India


 * [[image:Screen_shot_2010-07-10_at_8.04.26_PM.png align="center" link="http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/india.html#map"]]

Use this link to construct a Venn Diagram comparing three aspects of Indian and New Zealand culture e.g flag, symbols.

// Then write 3 'clarification' questions about vocabulary used in your Venn Diagram. // || Use this link to find the maps you need on Asia and India ) recommend South East Asia-political)

// Brainstorm with a friend what you know about some of the neighbouring countries. What assumptions can you make from this knowledge? How can you go about finding out if those assumptions are true? // || web quest || Record your notes in your reading book.
 * [| Weblinkshttp://sd71.bc.ca/sd71/edulinks/countries/index.htm#india] || [[image:Screen_shot_2010-07-08_at_9.54.15_PM.png width="206" height="109" align="center" link="http://teachers.eusd.k12.ca.us/mguerena/castewebquest/index.htm"]]
 * [|open directory link] with links to sort ||  ||
 * Follow the 'Asian Weddings' hyperlinks in WickED to complete the photo activity.

// Make a concluding statement about the differences between one of the Indian weddings and a 'New Zealand' style wedding. Be prepared to explain the reasoning behind your conclusion. // || Follow the 'Hindu bride' hyperlinks on WickED to complete a henna design for a bride. Record the sites you use and any designs you adapt in your reading book.

// What would you say to someone who said, "Henna art is just like a tattoo." How are henna and moko alike? Different? // ||
 * Follow the 'Bollywood' hyperlinks and record the sites you use, and any ideas for a dance sequence. You can either perform with a group to the class or video your performance to share with the class.

// "Bollywood dancing is very like jump jam or aerobics." Give your opinion on this statement and then find evidence in the linked sites to both support and contradict the statement. Organise your evidence in a double T chart. // || Follow the hyperlinks to see the photographs and map of the South Asian Earthquake. Answer the questions on this WickED page. //Look at the images one year after the quake. What conclusions can you come to about development and progress? By what reasoning did you come to the conclusion? What would convince you otherwise? How could we go about finding out if your conclusions are true?// ||
 * Click on one of the newspaper links and write down 3 headlines or captions quite different to any you might find in a New Zealand newspaper, and three that are very similar. Use your ideas to make a statement that ties two of the captions together. e.g. Whereas in.....people are.......; in ..........

|| Who is Mohandas 'Mahatma' Gandhi? List four interesting facts from this article and one interesting 'open ended' question for further investigation.

|| Links to Commonwealth Games sites //Design a logo for a New Zealand games ( held in Dunedin) and explain the symbolism of your logo using the Delhi one as a model.// ||= What is the name of the mascot and how was the character chosen? ( what is the meaning and history behind the character?) || || Follow the [|'City Plans' and 'Legacy of Delhi2010'] hyperlinks to list on a T-chart the benefits of hosting the Commonwealth games. On the other side list some of the possible disadvantages to hosting such a large event.
 * = Explain the symbolism represented in the games logo
 * On a map of the world, identify and colour code the Asian and Oceania countries competing in the Commonwealth games at Delhi, India.

//Make connections to this by suggesting some links to Dunedin's Awatea Stadium. How are the projects alike/ different?//

//How might you justify building an all-weather running and fitness track on our school grounds?// || Record one piece of information from Shera's blog.
 * Record where the baton has been, where it is now, and predict where it will go next.

|| Use the [|'commonwealth country profile'] link to compare the populations and size of five different member countries. Put the data into an excel or numbers spreadsheet and create a graph. //Is it fair that countries with limited resources compete on the same basis as more affluent countries? Should there be a sharing of resources such as new technology and coaching techniques? What is an alternative to the current situation? What are your beliefs about the value of competition?// ||
 * Complete a PMI or SWOT on hosting the Commonwealth games from the perspective of a Delhi ratepayer.

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