LETS’ GEOGRAPHY TOGETHERSTEP 1 - GATHERING INFORMATION-Collect information on the following characteristics of each country/country region (Italy, the UK, France, Sweden): ophysical features, oagricultural and animal productions, ohuman settlements, oweather and ecology. -Complete the outline maps provided for each country with the information found.Look at the following sites according to the country assigned to your group:
STEP 2 - MAKING HYPOTHESES AND VERIFYING THEM -Based on the maps you have drawn, make hypothesis on the diet of people living in that country/region. -Present and justify your hypothesis to other students (use power point or word documents). Discuss them in the Forum. STEP 3 - EATING HABITS AND TRADITIONS -Prepare a questionnaire to be asked to students to the other students. The questionnaire aims to finding out how eating and cooking habits have changed in time as a consequence of changed lifestyles. (Each student isto answer the questionnaire individually). -Record and classify the answers to represent them in the form of graphs. Conclusions are inferred. STEP 4 - CONCLUSION -Students exchange traditional and healthy recipes made using the typical products of their geographical area. Step 5 - ASSESSMENT -Students are asked to assess the project at the level of class work and of interaction with the European schoolmates.
LETS’ GEOGRAPHY TOGETHER STEP 1 - GATHERING INFORMATION - Collect information on the following characteristics of each country/country region (Italy, the UK, France, Sweden): o physical features, o agricultural and animal productions, o human settlements, o weather and ecology. - Complete the outline maps provided for each country with the information found. Look at the following sites according to the country assigned to your group:
FRANCE
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-237249/France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France
SWEDEN
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-30545/Sweden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden
ENGLAND
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uk
http://www.britannica.com/nations/United-Kingdom
ITALY
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-26982/Italy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy</span
STEP 2 - MAKING HYPOTHESES AND VERIFYING THEM
- Based on the maps you have drawn, make hypothesis on the diet of people living in that country/region.
- Present and justify your hypothesis to other students (use power point or word documents). Discuss them in the Forum.
STEP 3 - EATING HABITS AND TRADITIONS
- Prepare a questionnaire to be asked to students to the other students. The questionnaire aims to finding out how eating and cooking habits have changed in time as a consequence of changed lifestyles. (Each student is to answer the questionnaire individually).
- Record and classify the answers to represent them in the form of graphs. Conclusions are inferred.
STEP 4 - CONCLUSION
- Students exchange traditional and healthy recipes made using the typical products of their geographical area.
Step 5 - ASSESSMENT
- Students are asked to assess the project at the level of class work and of interaction with the European schoolmates.