Discover Brazil. A Unit of Study.

Autor/inn/en	Goobie, Kathy; und weitere
Institution	New Brunswick Global Education Center, Fredericton.
Titel	Discover Brazil. A Unit of Study.
Quelle	(1994), (114 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Area Studies; Developing Nations; Development; Ecology; Environmental Education; Foreign Countries; Forestry; Geographic Regions; Geography; Global Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; International Trade; Latin American Culture; Latin Americans; Multicultural Education; Natural Resources; Social Studies; Sustainable Development; World Problems; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Landeskunde; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Entwicklung; Ökologie; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Ausland; Forstwissenschaft; Waldwirtschaft; Geografie; Globales Lernen; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Mittelstufe; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Latin America; People; Lateinamerika; Bevölkerung; Volk; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Gemeinschaftskunde; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Weltproblem; Brasilien
Abstract	These curriculum materials were designed to assist sixth grade teachers in the delivery of the world regions component of the grade six social studies. Activities engage students in thinking, analysis, and speculation with a blend of process and product exercises. The book is divided into five sections. "Introductory Activities" include: (1) "Brazil-in-a-Suitcase"; (2) "Preparing for the Trip"; (3) "Identifying Mental Baggage"; (4) "Planning the Trip"; (5) "Brazil--A Country Profile"; and (6) "Brazil through the Eyes of PC Globe." Section 2, "The Influence of Geography," contains: (1) "Brazil's Neighbors"; (2) "How Big is Big"; and (3) "Brasilia: Brazil's Capital City." Section 3, "The Cultural Setting," includes: (1) "A Racial Melting Pot"; (2) "Getting By in Portuguese"; (3) "A GE Indian Creation Myth"; (4) "Families in Brazil"; (5) "Games Children Play"; (6) "Futebol"; (7) "Bon Appetit"; (8) "Carnival"; (9) "Mosaics"; and (10) "Pinata." Section 4, "Daily Life," contains: (1) "The Favelas of Rio"; (2) "Rural Life in Brazil"; (3) "Enemies at Large"; (4) "Debt and Developing Countries"; (5) "Your Morning Coffee"; and (6) "The Dilemma of Coffee." Section 5, "The Tropical Rainforest," includes: (1) "Locating the Tropical Rain Forests"; (2) "Natural Resources and You"; (3) "Rainforest Layers and Perspective in Art"; (4) "The Web of Life"; (5) "Rain-forest Nomenics"; (6) "The Disappearing Tropical Rainforest"; and (7) "Saving the Rainforest." The book also contains an eight-item resource section. (EH)
Anmerkungen	New Brunswick Global Education Center, P.O. Box 752, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5R6, Canada ($14.95 Canadian each; $10.95 Canadian quantity).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC