For this project you will research a specific country and discover how other children live day to day. You will create a Photo Peach movie to describe what the children are like in your country.

Your Task Pick a country that you would like to research. You may pick any country other than the US. Listed below are some examples with some helpful links. You can pick one of these countries or a different one. Then create a Photo Peach movie about the country you picked and the children that live there.

Include the following information:

1.  A brief description of the country you picked.

2.  What kind of food do they eat in that region?

3.  What kind of clothing do they wear?

4.  What type of schooling/schools do they have?

5.  What types of games do they play as children?

6.  One other piece of information about your country?

7.  How can learning about another culture help us as people living in the US?

Other things to include:

1.  A picture of the flag from your country of choice

2.  Music

3.  Captions

4.  A quote from a person that was born/lives in that country

Mexico

Explore the following websites as you travel through Mexico while focusing on topics of food, clothing, schools, holidays, traditions, money, and games or activities that children engage in. Create your photo peach movie using pictures, graphics, and written information relevant to your country.

http://www.pocanticohills.org/mexico/mexico.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/mexico.html

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769539.html

Japan

Explore the following websites as you travel through Japan while focusing on topics of food, clothing, schools, holidays, traditions, money, and games or activities that children engage in. Create your photo peach movie using pictures, graphics, and written information relevant to your country.

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/index.html

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/housing/index.html

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/sports/index.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/japan.html

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769539

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/schools/index.html

Brazil

Explore the following websites as you travel through Brazil while focusing on topics of food, clothing, schools, holidays, traditions, money, and games or activities that children engage in. Create your photo peach movie using pictures, graphics, and written information relevant to your country.

http://www.monica.com.br/viajando/home.html

http://www.kidscornerbrazil.org/index.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/brazil.html

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769539.html

Denmark

Explore the following websites as you travel through Denmark while focusing on topics of food, clothing, schools, holidays, traditions, money, and games or activities that children engage in. Create your photo peach movie using pictures, graphics, and written information relevant to your country.

http://www.um.dk/um_files/Denmark/kids/index.htmlclick on the girl on the orange shirt speaking English to take you on a tour of Denmark.

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/denmark.html

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769539.html

Africa

Explore the following websites as you travel through Africa while focusing on topics of food, clothing, schools, holidays, traditions, money, and games or activities that children engage in. Create your photo peach movie using pictures, graphics, and written information relevant to your country.

http://pbskids.org/africa/

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0212302/africa.html

4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / Score
Research for the Movie / Much information was taken from the given websites. / Adequate information was taken from the given websites. / Some information was taken from the given websites. / No information was taken from the given websites. / %25
Creating the Movie / The movie contains many pictures and much information about the assigned country. / The movie contains some pictures and some information about the assigned country. / The movie contains few pictures and little information about the assigned country. / The movie contains no pictures and no information about the assigned country. / %25
Designing the Movie / The movie is very organized. / The movie has some organization. / The movie is acceptable with minimal organization. / The movie is poorly designed. / %25
All Requirements were meet / All Elements are clear and addressed.
/ Some elements are clear and addressed. / Two elements are clear and addressed / One element is addressed / %25
Total Score: %100