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The Mini Page — 2008 Activities
China's Resources
Issue 25
June 21-27
This week's standards:
- Students understand the physical and human characteristics of places.
(Geography: Places and Regions)
- Students understand that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self expression and social interaction. (Physical Education)
Activities:
11. Draw a picture of you and your friends in a judo or taekwondo competition. Write sentences telling about your event.
2. 2. Look through the newspaper ads and circle items that are made of natural fibers such as cotton, silk or wool. Put a star by any that say they are 100 percent of that fiber.
3. Look through newspaper ads and the classified section to find places where you could go to learn judo or taekwondo. Now look at the sports section for any martial arts competitions in your area. Would it be easy or hard for you to study a martial art in your community? Why or why not?
4. Which of China's natural resources (a) is becoming scarce, (b) is not developed very much, and
(c) is easy to harness?
5. Use resource books and the Internet to learn more about one of the endangered animals in China.
Use these questions to guide your research: Which animal have you selected?
How many of these animals are estimated to be in China? What is causing the animal to become endangered? What are Chinese leaders doing to save the animal? Write a paragraph discussing your findings.
Standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
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