A Report Example
Mrs. Engman
May 19, 2010
Table of Contents
Location and Place………………………..3
Maps……………………………………………4-5
Geography-Regions……………………….6
People…………………………………………..7
Plants and Wildlife………………………..8
Picture of Animal…………………………..9
Government…………………………………..10
Picture of Flag……………………………….11
Interesting Facts/Pictures…………….12
Location and Place
Ethiopia is a landlocked country, or a country that is completely surrounded by land on all sides, located in Africa. Ethiopia is bordered by Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, Sudan to the west, and Eritrea to the north. The area of Ethiopia is tenth-largest in Africa by area . It is 1,100,000 km squared or 426,371 sq mi . The capital city is also the largest city. It is Addis Ababa. Ethiopia has almost the greatest population in Africa. It is the second largest with 79.2 million people living there. Ethiopia is located on the Horn of Africa.
Bibliography
Example For a book:
Britton, Tamara. “Ethiopia.” ABDO Publishing; New York. 2002.
Author’s last and first name. “Title of book.” Publisher: City published. Year published.
Example For a computer resource:
Ethiopia. “Wikipedia.” 19 May 2010.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia
Name of Article. “Title of Article or Website.” Date you found the information. Web address
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Don't Forget About Africa!
Just a reminder...
The Africa Report is due next Tuesday, May 25. Next week is going to be filled will all sorts of good "stuff". Here are some other important dates to remember.
Monday, May 25: Science Fair starting at 1:30
Tuesday, May 26: Africa Report Due
Wednesday, May 27: Music Program
Thursday, May 28: Public Library Field Trip at 1:30
Friday, May 29: Field Day (Football Field--running events start at 11:00, break for lunch, resume at 1:30)
We are also going to have a pizza party/bowling at the bowling alley on June 2. I will send out a permission slip next week.
Today's assignments:
Spelling: Antonyms Lesson 3 WS
Reading: Organizing information WS
Math: worked on pictographs in class
Social Studies: Went over questions and example report
Have a great night! Enjoy this "summer" weather :)
Mrs. E.
The Africa Report is due next Tuesday, May 25. Next week is going to be filled will all sorts of good "stuff". Here are some other important dates to remember.
Monday, May 25: Science Fair starting at 1:30
Tuesday, May 26: Africa Report Due
Wednesday, May 27: Music Program
Thursday, May 28: Public Library Field Trip at 1:30
Friday, May 29: Field Day (Football Field--running events start at 11:00, break for lunch, resume at 1:30)
We are also going to have a pizza party/bowling at the bowling alley on June 2. I will send out a permission slip next week.
Today's assignments:
Spelling: Antonyms Lesson 3 WS
Reading: Organizing information WS
Math: worked on pictographs in class
Social Studies: Went over questions and example report
Have a great night! Enjoy this "summer" weather :)
Mrs. E.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Africa Research Report
Research Project: African Country Report
Africa is a vast nation. It has many countries and climates. For this project you will choose a country of Africa to study. You will incorporate the five themes of geography into your report by following the guidelines I have set for you. You will need to do research and turn in your notes as well as your report by the due date. You will need to use at least four sources, two of them not from the internet (examples include books, magazines, encyclopedias, atlases, etc.) Please type or write your report in your neatest handwriting. You will have some class time to work on it (see the schedule) but the majority will of the report will be done at home. Remember when writing a report you should write paragraphs that state the main idea and support it with three or more facts.
Outline: Africa Report
Cover (with illustration, title of your report, date, and your name)
Table of Contents or Outline
Location and Place
Relative location: what other countries does it border?
Capital city and major cities
Include a hand-drawn map of your country showing the above information
Include the map of Africa that I have copied for you and color your country and label it
Also include information about the land area of your country
Geography: Regions
Major rivers, lakes and oceans
Landforms
Climate
Environment (what is the land like, are there different regions?)
People
Population
Major religions
Ethnic groups
Culture (major holidays, music, traditions, food, art)
Major industry and agriculture (imports and exports)
Economy
Plants and Wildlife
Animals in the country
Habitats
Types of plants and trees found in the country
You should include a drawn picture of your favorite plant or animal
Government
Type of government
People involved in the government
Include a hand-drawn picture of your country’s flag (full page-use white paper)
Interesting Facts
Reflect on any interesting ideas you found while you were researching your country
Bibliography
· List all of your sources (you need at least 4)
Timeline:
Introduce the project: Tuesday, May 4
Work time in the computer lab: Thursday, May 6
Work time in the computer lab: Monday, May 10
Work time in the computer lab: Thursday, May 13
Work time in the computer lab: Friday, May 14
Work time in the computer lab: Monday, May 17 (last day in class)
Project due on: May 25, 2010
Your research could be completed during the computer lab times, at home, or at the public library. You also may be able to check books out from the Babbitt-Embarrass School Library or the Babbitt Public Library.
Use your note sheets to take notes from the materials. These should be turned in with your report on May 25, 2010.
Africa Report Rubric
_______/10 Cover (with illustration, title of your report, date, and your name)
_______10 Table of Contents or Outline
_______10 Location and Place
Relative location: what other countries does it border?
