Social Studies - Clean Water for my people

Watch the play list of videos at this link (all of them)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkRpuHyf77U&list=PLA9F3CE4509A7A62E

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Create a cartoon with at least SIX frames about the importance of clean water for children.

No Time to Say Goodbye Novel Study Project

This morning DW finished up his poster project for the novel No Time to Say Goodbye .

Novel - No Time to Say Good Bye Silvia Olsen Rita Morris Ann Sam

Finished Reading the Book - No Time to Say Good Bye

Meet a homeschooler

Click here to watch a video about Josh

Daily Outline

Social Justice - who is Malala

Who is Malala ?

Daily outline

Social Studies - India

In follow up to your last reading in your text book, let's learn more about India.

Learn about India's Flag, Geography, and Culture.

Assignments:
Colour a flag of India
Watch the Discovery Atlas Segements on India (2 hours)
Colour a map of India and complete the questions about India's Geography.

Current Events - Typhoon Haiyan

Click Here to learn about the deadly Typhoon Haiyan

Living on One Dollar a Day

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Global Citizens - Rights of Children

Global Citizens Pages 26-29

A child can make a difference

Lets get to We Day 2014

Giving Back - Supporting a Horse Rescue

DW's donation and greeting was received by a Horse Rescue ... learning how to give back and live unselfishly

Global Citizenship - Health Services

What are some important Health Services?
doctors and nurses
medicine
immunization
aging homes
hospitals

What is infant mortality?
babies dying under five little kids and babies

What are some reasons for infant mortality ?
not enough water or food
not enough doctors and hospitals
moms having lots of children

Global Citizenship - The Air around us

Air moves around the world. So pollution in the air in country can makes things bad in other countries.

What are Emissions?
They are pollution from burning fuel and garbage and can be toxic.

How can people help keep air clean?
dont burn grass and garbage
dont drive cars walk or take the bus
save electricity from fuels

Global Citizenship - Access to Water

Diarrhea is the second biggest killer of children and it is from polluted water.

What is Sanitation?
clean safe removal of human and home waste in water.

Why do some people not have safe water?
Poor countries with no treatment
Pollution
Disasters like tsunamis volcanoes and earthquakes

Global Citizenship - Balanced Diet

Global Citizenship Improving Quality of Life

Read Page 10-11 outloud
Discussion about Malnutrition and the food pyramid.
Causes of Hunger

Read Page 12-13 outloud
Improving Food Security
Discussion about food security and the three things food security depends on.

Social Justice - Improving Quality of Life

Things People Need:

Food
water
clean air
housing

Things People want
doctors
school
safe places
enough money
things for fun