Sunday, February 10, 2008

*Oxfam's Cool Planet*

I've decided to post about a website and group that I absolutely love and support, called Oxfam. There are many links and activities, etc. included on the original Oxfam website, but I've reached a place called Cool Planet for Kids!

This site could be connected to the curriculum in Grade 8 Social Studies: Interdependence. Through the website, students will develop an appreciation for the amount of effort and number of people involved in creating the products we use daily, and explore the interdependence of organizations and nations.

Students could use this site specifically to read about stories from various countries around the world. Not only will they be introduced to many different countries, students will get to hear how the Oxfam organization is using their resources and power to help them out. They could possibly research and put together a poster and presentation on how this organization has helped out a particular place with particular issues.

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