Trip Around the World - Online Scavenger Hunt

Trip Around the World - Online Scavenger Hunt

***write your responses on a blank sheet of paper***

1. Visit each everycutlure.com (everyculture.com)... Spend 10 minutes on this website.

2. Visit the CIA - World Fact Book website... Pick three countries to read about... List the country and three facts from that country

3. Find a current event from each continent (must be news from the past two months)... Summarize the event, write a personal connection, and cite the news source

4. Online Resources... Visit 4 of the following websites... Write down 1interesting thing about each website...

• The World on a Plate
  Foods and recipes in Different Countries
  http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations
• Did You Know - from Meeting in Rome 2008
• Countries and Flags MultCo Homework Center
  http://www.multcolib.org/homework/cntryhc.html
• United Streaming Discovery Education
  Use Password: A286-3176 to creat account. Watch a video about your country.
  http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
• eThemes
  Search C for country
  http://www.emints.org/ethemes/
• eThemes
  Search your Country for Info
  http://www.emints.org/ethemes/
• UN Cyber Schoolbus
  United Nations Info on every Country
  http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp

TO DO TUESDAY!!!

NY Times - 52 Destinations Around the World

-Read through these places in the world

-Pick 3 that are of high interest to you. Find two websites for each location that provide more information and detail about that place... Write down the name of those two websites

80 Unreal Places in the World!
explore this awesome slideshow!
Write down destinations in your notes that seem especially interesting!

Ancient India - Scavenger Hunt

Complete the following Scavenger Hunt in any order you want... Write your findings in your Curator's Notebook.



1. Find 3 things related to your expert group and 5 interesting facts from this website... Ancient India for Middle SchoolList them in your Curator's Notebook

2. Ancient India - Timeline + Maps
....Read through the following link    http://www.mapsofindia.com/history/

3. Ancient India Videos: Find three engaging videos (each under 8 minutes) related to Ancient India. Watch them! Write down the video name and two interesting facts from each video. Use your Smarter Balance headphones!!!

4. Find the five most engaging, informative, and meaningful images related to Ancient India

5. Play Lucia's Ancient India game https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/52204892/?fromexplore=true

6. Find a website that directly connects to your Ancient India expert group

7. Find 3 facts related to each SMAC Ancient Culture
...Aboriginal Australia
...Ancient Egypt
...Ancient Greece/Rome
...Ancient Maya
...Ancient Japan
...Ancient Sub-Saharan West Africa

If you finish early go see Michael!

Random Updates

Weekend Service Opportunities
Attend this environmental film festival, driven by teenagers http://www.portlandecofilmfest.org/schedule/2015/4/12/ecoshorts

Check out Lucia's Mohenjodaro SCRATCH game https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/52204892/?fromexplore=true

8th graders listed below... I am tired of getting these emails from Tara.... DEAL WITH THESE!!!

8th Grade missing I Am Poems:
Rico
Owen
Byrd
Raven

8th Graders missing Catalina forms (I have extras in my room!)
Mia Bray
Rico
Gavin G
Wren
Claire
Alijah
Raven

"Break The Silence" Dance

Dear Sunnyside Families:

On April 17, the Sunnyside Middle School QSA (Queer-Straight Alliance) club will be hosting the "Break The Silence" dance. Breaking The Silence is an important culmination of a week of activities and education geared toward raising awareness of the issues LGBTQ individuals face in schools and the silence too often thrust upon them by our communities. As part of this week, SES students will lead lessons and conversations that address issues of gender identity and sexual orientation. The dance is an opportunity for everyone to come together and celebrate the diversity and resilience of our SES community.

Mark your calendars for 6:30pm Friday, April 17 and plan to join us as we dance the night away!

Thanks!
Mical and Patrick​

Ancient India - Expert Group Resources

Use any of the following resources to support your Ancient India expert groups research!!!

Ancient India Technology

Ancient India - Videos related to History Alive chapters

You might have to sign up for a free five day account to fully watch these videos. They should prove to be helpful because their is a video related to each expert group!

