Collapsed+Society+Project


 * __COLLAPSED SOCIETY INVESTIGATION__ **


 * // DIRECTIONS //**
 * Use web resources and Collapse book to answer questions on information gathering table. Submit by end of the day on Tuesday December 16th.
 * Use the information you gathered to create a product due by the end of the day on Thursday December 18th.
 * View rubrics for final product ahead of time so you understand what is required
 * You may work with ONE partner or by yourself
 * Read and understand the expectations.

These are your last assignments for the nine-weeks. While it involves collaboration between group members, the progress and successful outcome for all depends on not having distractions. Reading and understanding requires a quiet space to concentrate. Group members should talk quietly to each other. Music is NOT allowed, even with headphones. ONE WARNING will be given for disruption per class period, after that you will be removed from the project and assigned a lengthy alternative textbook assignment, which will be done in a separate setting.
 * // EXPECTATIONS //**

//Use the information table (handed out to you) for responses to the questions (bullet points) below. Only one per group is needed however each group member may work on their own information gathering sheet.// //This is due by the end of the period on Tuesday December 16th.//
 * // GATHERING INFORMATION - QUESTIONS //**
 * BEFORE COLLAPSE: Describe your assigned society and its land. This includes, location, climate, topography (landscape), natural resources and lifestyle before conditions began to decline.
 * CAUSES OF COLLAPSE: What were the __causes__ of your society's collapse (if a past society) - or - causes of your society's decline (if a modern society)
 * RESULTS OF COLLAPSE: What are the __results__ of your society's collapse (if a past society) - or - results of your society's decline (if a modern society)

Final products are due no later than the end of the day on Thursday December 18th. Rubric is at the bottom of this page. You may plan to stay after school any day this week to work on this mini-project.
 * // FINAL PRODUCT CHOICES //**
 * Hand drawn Poster with text and illustrations
 * Power point
 * Prezi
 * Infographic
 * Web site


 * // WEB RESOURCES FOR GATHERING INFORMATION //**


 * __ VIKINGS IN GREENLAND (past society) __**

** The Lost Vikings ** [] ** The Ice Age drove the Vikings out of Greenland ** [] ** How Nature Vanquished the Vikings of Greenland ** []

__** MAYAN CIVILIZATION (past society) **__ [] [] []

__** ANASAZI (CHACO CANYON) (past society) **__ [] [] [] []

__** PITCAIRN AND HENDERSON ISLANDS (past society) **__ [])

http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2012/03/30/pitcairn-islands-expedition-remnants-of-a-lost-civilization/ http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Pitcairn_Islands
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:rgreenbergscience/PITCAIRN ISLAND.ppt|Download]]
 * 1 MB

__** RWANDA (modern society) **__ [] [] http://www.globalissues.org/article/429/rwanda

__** HAITI (modern society) **__ http://www.africaw.com/forum/f2/major-problems-facing-haiti-today-t2769/ http://www.globalissues.org/article/141/haiti http://thewaterproject.org/water-in-crisis-haiti http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/rights/haiti-rebuilding-7-breakdowns

__** SOMALIA (modern society) **__ http://www.voanews.com/content/prolonged-droughts-threaten-renewed-famine-somalia/2460375.html http://www.irinnews.org/report/95207/somalia-drought-affecting-thousands-in-somaliland http://www.globalissues.org/news/2011/06/30/10308 http://www.globalissues.org/news/2012/04/20/13413 http://www.globalissues.org/news/2011/10/05/11417 http://www.globalissues.org/news/2014/05/17/18686 http://www.globalissues.org/news/2013/09/06/17423 http://www.globalissues.org/news/2013/10/04/17578

__** CHINA (modern society) **__ http://www.livescience.com/27862-china-environmental-problems.html http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/china/environmental_problems_china/ http://www.cfr.org/china/chinas-environmental-crisis/p12608 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/15/opinion/chinas-environmental-awakening.html?_r=0 http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/is_china_turning_the_corner_on_environmental_protection/

__** AUSTRALIA (modern society) **__ http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/australia/environmental_problems_in_australia/ http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2009/12/07/2764044.htm http://www.carbonneutral.com.au/climate-change/impacts-on-australia.html http://www.theguardian.com/environment/southern-crossroads/2014/feb/10/top-five-climate-challenges-for-australia-coal-fossil-fuels

// RUBRIC //