| MEXICO | |
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As you enter the
border of
the first country on your list, you decide to research 3 important
facts
about Mexico.
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COUNTRIES:
| MEXICO | |
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As you enter the
border of
the first country on your list, you decide to research 3 important
facts
about Mexico.
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| GUATEMALA | |
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While strolling around the market place, you are struck by the beauty of the green, yellow, brown and blue designs on glazed pottery plates. The Chief of Operations wants you to design a Guatemalan plate as a gift for the president. Check the top secret art folder for instructions. |
| BELIZE | |
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You are taking a siesta under a sapodilla tree, enjoying some of its tasty fruit. You look up and find yourself confronted by a hungry puma. You can get out of this sticky situation if you know what we get from this tree. |
| HONDURAS | |
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You are walking down the main street of the capital of Honduras. You hear some say that Honduras is a "banana republic". What is a "banana republic?" |
| EL SALVADOR | |
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You are in the capital city of El Salvador. You need to report your location to Operations. Give the latitude, longitude, and name of this city. |
| NICARAGUA | |
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The Mosquito Coast, located in Nicaragua, is said to be one of the rainiest places in the world. This coastline is on what body of water? |
| COSTA RICA | |
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What countries
border Costa
Rica? What does its name mean in English? |
| PANAMA | |
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Welcome to Panama!
While looking
for an air-conditioned place to eat dinner, you overhear some senior
citizens
talking about the good old days and the "BIG DITCH."
You can't resist the urge to go over and ask, "What is the BIG DITCH?" The men graciously invite you to join them for dinner. They proceed to tell you about one of the greatest engineering feats of the 20th Century - the building of the Panama Canal. You then research the history of the construction of the Panama Canal. Complete the graphic organizer, located in the Panama Folder, and send it to Operations. These links will
help you complete
this task. Panama Canal
Using the web site
below and
the paper in the Panama folder:
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| COLOMBIA | |
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You arrive
in Barranquilla,
Colombia. Operations has notified you that the
weather
satellite has been taken out of commission by C.O.R.R.U.P.T.
She wants you to collect weather data from the web site below.
Using MICROSOFT EXCEL, create a table showing the average monthly precipitation data for Barranquilla, Colombia. Make a column or bar graph using the information from your table. Graph must include: - Rainfall accumulation for each of the 12 months.Print data from web site for Barranquilla, Colombia. Click Here to visit the Web Page. |
| ECUADOR | |
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What is Ecuador's
principal
export crop?
You have heard that there is a group of islands off the coast of Ecuador, famous for its unusual species of living animals. Your assignment is to find the name of this group of islands. L.A.T.I.N.O.'s data bank also needs the name of three unusual species that live on these islands. |
| PERU | |
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The Indian cultures have left a big impact on Latin America countries. Operations wants you to collect data on the Inca and Aztecs. Research and collect 5 facts about each of the ancient civilizations on the data sheet provided. Then, using the Venn Diagram in the Peru folder give 3 differences and 1 similarity of those two cultures. |
| BOLIVIA | |
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You are in Bolivia
and you
keep hearing that the country was named after Simon Bolivar. You wonder
what he must have done to have a country named after him. Research his
life and find out why the people of Bolivia would honor him in such a
lasting
way.
Click Here to research Simon Bolivar. |
| CHILE | |
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You are being
chased across
the pampas by a group of gauchos on horseback. Your horse is galloping
at top speed. One of the gauchos twirls his bola and lets it fly. He
captures
you, but will let you continue on your trek if you can define: gaucho,
bola,and pampas.
You hear about a
place called
Tierra del Fuego. You mission is to find out : Where is it? |
| ARGENTINA | |
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Check in with
Chief of Operations
by sending her a postcard from Iguazu Falls with two interesting facts
about this location. To speed it up, highlight and copy the
email address below so you can paste it on your postcard. The Chief's
e-mail
address is: philip.gertler@wappingersschools.org marianna.golden@wappingersshools.org lea.lasusa@wappingersschools.org kimberlee.mahusky@wappingersschools.org . |
| URUGUAY | |
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You have reached
the third
smallest country in South America! You again need to pinpoint
your
location. Send the latitude and longitude of Uruguay's capital city to Operations.
She also requests a copy of Uruguay's flag.
Click here to find Uruguay's
flag . |
| PARAGUAY | |
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You arrive in
Paraguay. You
receive a memo back from Operations requesting that you use
your
trusty almanac to research the area in square miles of each of the 13
countries
in South America.
Since the Chief of Operations is a stickler for neatness and detail first collect the data on the rough draft copy. Then list the
countries' areas
in order from largest to smallest, highlighting thecountry you are
currently
in (Paraguay). This will impress the Chief. |
| BRAZIL | ||
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Most people agree
that the
rain forests are very beautiful but not every one agrees that they
should
be protected. At one time the northern regions of the United States
were
covered with forest. Settlers cut much of this forest to support the
growth
of our nation. Some of the people of the rainforest countries,
including
Brazil, believe that they have the right to cut their forests just as
we
cut ours for hundreds of years. L.A.T.I.N.O wants you to gather information about why the rainforests are so important to our planet. Fill out the
Rainforest graphic
organizer in the Brazil Folder. Using that list, select one
reason and create a colorful poster which illustrates the importance of
the Use the links below
to gather
the information for your graphic organizer.
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| FRENCH GUIANA | |
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You arrive in French Guiana. Your keen sense of deduction makes you realize that French Guiana is not really an independent country, but an administrative district controlled by France. Its claim to fame is an island where France once sent political prisoners. Name this island. |
| SURINAME | |
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Your arrive in Suriname. You realize that the people are not speaking Spanish. What is the official language of this country? |
| GUYANA | ||
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By this point, you
have traveled
through almost all of Latin America. It suddenly occurs to you
that
the rainforests have a definite structure, which needs to be documented
for the L.A.T.I.N.O. data banks.
Go to the Guyana Folder, complete the Rainforest Strata Data Sheet, and forward it to Operations. Use the web site below. Click Here for Rainforest Strata Data.
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| VENEZUELA | |||||
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Whew! You've made
it to the
final country in your quest. The heat is starting to get to you.
You wonder what the temperature is back home in Fishkill. You
decide
to compare the temperatures of:
Click Here to get weather conditions. Design a chart comparing tomorrow's high and low temperatures for the 4 cities listed above. |
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Now that you have
reached
the end of your journey, you decide to relax by creating a CRISS-CROSS
puzzle using the words below.
| Sapodilla | Jai alai | Alpaca | Siesta |
| Gaucho | Peso | Canopy | Amigos |
| Atacama Desert | Amazon | Cacao | Incas |
| Angel Falls | Aztecs | Deforestation | Andes |
| Mardi Gras | Patagonia | Fiesta | Cape Horn |
Click Here to create your Criss-Cross puzzle.
Special thanks to: Shannon Mulqueen, Kathy Murphy, and John Neevel for valuable input in creating this project.
Developed at Fishkill
Elementary
School by:
Kristin Kennedy, Librarian
Marian Pedersen-Grover, 5th
Grade teacher
Michael Scheff, Technology
Consultant
Revised April 19, 2002
Revised December 2006
