Compiled Unit Projects - 6/7/8

Unit #1 Project Scenarios - AFIA Middle School

6TH

Anne Frank Island

You and your friends have crash landed on an uninhabited island. You start a civilization.
Many generations have passed and newcomers have arrived. What will they come to know
about your civilization?

Focus Questions

Science: What are 5 safety hazards that the people on your island might encounter and
what signs can you create that demonstrate that concern?

ELAR: What can you create that details how your island/civilization came to be?

Math: What type of conversion might you make to adjust 3 island recipes?

SS: What will the newcomers learn about the civilization through the culture traits that
they observe?

7TH

Texas Indian Market Day

The Native groups of Texas will meet for a Market Day to sell their goods and tell their story.

Focus Questions

Science: What are 5 safety concerns that your Native group might encounter and what signs
can you create that demonstrate that concern?

ELAR: What experience will you share that illustrates a typical market day for the Natives of Texas?

Math: What is my cost/profit? Cost Analysis sheet?

SS: What product can I create that will represent my tribe of Texas and be something that I
can sell at a Native Market Day?

8TH

Voyage

It is the 17th century and you are on a voyage from the “Old World” to the “New World”.

Focus Question

Science What are 5 safety concerns that the colonists might encounter and what signs can
you create that demonstrate that concern?

ELAR What can you create that portrays life’s obstacles on the journey from the Old World to the New World?

Math What type of calculations would you have to do on a voyage from the Old World to the
New World?

SS What was life like for the Europeans that came to settle in the New World?