CHINESE CULTURE EXPLORATORY

The following activities will be done during Mr. G's exploratory on Chinese/Oriental culture:

1. Students will watch two videos:
    "Iron and Silk"-watch and write about differences between Chinese and American Cultures.
    "Touring China"-watch and take notes and make a Powerpoint presentation on China(library video #169-alternatives #1614 or #1548)

2. Students will make and use tangram puzzles found at:
Tangrams--history--puzzles--make--links.
Tom Scavo's Tangrams.
Interactive Tangrams...wow!
    Other sites...1.....2.....3.....4.....

3. Students will learn to fold origami found at:
Sadako Book and diagrams.
Joseph Wu's Origami Page.
Origami.....
Paper Folding website.
Origami USA...

4. Students will learn to speak Chinese from listening to Learnables Tapes.

5. Students will get and use a Chinese name. They will write the name at least twice and use the name in class. Check out the rest of the resources on the Mandarin Tools Website.

6. Take a look at and enjoy these great sites about China:
China Emuseum-info about ancient China to the present.
China Source-info for those who serve China.
Discovering China-a Think Quest site with info and inventions, movers and shakers, and much more. China, an Inner Realm is another excellent Think Quest site.
China todayis a megasite about China.
China's Embassy site.
Zoom School China-a great place to start when learning about China.
Walk the Great Wall...wow must have a high-speed connection.
Virtual China-great pictures of China!

7. Read aloud...Dragonwings by Lawrence Yep...explore some of its themes...

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Last Updated 3-21-05
10-31-02 Created by Mr G
bgear@npsne.org