Lets Travel Round The World

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Lets Travel Round The World!

• A Lesson for 2nd and 3rd Grade
• Geography
• Designed by
• Steve W. Rosenswrosen_at_oakland.edu
•  

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Introduction

• The world around us is made up of many different
  countries, cultures and people. You are going to
  take a tour of the globe and pick a country that
  you find different and interesting compared to
  our own.
• You will study the culture, language, music, art
  and cuisine of your chosen country and will
  present this information to your classmates in
  the form of a skit or short play. Part of your
  presentation may also show the typical climate
  and geography of the area.

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Task

• Your presentation should include at least the
  following information
• 1) The style of clothing that is popular in your
  chosen country.
• 2) A sample of the language that is spoken in
  your country.
• 3) A discussion of the style or culture of
  living in your country.
• 4) A representation of the countrys popular
  music.
• 5) Samples of the countrys art or style of
  artwork.
• 6) A description of the countrys cuisine.
  (Samples for the class to taste earn extra
  credit!)
• 7) You should also develop a portion of your
  skit or play that shows the audience what type of
  geography and climate conditions are typical in
  the region of the world you have chosen.

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Process 1

• You will need to be in groups of 5 students for
  each chosen country project.
• Prior to beginning your exploration of the
  chosen country, your teacher will approve the
  location chosen.
• Each student in the group will be assigned one or
  two topics to research for the presentation.

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Process 2

• You will use the following resources to research
  your part of the presentation
• World Atlas located in school library or resource
  room
• Various library geography books (Resource room
  aid will help locate books on your country)
• Internet websites (Classroom teacher will assist
  you in locating websites for your country)
• The following links may also be useful in your
  search
• UNITED NATIONS CYBER SCHOOLBUS
• WORLD SITES ATLAS
• Library of Congress / PORTALS TO THE WORLD

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Process 3

• Once you have the properly researched
  information, you will need to begin the process
  to put your presentation together. This process
  may include the following ideas
• Design and make clothing that is specific to your
  countrys culture.
• Make food or treats that are part of your native
  countrys diet (with a parents help if
  necessary).
• A photo or drawing of your country showing the
  type of geographical areas,such as mountains,
  rivers, valleys, lakes, volcanoes, forests, etc
• A display of artwork of some type typical to your
  country.
• A chart showing the type and amount of
  precipitation that occurs in the region.
• Put together a short skit or play demonstrating
  the language and music that is typical in your
  country.

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Evaluation

• Each group will be graded on a 10 point scale
  based on the following
• Clothing style and originality 2 points
• Language demonstration ------ 1 point
• Music presentation --------------1 point
• Art presentation ----------------2 points
• Food demonstration -------1 point (plus up to 2
  extra credit points)
• Geography work, including map and climate work
  3 points
• As you can see, it is possible to receive as many
  as 12 total points with extra credit work, so
  each group has the opportunity to do well on this
  project.

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Conclusion

• Well, hopefully we have learned a great deal
  about many countries while researching your
  country, presenting your projects and watching
  your fellow students do their presentations. You
  now should know not only a great deal about other
  parts of the world and different cultures, but be
  able to compare them to our own countrys culture
  and geography to better understand the world we
  live in.

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Credits

• Many thanks go to my IST 396 instruction for
  teaching me how to design and plan a multimedia
  lesson plan.
• IST 396 Homepage

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Introduction (Teacher)

• This lesson was developed as part of my
  elementary education IST 396 module for the
  winter 2006 semester.
• It is intended as a second and third grade
  geography lesson that should last for three or
  four class periods including the short
  presentations given by 5 or 6 groups of students
  (5 in a group).

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Learners (Teacher)

• This lesson should give second and third graders
  an overall knowledge of other countries and the
  way people live, and under what climates and
  geographical conditions. It is not intended to be
  an in depth research project, but rather a chance
  for the students to understand some parts of the
  research process while having fun also by
  presenting their information in a stage setting.
• It is expected that the students will need some
  guidance in doing the library research and also
  the internet research areas of the project. Some
  parental supervision may also be necessary at
  home while the children are involved in the
  clothing and food preparation parts of the
  project.

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Standards (Teacher)

• This lesson should help the students understand
  some of the physical criteria used to classify
  geographical regions by climate and geographical
  makeup.
• The student should also learn about the
  components of culture, such as language, customs
  (art and music) and food.
• There are many other benchmarks that can be
  achieved in this lesson, but only if it were
  developed in more detail for upper grades with
  more expectations.

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Process 1 (Teacher)

• You will need students to be in groups of 4 or 5
  students for each chosen country project
  depending on the class size.
• Prior to beginning the students exploration
  of their chosen countries, you should approve the
  location chosen.
• Each student in the group will be assigned one or
  two topics to research for the presentation.
• It may be helpful, based on the grade level if
  you give the students a small group of already
  selected countries to chose from.
• It would also be suggested, especially in the
  younger grades(to avoid any conflicts), that you
  provide assistance in delegating the assigned
  topics of research in each group.

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Process 2 (Teacher)

• Each student should be instructed to research
  using the following resources
• World Atlas located in school library or resource
  room
• Various library geography books (Resource room
  aid should be willing to help locate books on
  their chosen country)
• Internet websites (You should be able to assist
  the student in their website searches.)
• The following links may also be useful in each
  students search
• UNITED NATIONS CYBER SCHOOLBUS
• WORLD SITES ATLAS
• Library of Congress / PORTALS TO THE WORLD

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Process 3 (Teacher)

• Once the student has properly researched their
  information, they will need to begin the process
  to put their presentation together. This process
  may include the following ideas
• Design and make clothing that is specific to
  their countrys culture.
• Make food or treats that are part of their native
  countrys diet (with a parents help if
  necessary).
• A photo or drawing of their country showing the
  type of geographical areas,such as mountains,
  rivers, valleys, lakes, volcanoes, forests, etc
• A display of artwork of some type typical to
  their country.
• A chart showing the type and amount of
  precipitation that occurs in the region.
• They should then put together a short skit or
  play demonstrating the language and music that is
  typical in their country.

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Resources (Teacher)

• You will need the following resources to
  implement this lesson successfully
• World Atlas or Globe
• Available library or media room with geography
  materials
• Internet access with available printer
• Scrap fabric and materials for students to design
  clothing (It is possible the art teacher may help
  students in this area)
• Poster board and colored markers for their map
  presentations (If it is age appropriate and the
  materials are available, they may be allowed to
  do this on overhead transparencies)

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Evaluation (Teacher)

• Each group should be graded on a 10 point scale
  based on the following
• Clothing style and originality 2 points
• Language demonstration ------ 1 point
• Music presentation --------------1 point
• Art presentation ----------------2 points
• Food demonstration -------1 point (plus up to 2
  extra credit points)
• Geography work, including map and climate work
  3 points
• As you can see, it is possible for students to
  receive as many as 12 total points with extra
  credit work, so each group has the opportunity
  top do well on this project. This is not only
  intended to be a research project, but the idea
  is to show the students that school work can be a
  fun task.

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Conclusions (Teacher)

• Well, hopefully your students have learned a
  great deal about many countries while researching
  their country, presenting their projects and
  watching their fellow students do their
  presentations. They should now know not only a
  great deal about other parts of the world and
  different cultures, but be able to compare them
  to our own countrys culture and geography to
  better understand the world we they in.

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Credits (Teacher)

• Discovery.com has a wonderful selection of
  different lesson plan ideas which I found very
  helpful in my own search.
• You may also go to The IST 396 Site in order to
  download the latest template for multimedia
  education.