1. Choose a country to research! The United States of America will be the example country. If you would like to research a country that is not listed below, talk to Ms. Caceres!
- Mexico
- Panama
- Ecuador
- Pakistan
- Bosnia Herzegovina
- Poland
- Cambodia
- Brazil
- Romania
- United Kingdom
- Indonesia
- China
- Kazakhstan
- South Africa
- Colombia
- Portugal
- India
- Ukraine
- Guatemala
2. Start your research! You will be taking notes on the following topics in your Social Studies spirals:
- Capital City
- Population
- What continent is it part of?
- Climate
- Major exports
- Currency and Conversion to American Dollar
- Languages Spoken
- Interesting Facts- Food? Animals? People? Places?
Use the links below for research.
- Mexico
- Panama
- Ecuador
- Pakistan
- Bosnia Herzegovina
- Poland
- Cambodia
- Brazil
- Romania
- United Kingdom
- Indonesia
- China
- Kazakhstan
- South Africa
- Colombia
- Portugal
- India
- Ukraine
- Guatemala
Use the links below for research about interesting facts.
- Mexico
- Panama
- Ecuador
- Pakistan
- Bosnia Herzegovina
- Poland
- Cambodia
- Brazil
- Romania
- United Kingdom
- Kazakhstan
- China
- Indonesia
- South Africa
- Colombia
- Portugal
- India
- Ukraine
- Guatemala
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3. Write your voice-over paragraph! Your paragraph must include the following elements:
- start with a grabber to get the viewer interested in your movie
- write a topic sentence to introduce your country
- write 8 different details describing your country (Capital City, Population, What continent is it part of?, Climate, Major exports, Currency and Conversion to American Dollar, Languages Spoken, Interesting Facts- Food? Animals?)
- end with a closing sentence
4. Create your images for the movie on Drawing Pad! You need at least 10 images:
- introduction image
- 8 images to represent your details (images for: Capital City, Population, What continent is it part of?, Climate, Major exports, Currency and Conversion to American Dollar, Languages Spoken, Interesting Facts- Food? Animals?)
- concluding image
5. Create your movie on iMovie!
- upload your images
- record your voice over
- add sound
- upload to our classroom YouTube account
6. Share your movie!
- upload your movie or the movie's URL from YouTube onto your Kidblog account
7. Learn from your classmates!
- watch your classmates' videos on YouTube
- leave positive comments on their Kidblog accounts about their work