WindowSwap

There is a really neat website called WindowSwap where you can click and see outside windows from different parts of the world. 

Window in Singapore

Window in United Kingdom

Window in Japan

Window in France

Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio (or send an email to your teacher), title it the same as this blog post, then complete one of the tasks below.

1. Click through 4-5 windows on WindowSwap, take a screen shot of each window. (Just like I did above). Be sure to include the location in the top right of your screen shot.
2. If you don't want to take screen shots, click through 3 windows on WindowSwap and describe each photo in detail. What do you see in the house? Outside the window? Where is the photo taken?
3. Click through 4-5 windows on WindowSwap and list where each window is. Which window would you want to look out the most? Explain your answer. 
4. Submit your window! Read how to do it here. Email the video to your teacher too.

Google Earth's This is Home

We've all been spending a lot of time in our homes. Have you ever thought about how homes are different around the world? 

Check out Google Earth's This is Home

Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio (or send an email to your teacher), title it the same as this blog post, then complete two of the tasks below.

1. Pick one of the houses and describe it in detail. What are the materials? What is the shape? What is the size? Describe the decorations and furniture. Describe the outside.
2. Explain how climate and culture might impact the home. 
3. Compare two of the places with 2 similarities and 2 differences. 
4. Is there a house that you'd like to live in? Explain your answer.
5. List 3 new things your learned from one of the places. 
   

If you want to learn more about housing around the world check out the post on Dollar Street and Housing Differences Around the World.

Housing Differences From Around the World

During the Shelter-in-Place order in Spring of 2020 we were in our houses a lot. This made me wonder about how houses are different around the world. I found this video and thought it was really interesting!

Create a new blog post in your Spanish Blog Portfolio (or send an email to your teacher), title it the same as this blog post, and answer two of the following questions in complete sentences in English.

1. List five new things you learned from the video. 
2. Based on the video, which country would you MOST prefer to have a house in? Explain your answer.
3. Based on the video, which country would you LEAST prefer to have a house in? Explain your answer.
4. Which piece of information struck you are the most interesting or most odd? What country was the house in? Explain your answer.
5. Which piece of information was something you didn't know before but makes a lot of sense to you? Explain your answer.