United Nations Declaration of Human Rights

I've mentioned the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals, and today I'll talk about the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In 1948 (over 70 years ago) the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  This is a list of 30 rights that every person in the world has. Look over the list below or click here to see a thorough description of each article. 

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.     Which 3-5 articles do you think are most important? Explain your answer.

2.     Compare this Declaration of Human Rights to the Declaration of Independence from Britain. What is similar? What is different?

3.     Give an example of how one of these human rights is respected in our community. This could be in the school, the city, the state or our country.  

4.     Give an example of a time when one of these human rights were not respected. What should have happened?

5.     How can you promote/raise awareness of these human rights? Give an example.

6.     How can you defend these human rights? Give an example.

7.     By respecting these rights, how might our community be more just and positive?

8.     Look at the list in Spanish. Find 5 cognates (words that look and sound the same in Spanish and English). List the 5 cognates in Spanish and English.

Looking at Food Through Google Earth

I'm always a fan of a food post! Keeping with the Google Earth theme let's look at a few of their explorations about food.

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. Learn about Mexico City Street Food and describe 3 new things you learned. 
2. Which food from the  Mexico City Street Food would you want to eat? Explain your answer.
3. Learn about Global Markets and describe 3 new things you learned. 
4. Which place in Global Markets would you want to visit? Explain your answer.
5. What is a new food you learned about? Would you try it? Explain your answer.
6. What's your favorite and least favorite foods? Explain your answer.

Explore How the World Celebrates

We're coming up on end of the year holidays so let's take this opportunity to learn about many different celebrations all around the world. 

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. Learn about how Easter is celebrated about and describe 3 new things you learned. 
2. Learn about how Eid al-Fitr is celebrated about and describe 3 new things you learned. 
3. Learn about how Holiday Food Around the World is celebrated about and describe 3 new things you learned. 
4. Take the Holiday Traditions quiz and take a screen shot of your score.
5. Take one of the holidays you learned about and compare it to how you celebrate it. 
6. What holiday is your favorite? Explain your answer. How do you celebrate it?

Geography Games - Locate Cities Around the World

I love my playing geography games because I feel like I learn so much! Here are two more games.

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. Play Quizzity and take a screen shot of your score. 
2. Find 4 facts about one of the cities that you needed to locate on Quizzity.
3. Play Wiki Where and take a screen shot of your score. 
4. Find 4 facts about one of the cities that you needed to locate on Wiki Where.
5. Which place from one of the games would you want to visit? Explain your answer. 

Where Is The Best Theme Park Around The World?

We've looked at Google Earth's This is School and Google Earth's This is Home. Now let's look at theme parks around the world.

Check out Google Earth's Theme Parks Around the World

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 theme parks and describe it in detail. What are the attractions? 
2. Which theme park looks the best? Explain your answer.
3. Which theme park would you NOT want to visit? Explain your answer.
4. What is the best theme park you've ever been too? What made it so great?
5. What's your favorite ride at Kennywood? How many times have you gone? 
6. Compare two of the places with 2 similarities and 2 differences. 
7. List 3 new things your learned from one of the places. 

Explore Scary Places Around the World

We've looked at Google Earth's This is School and Google Earth's This is Home, now let's take a creepy turn, just in time for Halloween. 

Check out Google Earth's Around The World in Haunted Houses

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Haunted Places Around the World

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. Pick one of the places and describe it in detail. Where is it? What is the history? Describe the inside and the outside.
2. Which place would you want to visit? Explain your answer.
3. Which place would you NOT want to visit? Explain your answer. 
4. Where is the scariest place you've ever been? 
5. Do you like going to haunted places or do you avoid them? Explain your answer.
6. Take the Quiz on Spooky Spots and take a screen shot of your score. 

Explore Cities Around the World

Google Earth has made exploring amazing cities of the world possible from your computer. They are categorized by different areas or topics. 

• Seville, (Spain)
• Havana, (Cuba)
• San Juan, (Puerto Rico)
• Barcelona, (Spain)
• Cancun, (Mexico)
• Santiago, (Chile)
• Mexico City, (Mexico
• Catalonia (Spain)

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. Pick one of the cities and describe 5 of the places you visit in detail. Why did you pick that place?
2. Compare two of the places with 2 similarities and 2 differences.
3. Explain how climate and culture might impact the home. 
4. Rank your top 3 cities and explain your reasoning. 
5. List 7 things you learned about a Spanish speaking place. Why did you pick that place?