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You Are the EXPERT!

Published on Nov 19, 2015

You will pick a topic to become an expert on this year. You will research it all school year. You will write reports, stories, poems and songs about it. You will create online presentations, interview other experts, make quizzes, make digital posters, and present to your classmates. This is your chance to study what YOU WANT TO STUDY!!

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

You Are the EXPERT!

Now you just have to choose your area of expertise.
Photo by fractalSpawn

Sports

games, competitions, or athletes
SPORTS
Soccer
Football
Baseball
Basketball
Hockey

Swimming
Gymnastics
Horseback riding
Archery
Track & Field
Skiing
Snow Boarding
Surfing
Jai Alai
Golf
Tennis
Weight Lifting
Ice Skating
Motocross
Skate Boarding

EVENTS
Olympics
World Cup
Civil War
Super Bowl
Special Olympics

ATHLETES - Biographies

You can try to CONTACT experts through the Internet!! (No guarantees, but I will help)




the world

countries, states, cities, cultures
Become a e-pal with a student in another state or country.

Ask questions about life there.

Looks at maps

Google Earth, Google Maps

the environment

habitats, conservation, global warming, weather
HABITATS
the ocean
desert
forest
tundra
jungle
swamp
prairie
river
lake

CONSERVATION & ACTIVISM
Green Peace
Global Warming
Recycling
Pollution

Photo by JD Hancock

Entertainment

actors, film makers, musicians, dancers
Film Industry
David's film (PSU)

Directing
Editing

Other jobs on film sets

Photo by anieto2k

Careers

professions,  trades, adventures
COOL JOBS -- ADVENTURE -- http://cooljobs.com/

Summer tourism jobs: http://www.jobs2careers.com/

Alaska jobs (zip line!) http://www.alaskajobfinder.com/jobseekers/alaska-tourism-jobs.php

Architect
Engineer
Nurse
Doctor
X-ray Tech
Physician's Assistant
Astronaut
Physical Therapist
Interpreter
Teacher
Tour Guide
Zoo Keeper
Animal Trainer
Vet
Network Technician
Builder
Contractor
Carpenter
Mason
Roofer
Pilot
Flight Attendant
Farmer
Lawyer
Police Officer
Fire Fighter
Military
Mechanic
Chef
Railroad Engineer
Gardener
Imagineer

Photo by USACE HQ

Transportation

cars, planes, boats, trains, bikes, rockets...
cars (history, company, inventor, etc.)
planes
rockets
helicopters
boats
ships
bicycle
motorcycle
train

Animals

wild, domesticated, marine, land, air....
pets
wild animals
marine animals
land animals
birds
insects
Photo by wbeem

eras

20's 30's 40's 50's 60's 70's 80's 90's

literature

books and authors
Harry Potter
Kate DiCamilo
Hunger Games
Overlander
E.B. White
The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
Lord of the Rings - J.R.R. Tolkien
Elsewhere
Goosebumps
Dr. Seuss

Photo by sgrace

Art

artwork and artists
Diego Rivera
Freda Khalo
Vincent Van Gogh
Paul Gaugan
Leonardo Da Vinci
Georgia O'Keefe
Marc Chagall
Salvadore Dali
Pablo Picasso

Museums
Periods of Art History
Photo by Xuan Che

space

moon, sun, solar system,  travel, the universe
Pics of Pluto
Mars Rover
The Moon
The Sun
Our solar system
The Milky Way galaxy
Other planets in other solar systems
history of space travel
astronauts
black holes
life on other planets
Photo by Dazzie D

holidays

USA and Around the World
Christmas (worldwide)
Hanukkah
Ramadan
Diwali
Kwanzaa
Halloween
Valentine's Day
St. Patrick's Day (Ireland)
Thanksgiving
Independence Day
Mexican Independence Day
Russian Holidays
Easter
May Day
Cinco de Mayo
Yom Kippur
Passover
Photo by calamity_sal

Human body

anatomy, physiology, health, nutrition
Digestion
Circulatory System
Bones
The brain

nutrition
exercise
stress & meditation
smoking
alcohol
obesity
diabetes
Photo by crackdog

Inventors

and inventions
The Real McCoy
Charles Drew
Alva Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Marie Curie
Henry Ford
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
Television
Radio
Video games
movies
Wright Brothers


toothbrush
paper clip
sticky notes
velcro

inventions by accident

Dinosaurs

and archeology

food

cooking, recipes, chefs
foods from different countries
Iron Chef
food shows
cooking
taste buds
flavors
GMOs
Photo by Karin paz

Plants

trees, flowers, vegetables, fruits
trees
seaweed
grasses
flowers
vegetables
fruits
farming
gardening
botanic gardens
biomes

War

Revolutionary, Civil, Viet Nam, Mexican-American, ....
Revolutionary War
World War I
World War II
Mexican-American
Civil War
Korean War
Viet Nam War
Gulf War

Native Americans

tribes, chiefs, events
Tribes

Trail of Tears

Battle at Little Big Horn

General Custer

Andrew Jackson

Reservations

Native Americans before and after Europeans came

Pocahantis

Sacajawea

Iron Eyes Cody

Geronimo

Photo by Puzzler4879

Pioneers

Oregon Trail, Gold Rush, Lewis & Clark
Oregon Trail

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Lewis & Clark

Sacajawea

Photo by Woody H1

Immigration

Mexican, Irish, Italian, German, Syrians...
Ellis Island

Statue of Liberty

Immigration in history

Irish

Italian

Mexican

German

Pennsylvania Dutch (Amish)

Photo by Kullez

Video games

games, gamers, systems, history
Atari

Nintendo

X-Box

Gameboy

PS-2

Wii

Photo by stormwarning.

Places

Disneyland, Omsi, Oaks Park, ...
Museums

National Parks

Mt. Hood

Mt. Rushmore

Statue of Liberty

Eiffel Tower

Big Ben

Magic Mountain

Leggoland

Seaworld

Chuck E. Cheese
Photo by Rene Mensen

Hobbies

collecting, creating, 
stamps

rocks

coins

insects

stuffed animals

shells

cards

Photo by GogDog

weather

meteorology, meteorologists, storms, ...
tornados

tsunamis

hurricanes

rainbows

rain

snow

blizzards

earthquakes

Photo by davedehetre

water

water cycle, clouds, precipitation, evaporation
Photo by schaazzz

Religions

Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, ...
Christianity (Christian)

Judaism (Jewish)

Islam (Muslim)

Jehovah's Witness

Mormon

Buddhist

Hindu

Photo by Arguez

current events

elections, wars, problems, government
presidential candidates

Supreme Court Judge Scalia

Photo by Hamed Saber

greek mythology

Zeus, Apollo, Poseidon, ...
Photo by mharrsch

fantasy creatures

unicorns, fairies, mermaids, chupa cabra...
unicorns

fairies

elves

centaurs

sea serpents

Loch Ness Monster

Bigfoot (Sasquatch)

leprechauns

Photo by rubyblossom.

monsters

vampires, werewolves, zombies....
Photo by DerrickT

Think about it hard

You'll be focusing on this all year long!
Photo by theqspeaks

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