World Traveler Brochure

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World Traveler Brochure
Miss. Famas 6th grade classroom
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Objective

• To gain an understanding of a new location in the
  world that you have never heard of before.

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Monday

• Today we will be assigned into groups.
• Then we will browse through the world atlas and
  chose any country in the world that is unfamiliar
  to you.

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Monday

• We will also become familiar with the computer
  lab today.
• Ask any questions you may have!

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Tuesday Research

• Today we will begin researching your location
  using these kids search engines.
• http//kids.yahoo.com/
• http//www.kidsclick.org/
• http//www.askforkids.com/
• http//www.squirrelnet.com/search/Google_SafeSearc
  h.asp

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Tuesday-Wednesday

• On these days we will be searching for certain
  items in our countries!

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Three famous landmarks.

• Find at least three famous landmarks.

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Famous People

• Find some famous people from past or present from
  your area.

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Local Taste!

• Find some popular foods from the area.

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Religion

• Briefly describe the religion of the location.

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Weather!

• Research the climate of your region.
• Weather details

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Map

• Include a map you find online that shows
• Surrounding countries
• Mountain Ranges
• Surrounding Bodies of Water

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Thursday

• Assembling Brochures
• Today we will be using Microsoft Word to assemble
  our brochures.
• We will be typing all of our written information
  and then print and assemble into our brochures!

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Friday (summary)

• Today we will be selling our finished products
  to the class. Each group will show their
  brochures to other groups and convince them to
  visit their country with the interesting facts
  they learned!

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Acknowledgements

• http//www.iusb.edu/cted/summer/img/Computer.JPG
  
• http//www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/get_a_life_
  blog/images/2007/06/21/children_globe.jpg
• http//www.fortschools.org/purdywebs/americansymbo
  ls/Twedt/the_whitehouse.jpg
• http//www.eternalexposure.co.uk/img/image_15155.j
  pg
• http//www.ilv.ucl.ac.be/ILV-US/modules/Infos/imag
  es/Liberty-Bell.jpg
• http//www.visitingdc.com/images/george-washington
  -picture.jpg
• http//aenet.esuhsd.org/Citizenship_lessons/connie
  /mlk.gif
• http//i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa291/xXlatinoh
  eatXx/Miley20Cyrus/MileyCyrus6-7.jpg