Podcast Sample  My Italian Life  RUBRIC

Websites:

National Geographic, use the search option   http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

ASK.com   http://www.ask.com

WIkipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page 

Photos of the world

http://www.panoramio.com/

Flags of the world

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/flagsoftheworld.html

A map quiz How well do you know the countries of the world?

http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/worldmap/worldmap.html 

Learn about the world through photography

http://www.trekearth.com/

Live Camera broadcasts from around the world.  A few adds, but very interesting

http://www.earthcam.com/

General Information  http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html

WIKI maps-similiar to google earth, no software to load (type in a country name and search)

http://wikimapia.org

World Newspapers online

http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/

Ideas for projects with countries

• write plans for fast-food restaurants in a country, taking into consideration how the restaurants can be adapted to the countries' unique cultures; and draw pictures of their restaurants.
• Create a travel brochure of podcast of a country.  Take the role of a tour guide.
• write stories pretending they are on a trip with a friend from the country they have researched, visiting a country that neither person is familiar with and describing their reactions to the new culture.

• Essential Questions 

•  Why is "where" important?

•  Why is/was ________ located there?  (e.g., capitol, factory, battle, etc.)
•  What makes places unique and different?
•   How does geography, climate and natural resources affect the way people live and work?
•  How does where I live influence how I live?
•  Why do people move? If you were going to move to another country, where would be the  best place to live and why?
•  If your family moves to another country, how would you convince your family what part of the country to move to? Why?

Portals to the world

http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html