You will be conducting a study on one of the many interesting countries in the world. You and your travel buddy will design a multimedia presentation on that country to show to your classmates. Your jobs will be to highlight the fascinating aspects of the country so that others will also want to take a virtual tour of your country. Start early looking for information so that you can come to class ready to begin the really creative part of this assignment! Use the Country Handout to guide your research and prepare a draft report.

 

Create a Hyperstudio presentation which has at least 15 cards. You may use the Countrystk Hyperstudio template or begin from scratch. In either case, you are expected to be creative and add changes such as background, buttons, transitions between cards and sound. For an example look at a student project on Denmark (download)

Process

1. As partners choose one country from the list provided in the Computer lab and sign your names next to that country.

2. Your draft research should include at least one full typed page of information on the country including the location in the world with a world map showing exactly where your country is located, language or languages spoken (try to find some examples of words in that language and their meanings in English), capital city, population, land area in square kilometres, food (examples of food that are special to that country if different from what we eat), religion (what are some of the main religions of the country), resources & economy (what things are produced in the country to make money), average temperatures (average temperature in January, average temperature in July in Celsius) and a couple of paragraphs describing the culture of the country.

There are lots of links to information gathered for you but remember to also get images that will add to your presentation. A good place to start looking for free images is at Pics for Learning. Once you have your draft research ready it can be stored in the Computer lab so you are ready to build your multimedia report with Hyperstudio.

3. Look at the Country.STK Hyperstudio template to make sure you have everything you need. Begin building your presentation with your travel buddy. The cards should include the following:

country map indicating the capital city

an image of the country's flag (look at the AppleWorks library or Hyperstudio)

land area (in square kilometres)

population

resources & economy (what things are produced in the country to make money)

languages spoken & religions (try to find some examples of words in that language and their meanings in English) religion (what are some of the main religions of the country)

culture (a couple of paragraphs describing what make the people of this country different from peoples in other countries)

food (examples of food that are special to that country if different from what we eat)

weather (average temperature in January, average temperature in July in Celsius)

images of the country

a credit page

Resources

Magazines: World Geographic, National Geographic, Encyclopaedias & CDs, Public Library, School Library, and the Internet. Go to the Country List & Links (There are lots of links to get you started, however, feel free to look for other sites.

Evaluation

Your mark will be determined by how well you worked with a partner to create a creative and informative presentation. Please see the Country Rubric for details on what is expected. Each item is worth 5 for a possible 100 in total on the assignment.

Conclusion

When you finish this project you will have convinced us to visit your country. You will also know more about the geography, climate and people of these countries not to mention the lessons learned using Hyperstudio. Now you might want to take a tour of another country researched by your classmates. Happy travelling!