Hello, Parents:
Please help your child with this project. There will be some class time to complete it, but they will have to do some work at home.
Here are some helpful websites you can use for this project:
- www.wikipedia.org
- http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_gro_nat_inc_percap-gross-national-income-per-capita
- Global salary info: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-124500508.html
- Some of the countries have cost comparisons here: http://www.walletpop.com/specials/food-price-comparison-around-the-world/
- Prices for gasoline (petrol) nationally: http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/
- A currency converter: http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=1&From=USD&To=TWD
- Wikipedia's travel site: http://wikitravel.org
- National Flags: http://www.photius.com/flags/alphabetic_list.html
If you need to get in touch with me, or have any questions regarding this project, please email me at: ahlers.his@gmail.com
Thank you,
Mr. Ahlers :]
Below are the requirements for your child's project. At the bottom, please note a rubric that shows how your child will be assessed. We spent class time discussing the requirements and the assessment.
Dear 4th Grade,
This is a two-part assignment.
First, you will make a poster about the country you have been assigned. Next, you will present it to the class.
Your poster should have:
- the country’s name
- the population
- the official language
- a picture of the country's flag
- a map of the country
- the national currency
- pictures of the currency
- the average salary
- the price of a liter or gallon of milk or gas (or both for you, superstars!)
- the exchange rate compared to the U.S. dollar
You may print the information or handwrite it. If you handwrite it, please be as neat as possible!
The poster is due on Monday, September 27. The presentations will also begin on Monday.
The rubric below tells you what I expect.
Good luck!
This is how your child will be assessed:
| Poster Rubric | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Creativity | This is very creative! Good use of pictures and color. | This shows creativity, but could use more effort. | You could use more pictures. | No pictures or color. :[ |
| Informational Content | This poster shows research and solid effort! | This poster provides great information, but could use more. | This poster lacks detail. | This poster does not give much information. |
| Grammar Usage & Spelling | No grammar or spelling mistakes! | 1 or 2 mistakes! | 3 or 4 mistakes! | 5 or more. :[ |
| Presentation | Clear, loud and practiced! | Clear, but could be louder. | You were hard to understand. | There was no presentation. |
