CURRENT EVENTS DUE FRIDAY!!!

Just a quick reminder that you need to have 10 current events turned in by Friday!!!

Final Project

CREATE-A-COUNTRY

“In short, then, the environment often plays a key role in shaping a

culture.  Climate, landforms, and natural resources can help determine

what people eat, what they do for a living, how they play,

what they build, what they wear, their language, and much more.”

Your Task:  Create a country and culture of your own design.  You will create a map of the country and a picture book of the culture traits.

___1.  Name your country! 

___ 2.  Create a flag for your country

___ 3.  Select a climate for your country

q  Use pages A6-A7 for help

___4.  Create a map of your country

q  Draw the borders

q  Add the 5 map characteristics

§  Title

§  Latitude and longitude

§  Compass

§  Scale

§  Key

q  Add

§  Political boundaries (countries, states, cities)

§  Landforms (bays, mountains, rivers, lakes, hills, etc)

·       Make sure the landforms match your climate!

§  Resources (natural materials available to make things)

§  Transportation Routes (roads, railroads, etc)

q  Other Options (You can show these if you want to)

§  Climate and weather

§  Population patterns

§  Ethnic/religious patters

q  NOTE:  If your map gets too crowded you could make two maps- one that shows political features, and another that shows physical features

___5.  Create an ABC Picture Book to explain the culture of your country

q  Look at the ABCs of culture list you have.

q  Each letter should have a short written description and a picture.

q  EVERYONE must use the letters E, G and X

q  You must also do

o   For an A: 18-23 more letters

o   For a B: 12-17 more letters

o   For a C: 6-11 more letters

REMEMBER:  The culture needs to match with the environment & climate of your country!!!

Great Barrier Reef

Today you will be doing some research on the Great Barrier Reef.  Your task is to search for answers to the following 5 questions.  Make sure to record the sources you use!

Source

1.  What is the Great Barrier Reef?
2.  Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
3.  Why is the Great Barrier Reef one of the natural wonders of the world?
4.  What benefits does the Great Barrier Reef have on Australia's economy?
5.  What damage has been done to the Great Barrier Reef?  Why is that a concern?

Also, here's a cool infographic on the Great Barrier Reef.

China and the Internet

Here is an interesting graphic about China's use of the internet.

While Chinese people are spending a growing amount of time online, the Chinese government also places restrictions on what people can access.  Read here and here for more information.

What do you think is or will be the impact of China on the Internet?  Why do you think the Chinese government places so many restrictions on Internet use?  How would you feel if the U.S. did the same?

Hinduism and Buddhism

Today you will be gathering data about Hinduism and Buddhism.  This website will be very helpful to complete the assignment.

We will also be talking about Confucianism.  Here is the Prezi we will be viewing in class.

Africa is Not a Country Project

Frequently, I hear students, and others, mistakenly call Africa a country or assume all of countries in Africa are the same. In reality Africa is a large continent with over 50 different countries, with diverse cultures.

In order to help students see the diversity among African countries, students have been working on the Africa is Not a Country project. For this project, students had to pick one ABC of Culture and research that topic in 5 African countries (one from each region). For example, if a student chose A, they would research the art in the 5 African countries they chose.

Students should have the project completed and turned in by Friday, April 20.

H20 for Life

Every 20 seconds, a child dies from water- related diseases. In an effort to raise awareness about water issues worldwide, and support work being done to give more people access to clean, safe water, we will be holding our Third Annual H2O Walk at IGH Middle School after school on Thursday, April 26th.

In preparation for the H2O walk, we will be spending some time in geography discussing water problems around the world.

In addition any student who chooses to participate in the H20 Walk, and turns in a written reflection what they learned participating in the walk will earn extra credit in geography.

You can find more information about the walk here, and see more water facts here and here. If you have more questions about the IGHMS walk, you can contact Mr. Anderson (andersoh@invergrove.k12.mn.us).