Thursday, July 15, 2010

Lesson 2B SIRS Discover Databse Features

Selecting the country Morocco, I found the map, a chronology of the political and cultural history, demographics, and economics. On the map, there were some links to picures and other sources. I have travelled in Morocco in the 1980's, so I was interested in some of the places and experiences I had then. I read one article about travellers (written in a Palm Beach, Florida newspaper) that gave a rather scathing report of their travels in Morocco. They had stayed in hotels that were dirty and had no electricity. Our stay was with a family, and it was a wonderful experience. However, we travelled by train, and this family had travelled by car. Here is another example where students could be reminded of point of view.

1 comment:

  1. I like your idea for a point-of-view lesson and how you are seeing beyond the obvious social studies uses of the Countries feature. Thanks for sharing!

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