Geography & World Culture Study Group

Lessons - February 2004

The United States and South America

Monday, 2/2/04
Dixie Science Room (B5)

Quiz on World and North America. maps and the world. World facts, longitude & latitude. Review sheet here.

Thursday, 2/5/04
Dixie Computer Lab (E2)

Interactive Map of South America - Mouse over the provinces to learn their location and capital city. Try to memorize the location of all the countries and at least 3 capitals.

Geospy Game
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/
Sign in and do the South America Game (countries - South America). Put your cup on your computer when you have all of them correct.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/

Homework for next Thursday 1): Return your map of North America, filled out with as many countries as you can. 2) Choose your Agent Code name. 3) Study review sheet 1.

Monday, 2/9/04
Chinese New Year Event
Dixie Science Room (B5)

Dixie Parent Ling Zheng will teach us some Mandarin Chinese and show us how to write Chinese calligraphy with ink and brush. Students will get to practice writing with the brush and then make a final character piece on construction paper to give their parents. New Year's treats will be given out at the end of class.

Thursday, 2/12/04
Dixie Computer Lab (E2)

Interactive Map of South America - Mouse over the provinces to learn their location and capital city. Try to memorize the location of all the countries and at least 3 capitals.

Geospy Game - If you have not already completed this with a score of 12:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/
Sign in and do the South America Game (countries - South America). Put your cup on your computer when you have all of them correct.

The Inca Civilization of Peru and western South America
Inca Brainteaser Activity from National Geographic

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/

Monday, 2/23/04
Dixie Science Room (B5)

South America geography review: countries, languages, major physical features (Andes mountains, Amazon River, Lake Titicaca,.

What is colonization? Who were/are the colonial powers in South America?

Map puzzles.

Thursday, 2/26/04
Dixie Computer Lab (E2)

Quechua Language for Kids: Quechua is spoken in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador and is a co-official language along with Spanish in Peru and Bolivia. It is an endanered language, and linguists predict it will become extinct by 2030 if policy isn't changed to support the language. If this interests you, you can also learn about Aymara, another endangered native Amerinind language spoken in Bolivia and Peru around Lake Titicaca.

The Charles Darwin Foundation - Learn all about the unique flora and fauna on the Galapagos Islands (off Ecuador) on this great multimedia website!) Browse the great pages of pictures and information about the Galapagos, then go to the Kid's Corner for real answers to basic questions about the Galapagos.

South American Money: Browse around and find out what paper money looks like in all the different countries in South America. Can you find the bill with a picture of a dog on it?!

Extra Credit:

3 - 5th graders: Peace Corps Kids Explore Ecuador Read about life in Ecuador

5th graders and high readers: Peru F.B.I. Adventure Read about this real-life adventure about protecting ancient artifacts in Peru from greedy criminals!

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