Oh The Places Youll Go Get into groups

Oh, The Places You'll Go

Get into groups of four.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are they guy that will decide where to go. . .

Here. . . or there. . or anywhere Choose a country that you want to learn about. Examples: France China Mexico Greenland Egypt Brazil Columbia Japan Saudi Arabia Philippines. . . etc.

Who do you want to be? Editor Looks for any mistakes and makes corrections. Helps wherever needed. Poet Write a poem that includes some facts about your country of choice. Illustrator Draw an historical landmark or famous building in that country. Geographist/Fact Finder: Help answer the following questions about your country.

Questions to Answer: What landmarks will you see? What animals will you see? What will you eat? What language will you speak? What type of attire will you need to wear? What items will you need to bring? Who is a famous person from this country?

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Illinois Teaching Standards • 17. A. 1 a Identify physical characteristics of places, both local and global (e. g. , locations, roads, regions, bodies of water). • 17. A. 1 b Identify the characteristics and pur poses of geographic representations including maps, globes, graphs, photographs, software, digital images and be able to locate specific places using each. • 17. B. 1 b Describe physical components of ecosystems. • 17. C. 1 a Identify ways people depend on and interact with the physical environment (e. g. , farming, fishing, hydroelectric power). • 17. C. 1 b Identify opportunities and constraints of the physical environment.