Gillian's Pathfinder for Ancient India Ancient India Pathfinder
...Use the websites as resources at the bottom of the page
...Search using the OSLIS database


Ancient India Webquest Ancient India Webquest

Ancient India Pathfinder and Webquest

1. Gillian's Pathfinder for Ancient India Ancient India Pathfinders
...Explore at least three of the websites on the bottom of the page (you have to scroll down)
...Search using at least one OSLIS database


2. Ancient India Webquest Ancient India Webquest


 During your time within the Ancient India Pathfinder and Webquest find and record one fact for each section in your Curator’s Notebook

If you feel like you finish early, start researching any of the following related to our learning around Ancient India using either google or OSLIS
...Mohenjodaro/Harrapa/Prince Siddartha/Ashoka's Edicts/Gupta Empire/The Vedas/Sanskrit/OTHER

Refugee/Human Rights Final Project - RESOURCES

Creative Piece EXAMPLES + IDEAS

TED Talk - Example - "Being a Refugee is Not a Choice"

Make a Zine

http://therefugeeartproject.com/home/

Art - MURALS

Design Something to EMPOWER Refugees

RESEARCH TOPICS + RESOURCES

CENTRAL AMERICA

come see me if you want access to Cori/Karen's powerpoint from the Central America lesson 

Central America - Child Immigration - 9 min Video

SYRIA

go to www.tinyurl.com/syria15

CLIMATE CHANGE

Read one or two of the articles and then search for a short video on any of the following: Tuvalu, Kivalina, or Kiribati for a case study glimpse.

Links to articles we shared in class:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/governments-should-plan-for-climate-change-migrants/

http://www.internal-displacement.org/blog/2013/why-should-governments-negotiating-on-climate-change-care-about-displacement

http://www.ibtimes.com/sea-level-rise-climate-change-larger-problem-thought-new-study-claims-1783844

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/20/these-20-cities-have-the-most-to-lose-from-rising-sea-levels/

YUGOSLAVIA

Kosovo:  http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1380469/Kosovo-conflict

Bosnia:  https://history.state.gov/milestones/1993-2000/bosnia

Democratic Republic of Congo:   http://www.trust.org/spotlight/Congo-DR-conflict/?tab=background

Syria:   https://www.mercycorps.org/articles/turkey-iraq-jordan-lebanon-syria/quick-facts-what-you-need-know-about-syria-crisis

Sudan/ South Sudan:   http://www.refintl.org/where-we-work/africa/south-sudan

Somolia:   http://refugeesinternational.org/where-we-work/africa/somalia

Afghanistan:   http://www.un.org/News/dh/latest/afghan/un-afghan-history.shtml

Vietnam: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/vietnam_boat_people.htm

Websites to use for research on countries:

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

http://www.mapsofworld.com/country-profile/

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

DR CONGO

http://www.raisehopeforcongo.org/content/initiatives/teacher-resources

– push and pull factors they saw in the timeline

-       http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2000/02/09/conflict-resolution-in-congo-is-there-an-answer/#more-2777

– ABC’s of the DRC in the curriculum and the article http://partners.nytimes.com/library/world/africa/020600africa-congo.html

-       Picture Slideshow - http://www.nytimes.com/library/world/africa/020600congo-slide.1.html

2.    Video – Refugee Camp in Uganda for Congolese

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5iYmUulpU4

http://www.raisehopeforcongo.org/apps/iamcongo/#intro

GREAT VIDEO ON PRECIOUS METALS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF-sJgcoY20&safe=active

Waste Reduction Month SURVEY

Hello Middle School Families,

This month is Waste Reduction Month at Sunnyside. We are raising awareness and changing our habits about what we send to the landfill. Please take time to sit with your family and take this online survey- https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B88RQPH

After taking the survey talk about possible changes at home to decrease your family’s waste. Send your student back to school with those ideas so they can share with their class.

Thanks, Indigo’s class