Capital city and major cities
Also include information about the land area of your country
_______10 Include a hand-drawn map of your country showing the above information
_______20 Geography
Major rivers, lakes and oceans
Landforms
Climate
Environment (what is the land like, are there different regions?)
_______20 People
Population/ Economy/ imports/exports
Major religions
Ethnic groups
Culture (major holidays, music, traditions, food, art)
_______20 Plants and Wildlife
Animals in the country
Habitats
Types of plants and trees found in the country
_______10 You should include a drawn picture of your favorite plant or animal
_______10 Government
Type of government
People involved in the government
Include a hand-drawn picture of your country’s flag (full page-use white paper)
_______20 Interesting Facts
Reflect on any interesting ideas you found while you were researching your country
______10 Bibliography
· List all of your sources (you need at least 4)
_________/150 Total Points
_________ Grade
Africa is a vast nation. It has many countries and climates. For this project you will choose a country of Africa to study. You will incorporate the five themes of geography into your report by following the guidelines I have set for you. You will need to do research and turn in your notes as well as your report by the due date. You will need to use at least four sources, two of them not from the internet (examples include books, magazines, encyclopedias, atlases, etc.) Please type or write your report in your neatest handwriting. You will have some class time to work on it (see the schedule) but the majority will of the report will be done at home. Remember when writing a report you should write paragraphs that state the main idea and support it with three or more facts.
Outline: Africa Report
Cover (with illustration, title of your report, date, and your name)
Table of Contents or Outline
Location and Place
Relative location: what other countries does it border?
Capital city and major cities
Include a hand-drawn map of your country showing the above information
Include the map of Africa that I have copied for you and color your country and label it
Also include information about the land area of your country
Geography: Regions
Major rivers, lakes and oceans
Landforms
Climate
Environment (what is the land like, are there different regions?)
People
Population
Major religions
Ethnic groups
Culture (major holidays, music, traditions, food, art)
Major industry and agriculture (imports and exports)
Economy
Plants and Wildlife
Animals in the country
Habitats
Types of plants and trees found in the country
You should include a drawn picture of your favorite plant or animal
Government
Type of government
People involved in the government
Include a hand-drawn picture of your country’s flag (full page-use white paper)
Interesting Facts
Reflect on any interesting ideas you found while you were researching your country
Bibliography
· List all of your sources (you need at least 4)
Timeline:
Introduce the project: Tuesday, May 4
Work time in the computer lab: Thursday, May 6
Work time in the computer lab: Monday, May 10
Work time in the computer lab: Thursday, May 13
Work time in the computer lab: Friday, May 14
Work time in the computer lab: Monday, May 17 (last day in class)
Project due on: May 25, 2010
Your research could be completed during the computer lab times, at home, or at the public library. You also may be able to check books out from the Babbitt-Embarrass School Library or the Babbitt Public Library.
Use your note sheets to take notes from the materials. These should be turned in with your report on May 25, 2010.
Africa Report Rubric
_______/10 Cover (with illustration, title of your report, date, and your name)
_______10 Table of Contents or Outline
_______10 Location and Place
Relative location: what other countries does it border?
Capital city and major cities
Also include information about the land area of your country
_______10 Include a hand-drawn map of your country showing the above information
_______20 Geography
Major rivers, lakes and oceans
Landforms
Climate
Environment (what is the land like, are there different regions?)
_______20 People
Population/ Economy/ imports/exports
Major religions
Ethnic groups
Culture (major holidays, music, traditions, food, art)
_______20 Plants and Wildlife
Animals in the country
Habitats
Types of plants and trees found in the country
_______10 You should include a drawn picture of your favorite plant or animal
_______10 Government
Type of government
People involved in the government
Include a hand-drawn picture of your country’s flag (full page-use white paper)
_______20 Interesting Facts
Reflect on any interesting ideas you found while you were researching your country
______10 Bibliography
· List all of your sources (you need at least 4)
_________/150 Total Points
_________ Grade
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Heading Toward the End of the Year
The Science MCA test for grade 5 will take place tomorrow, May 14 in the morning. This is going to be a bit different because it will be taken on the computer. As always the night before testing please get a good night's sleep and eat a nice breakfast tomorrow.
We are getting to the end of the year and two big projects are going to be due soon:
1. The Science Fair: Due on May 24th (Monday)
The Science Fair will start around 1:30 in the elementary wing of the school.
2. The Africa Report: notes and report due on May 25th (Tuesday)
I will post the directions on here
Today's Assignments:
Spelling: Editing sheet (find 10 errors on each side)
Reading: Toliver's Secret test tomorrow
Math: Book p. 586-587, 1-38
Social Studies: Australia Map Work WS 30-32
Have a good night!
Mrs. E.
We are getting to the end of the year and two big projects are going to be due soon:
1. The Science Fair: Due on May 24th (Monday)
The Science Fair will start around 1:30 in the elementary wing of the school.
2. The Africa Report: notes and report due on May 25th (Tuesday)
I will post the directions on here
Today's Assignments:
Spelling: Editing sheet (find 10 errors on each side)
Reading: Toliver's Secret test tomorrow
Math: Book p. 586-587, 1-38
Social Studies: Australia Map Work WS 30-32
Have a good night!
Mrs. E.
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