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' Let's travel around the world' Project

Practice Guide

 

¡®Outline of Project

 First, make a group composed of 6~7 students. Let the each group choose to travel one of the APCE nations to travel and find to their geographical features, climate, and cultural traits. Each group will make a plan and write a report on their country. By doing this, students can gain an interest and awareness about geographical features of the world and understand them.

  • type : individual/ group learning in class
  • subject : ethics, social studies, math, science, fine art, music
  • grade : 1st grade~
  • activity level : intermediate
  • activity period : 5 weeks
  • something necessary : computer, scanner, digital camera, encyclopedia, guidebook, art materials
  • Application environment :
  • Related curriculum : ¥´. Life of Asia and Africa,  ¥µ. Life of Europe, ¥¶. Life America and Oceania  
  • Prequisite for class :
    the thing that we need to be learned in advance
    textbook - Students can find a special place on the map
    ICT - Internet search, scanning, sending an e-mail

Aim of project

  • we can understand the natural features and traits of a nation we would like to travel to.
  • we can make a plan to travel to that nation.
  • we can measure the actual distance by using a map and a ruler.
  • we can calculate the exchange rate of the nation and trip expenses.
  • we can make picture postcard and send an e-mail
  • we can cooperate with peers and raise problem-solving ability while carrying a project.

 

Tasks

  • To get some pictures of a country we would like to travel to on the Internet or through newspapers.
  • To  compose a story line with words related to the pictures.
  • To mark on a map the country we would like to travel to.
  • To calculate travel expenses and to set up the travel schedule.
  • To draw a picture related to travel of country.
  • To send a souvenir picture postcard over the Internet.

 Process

1st step:  <Role play& Storytelling>

  • to make a group of 5~6 students.
           *geographer : to choose the country of choice and to find its traits.
           *mathematician:to calculate the exchange rate of a nation and travel expenses.
           *coordinator: to choose the dress to wear
           *painter :to draw the picture post card and dress.
           *master: to make a travel plan and to check the end result.

      To get some picture of a country they want to travel to on the Internet or  in newspapers.
      To  compose a story line with words related to the pictures.

2nd step:  To choose the country them to travel to on the map.

        To mark the country they want to travel to on the map with travel  agency information as to where to find it on the Internet or in newspapers.

3rd step:  basic information about country they want to travel to.

           * Which continent is the country in?
           * Where is  the capital?
           * The capital is located latitude(  ) , longitude (  ) .
           * Using language and the national flag,
           * How are the climates and distribution of plants in this country?
           * In this country, which human race is most prevalent? And, what are   they proud of the most?

4th step : To calculate travel expenses and to set up the travel schedule.

           * How many days stay in the country to travel to?
                 - a trip of   (     ) days and (      ) nights

           * How far from Yeosu?
            - To check the distance from here with a map, a thread and a ruler. And then write the processes.

           * Travel courses :

           * Why do you want to travel this country ?

           * How much money do you need to travel ?

           - 1. costs for the travel agency (         ) won or dollars, the private costs to need (             ) won or dollars, Sum costs (           ) won or dollars.

( How much do you have, if you are supposed to carry 30% of the costs for the travel agency. Count them)

 

5th step :

* To draw a picture related to travel of country.

  - First searching climates want to travel country to in the Internet, to draw yourself wearing attitude clothes.
  - What do I pack to have ?
* To send a souvenir picture postcard over the Internet.
 - To send e-mails to your friends a souvenir picture postcard which represents that country.

 

Expected Conclusion

 * Students can gain an interest and awareness about geographical features of the world and understand them. Furthermore we expect that students can easily meet with traveling the countries of international situation without embarrassing. It is called Situated Learning. And students can grow cooperation with peers through each processes.

 

Evalutation

If you evaluate the material according to the criterion below based on group evaluation and co-worker evaluation, it will be a great contribution to future research.

EVALUATION          ACTIVITY

BEGINNER

INTERMEDIATE

EXCELLENCE

INVESTIGATION ACTIVITY

Being dependent on only one investigation

Being dependent on more than two cases of investigation

Being dependent on literature cited, Internet, interview, etc.

Report

Being dependent on document material and keeping the level of beginner's arrangement

Using document material, picture material and keeping a good arrangement

Systematically

arranging the material and submitting the product by using document, photograph, moving picture and pictures

LEVEL OF COOPERATION

the case of not performing role share

the case of performing one's role by faithfully performing role share

the case of exactly performing role share and of tuning the opinion through discussion and of not leaning to one side.

 

attention to these facts

1) The first things you should take into consideration in the project type classes are self-leading studying versus cooperation studying. During this time, teachers are supposed to control themselves. In connection with this fact, teachers must demonstrate the activity at first, then help students with their work, and finally help students to do it on their own.

2) These rules must be applied during teaching hours depending on the situation.

For example, teachers have to make a change in the educationally advanced classroom, in the practical training room and in home studying for students .

3) Teachers who present a lot of Web sites for reference or not can be  an in effective way. However the number of listed sites for reference may  depend on the teacher's judgment.

 

Related Sites and Reference

 

Geographical information

http://kr.dir.yahoo.co,/Regional/Regions

Finding maps

http://ynucc.yeungnam.a.kr/~history/bottom5_htm

http://www.cnei.or.kr/webtitle/kig/def_menu.htm

http://o/go.to/buymap

The weather

http://www.kma.go.kr/kma28/link.pjp?id=00

http://www.wmo.ch/

http://myhome.shinbiro.com/-philmap

Travel agency

http://www.yeskolon.co.kr

http://www.tour.co.kr

Exchange rate

http://exchange.lycos.co.kr/

http://ebank.keb.co.kr/simulation/pehj.htm

 

 

Proposer: Lee, Mi-gyeong, Kim, Sang-ji, Lee, Jin, Sin, Sun-ho (JGMS in Korea)

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