Project Based Learning Activity: Ancient China Social Studies PBL
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Save 20% with this ancient civilizations bundle, which includes an Ancient Greece PBL, Ancient Egypt PBL, Ancient China PBL, and Ancient Rome PBL. These PBLS are a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a research and making real-life decisions, all while learning morePrice $15.00Original Price $20.00Save $5.00
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This PBL puts your students in the shoes of an Ancient Chinese newspaper creator!
This Ancient China newspaper PBL is a social studies project based learning activity (PBL) that results in a newspaper that is engaging and intriguing to readers. Along the way, students will research, make real-life decisions, all while learning more about this ancient civilization, developing 21st-century skills, communicating, and designing.
This PBL is self-differentiating, meaning that students have the ability to work at their own pace and go as deep as they would like to with their learning.
This product includes 17 printable student pages:
♥ Use Ancient Chinese characters to write a title and logo for your newspaper
♥ Find a location in China to build your newspaper factory
♥ Create a weather report by researching the weather in China
♥ Write an article on the benefits or terracing
♥ Create a model of terracing farming
♥ Design a comic strip centered around the Terracotta Army
♥ Write an editorial article on the pros and cons of the Great Wall of China
♥ Write advice to readers from the perspective of Confucius
♥ Create advertisements for popular Ancient China inventions
♥ Combine the previous activities to create a newspaper (cumulative end goal)
This product includes 3 assessments:
♥ Self checklist
♥ Peer checklist
♥ Teacher rubric
This product includes 11 teacher guide pages
♥ Final project expectations
♥ Ideas to make the cumulative project even more engaging
♥ What do students learn in each activity?
♥ Timing for activities & PBL
♥ Creating an exiting introduction to hook the students
♥ Teacher how-to on each activity with ideas for enrichment & extra help
♥ Common Core Standards
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