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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the workings of FARC, a Marxist guerilla group in Colombia, as well as study the basics of Marxism. They examine the discrepancies between Marxist theory and Marxism as it is actually realized in Colombia and other parts of the world. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students, in committees, develop and propose solutions to rebuild various elements of Colombia's infrastructure in the wake of the January 25, 1999 earthquake, as well as compare and contrast the earthquake's affects on Colombia to an earthquake in Los Angeles. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students discuss a soccer tournament in Colombia. They read the game schedule (first round only) and fill in the names of the twelve countries under the correct group in the first column of the worksheet imbedded in this plan. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the culture, geography, music, myths and legends of the Caribbean coast of Colombia using online tools. They determine how these factors influenced the writing style of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. They design and write a brochure in Spanish that includes a bibliography aimed at increasing tourism to the area. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten
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Students organize picture cards of the sequene of how food gets from a farm to their home. They then sequence cards of how coffee grown in Colombia gets to their home comparing the differences. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students investigate how far the rainforest in Rio Negro, Colombia is from their school and determine how long it would take for a school bus to drive there. They listen to a read aloud of "Chayo's Andean Home" before completing map work that explains time and distance covered. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students research the country of Colombia and read and analyze a short story written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. They conduct Internet research, complete a worksheet, and read a short story by Marquez and compare/contrast it to the movie "Miracle in Rome," written by Marquez. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students view and discuss Powerpoint presentation on Colombian Conflict, examine how civil war impacts the common person, review vocabulary, and complete critical thinking questions with classmates. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten
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Students are challenged to compare and contrast how locally grown apples and coffee grown in Colombia get to their kitchen.Understanding how this process works will help students realize the interconnectedness of their community and Colombia and begin to create an understanding of the differences between locally and non-locally grown produce. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students use the length of their class day as a reference to measure how long it takes to drive from their school to the closest community landmark, town and state. They listen to a story, Chayo's Andean Home then predict how many days it takes to drive to Chayo's home. Full Review »
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