Race Across South America

Race Across South America

Materials:

• large map of South America
• removable lables

Race Across South America will be presented as an extra credit project. There are 9 months in the school year, and 9 countries in South America. The students will start in Venezuela and proceed in the following order: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and finally Bolivia. In order to race from one country to the next, the students must complete monthly projects about the assigned country. The project will be a short typed report in English and must included the following information

1. Official name of the country
2. Capital of the country
3. Description of the country's flag
4. Population of the country
5. Form of government and leader of the country
6. Main item exported from the country
7. When the country was established
8. Climate of the country
9. Two major landmarks of the country (ex. a river and a mountain)
10. Brief description of a relevant issue in the country today (ex. drugs in Colombia)

The student must include all ten pieces of information in order to receive 5 extra credit points on the quiz of their choice which occurs during that month (ex. November's extra credit points cannot be applied to a quiz which was taken in October). At the end of the year, if the student has completed all nine extra credit assignments (and "raced" across all of South America), and hand them in during the month which the country was assigned, 5 extra credit points will be applied to their final exam.

By using removable lables, I will track each participating student's "race" across the continent. In order to move from one country to the next, ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED. However, extra credit can only be obtained during the month which the country is assigned (ex. To move from Colombia to Peru, you must also complete the extra credit assignment for Ecuador. However, if the student hands in the project for Ecaudor in November, instead of October, they will not be able to collect extra credit points for Ecuador, or for the final at the end of the year; however, they will still be able to advance to Peru, and collect extra credit points for that country, so long as the project is handed in on time).

Adaptations

Race Through Central America and the Caribbean

• Mexico
• Guatemala
• El Salvador
• Honduras
• Nicaragua
• Costa Rica
• Panama
• Puerto Rico
• Dominican Republic
• Cuba

As there are 10 countries and 9 school months, it is possible that one country would need to be cut, or two countries would need to combined.

Race Through Spain

• Bilao
• San Sebastian
• Barcelona
• Salamanca
• Madrid
• Cordoba
• Sevilla
• Granada
• Valencia

Obviously this project would now need to be altered, as you are no longer moving from country to country and instead from city to city. Facts would now most likely be

1. Name of the city
2. Population of the city
3. When the city was founded
4. Three popular tourist attractions in the city
5. Climate of the city
6. Three historical figures from this city