their locations and time periods, and formulate a non-linear timeline. You will also need to address the driving questions for each person/society.

Your final product must be a non-linear presentation. The presentations must include:
 * a title slide with a creative title, your name, the date, and your class.
 * a Table of Contents slide with a picture of a world map and hyperlinks to each slide. (Create this slide last)
 * at least 6 informational slides in chronological order. Each slide must contain a sub-title, factual information about an individual person/society, in-text citations, a picture, and a hyperlink back to the Table of Contents. You must state their location, time period, and address the 3 driving questions.
 * a slide for citations. []

Non-linear Presentation Rubric

General Information [] []

North, South, & Central Americas http://www.experiment-resources.com/mayan-astronomy.html [] [] Ancient Mesopotamia http://www.experiment-resources.com/mesopotamian-astronomy.html [] [] Ancient India http://www.experiment-resources.com/indian-astronomy.html [] Ancient Egypt http://www.experiment-resources.com/egyptian-astronomy.html [] [] Europe http://www.experiment-resources.com/greek-astronomy.html [] [] Arab and Islamic [] [] Ancient Chinese [|http://www.experiment-resources.com/chinese-astronomy.html] [] [] []