Pathfinder Assignment  -  United Nations Study Quest

The 7^th grade Social Studies students are now studying world geography.  Mrs. Farrell would like to help these students, and their teachers, by creating Pathfinders on different countries that are members of the United Nations. She wants to create a file of Pathfinders and she needs travel brochures and posters to advertise these nations.

Your Mission
1.    You must choose a country that is a member of the United Nations
2.    You must find appropriate information about your country and create a Pathfinder guide for other students and teachers to use.
3.    You must complete a fact sheet on your country and design a visual to present your country  - a travel brochure, poster, new currency or stamp etc. to advertise your country.
4.    Write a short (one page) paper on one aspect of your country that you found interesting  -e.g. an attraction, a major city, historic event, food, etc.
5.    You must act as a travel agent and present your information to the class.

Task
1.      You will use a variety of print and online library resources to find information about your country.      2. You will need to find  information to include in your travel brochure or poster.  :A worksheet to record this information will be provided.

Follow the Big 6 Problem Solving skills, and research your country using a variety of library resources.

Your Pathfinder must include at least:
·        2 books from our school library
·        1 reference book
·        1 magazine or newspaper article about your country
·        2 good Internet sites about your country
·        a video, DVD or pamphlet  about your country, if available

Step1:  Check the online catalog and complete a Subject search for books about your country.  Find the book(s) and READ – check the Table of Contents and Index to locate information.
 Browse the reference section for encyclopedia articles and geographic reference books that may have information on your country.
Remember to record the bibliographic information for your Pathfinder

 Step 2: Explore the research links listed below, or go to the library web page and look Pathfinder Assignments Links for some excellent Nations of the World sites.
 Explore the links and choose two great web sites about your country.
Remember to record the bibliographic information for your Pathfinder.

Step 3:  Go to the library webpage and click on Grolier Online Encyclopedias.  Explore the encyclopedias, and Lands and Peoples.  Search for information on your country.  Explore CultureGrams for information on your country.
Remember to record the bibliographic information for your Pathfinder.

 Step 4: Continue searching to find as many resources as you can to create an excellent Pathfinder on your country.

 Bonus Points:   Research the history of the United Nations and explain how your country has participated. 

  Nation Study Links for Assignment 2 : United Nations 

     CultureGrams - world geography and culture
     Grolier Online Encyclopedias and Lands and Peoples
     United Nations Global School Bus --info on countries of the UN and membership dates
     United Nations Global School Bus - info and comparison of UN countries, and the history of the UN
     All of the Embassies of Washington D.C. - links to info on each nation

     Lonely Planet - profiles on countries
     Multi Cultural Calendar - search by country, month or holiday
     Currencies of the World -great for your Math assignment.
     The Interactive Currency Table -great for your Math assignment.
     CIA World Factbook 2001- alphabetical listing of countries; exchange rates etc.
     Nations of the World Resources Students
     InfoNation - choose a country
     Countries of the World
     Asia Society  - Culture and history of Asian countries
     Constitution Finder - examines the constitutions of nations around the world
     Milieux: The Costume Site- costumes from many parts of the world

World Maps
    Encarta maps
    Atlas of the World - Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Pathfinder Template for

United Nations Study Quest

Pathfinder Template: Highlight, and copy and paste this template into a word document to create your own Pathfinder.  To save your work, use your thumb drive! (See Mrs Farrell for additional help)

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Name:   

Date:

Remember: Areas written in RED are examples - delete examples in RED after you have added your own work.

A Nation Pathfinder on : Name of country

INTRODUCTION - <write a brief description of your topic> for example:

This pathfinder will help you find information in your school library media center, on the Internet, and in the community.  To locate resources use the library catalog.  By searching under my keywords and subject headings I was able to find great information on my topic. The keywords and subject headings I used when searching the catalog and Interest were:___________________________________                           

Here's the list of resources I found that I would recommend to anyone studying this topic. 

NONFICTION BOOKS - include 2 books.  Remember to put your books in alphabetical order.

REFERENCE BOOKS - Encyclopedias and /or other reference books - Include 1 reference book.

MAGAZINES and/or Newspapers - Include 1 magazine article about your country - use InfoTrac , Cobblestone, or National Geographic Indexes., or a magazine you found in print form.

Magazine or Newspaper article  - from Electronic Resource
 

INTERNET SITES /OnLine Resources - Include 2 good Internet sites.  Remember to put your resources in alphabetical order.   

VIDEOS,  Unitedstreaming -  Erase this if you are not including vidoes, cd-roms, etc.

Dewey Decimal Numbers to Browse

This concludes my Pathfinder guide on my nation.  I hope you find my Pathfinder helpful.

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