6. Background Background:
This year in Social Studies
you will study Virginia, its
resources and its
geographical regions.
Prepared to be amazed
as you discover the vast
resources that provide
Virginians with the
opportunity to work, play,
and produce!
7. DesignChallenge
Design Challenge:
You will work together as
a group to design and
create a mystery box that
contains clues that
enable others to identify
your region. Include
products, industries, water
features, animals,
landforms, non-renewable
and renewable resources.
You must create a QR
code that reveals the
name of your region to go
on the outside of the box.
8. Criteria
Criteria:
Your box :
• may only contain one written
word
• must contain at least four 3D
objects
• must have a minimum of 14 clues
• must have at least one clue for
each of the following categories:
products, industries, water
features, animals, landforms, non-
renewable and renewable
resources. You may have more
than one clue.
• all the clues must fit inside the box
together
• QR code that reveals the name of
your region
40. “My point is a simple one:
Your expectations can be
a bigger obstacle to
success than your
students’ disabilities.”
-John Franklin Stephens
Special Olympics Athlete & Global Messenger
41. The world no longer cares what you know. The world cares
about what you can do with what you know.
– Tony Wagner