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Adventures in Time and Place
Grade 6: World
Infographic #1: Cultures Around the World
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1. Visit schools in different countries. When do students start school? How long do they attend? How are the schools different from your school? Go to Peace Corp Kids World.
http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/like/index_school.html

  • Read about schools in Kiribati.
  • Click School in Nepal and read about schools in Nepal.
  • Click School in Papua New Guinea to find out about schools in that country.
  • Go back and compare facts about the schools in these countries. Think about how your school is different.

Online Activity: School Days
Use the facts at the Web site to complete the chart below. Pay attention to the similarities and differences among schools in the three countries.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Schools in Kiribati Schools in Nepal Schools in Papua New Guinea


2. Play a game from a different country! Go to Culture Quest World Tour.
http://www.ipl.org/youth/cquest/

  • Explore games that children in other countries play.
  • Click Asia & The Far East. Then click Games and read the rules.
  • In the same way, learn about the games in Europe, The Middle East, and South & Central America.
  • Select a game from one of the countries to write about.

Offline Activity: You’ve Got Game
Write a paragraph in the first person as if you were someone your age in the country of the game you selected. Describe a time that you played the game. Include facts about the game in your paragraph.

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