We have started working on our first project so that we can learn more about our country, Ecuador! The students will have one day a week to work on it in class but any work that they can do outside of class could only make their project even better!!!! Have you asked your child about the project?
Here are the expectations for this project:
Decide which region of the Andes' three regional zones: northern, central, and southern, that you would like to research. You will need to put together a presentation on your regional zone and then present them to the rest of the class.
The reports must be at least five minutes long and include these eight criteria:
• A physical map of the zone (large enough to be used as a visual aid during the presentation)
• Information on the zone's topography (Is this a wide section of the Andes? How high are the mountains? Etc.)
• Typical climate by season
• Vegetation
• Animals found there
• Unique geographic features (highest peaks, major rivers or volcanoes, archeological finds, etc.)
• Description of the human cultures, if any, found in the zone (Are there unique tribes who call this area home? If nobody lives there, why not? Etc.)
• Issues or problems (environmental or otherwise)
You can use travel magazines; geography texts, encyclopedias, and other library resources; and the Internet to conduct your research.
