6th Grade Integer Timeline Project

What is this project?

You will be creating a timeline that uses events prior to now (meaning 6 th grade) and imagined
events in the future. You will be labeling them with years as well as integers.
When is the project due?
This project has been handed out on Friday, January 15th and will be due Tuesday, January 26.
Of course you can turn it in sooner if you are ready.
What do I need to do to receive the most points possible?
You need to find any 5 events that occurred prior to RIGHT NOW. Since these events
happened before 6th grade, they will be your negative events. On the number line, you need to
label both the year that they happened and a number that corresponds to the year.
You need to imagine 5 events that will happen in the future. These will be your positive
events. On the number line, you need to label both the year that they happened and a number
that corresponds to the year.
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You need to include 6 grader at Del Mar on your timeline. This will be the zero on your
timeline. Please label it with a 0 as well as the year.
How do I figure out what number corresponds to the year?
To figure out which number to assign to the year, start at now (zero). If you were born in
2003, that would be 13 years ago, or ( 13). If something happened in 1995, that was 21
years ago, so it should have a (21). If you predict you will graduate high school in 2021, it
should be a (+5). You may use events from your own life or significant events from history.
Your predictions should be reasonable and not science fiction!

How should my timeline look?

Your timeline should be very neat and in pen or marker or completed on the computer. I will
NOT accept a piece of notebook paper turned in with pencil writing. Put some time into this
please. Include some type of illustration for each event. Some students have included
snapshots/photos. This makes it look very nice!!!
Remember that this is a number line. Therefore, you should have a line for every number. You
need only to plot the numbers for which you have corresponding events and years. The years
should be spaced relative to the time passed. (The distance for showing 4 years should be
double the distance for showing 2 years.) Think: equal intervals!
The timeline needs to be on poster board paper or construction paper.

How much is this project worth?

This project will be worth a total of 25 points.

Name____________________________________________

Grading Criteria
Do you have your 6th grade year labeled as
zero?
_____(2) Yes. The year is labeled correctly.
_____(1) The year is labeled, but the integer is

Do all of the negative numbers correspond

to items prior to 6th grade?
_____(5) All five items correctly correspond.

incorrect.

_____(4) Four items correctly correspond.

_____(1) The integer is labeled, but there is no

_____(3) Three items correctly correspond.

year.

_____(2) Two items correctly correspond.

_____(0) There is no year or integer listed.

_____(1) One item correctly corresponds.

_____(0) No items correctly correspond.

Are all 5 items that happened prior to

6th grade labeled with a year?
_____(5) All five items are present.
_____(4) Four items are present.

Do all of the positive numbers correspond

to items after 6th grade?
_____(5) All five items correctly correspond.

_____(3) Three items are present.

_____(4) Four items correctly correspond.

_____(2) Two items are present.

_____(3) Three items correctly correspond.

_____(1) One item is present.

_____(2) Two items correctly correspond.

_____(0) No items are listed before your birth.

_____(1) One item correctly corresponds.

_____(0) No items correctly correspond.

Are all 5 items that happened after

6th grade labeled with a year?
_____(5) All five items are present.
_____(4) Four items are present.

Is the project presented in a neat,

well organized manner with illustrations?
_____(3) The project is clearly written, creative,

_____(3) Three items are present.

and well presented. (Used ink/marker. Colorful)

_____(2) Two items are present.

_____(2) The project is clearly written, but lacks

_____(1) One item is present.

any extra effort. (No color, or sloppy work)

_____(0) No items are listed after your birth.

_____(1) The project is complete, but is poorly

presented. (No illustrations. No ink)
_____(0) No project is submitted.

**** Please noteGetting zeros will not be acceptable. You will take late grades until you can accomplish a
higher grade****