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Europe
Use these links to fill out your storyboard
 | The
World Factbook 2002 |
 | European
Countries - Encarta Online Encyclopedia (you'll
find pictures here, too) |
 | How Far Is It?
(If this site doesn't work for your
country, try the two links below - use the first one to find latitude and
longitude, then use the second one to find the distance between the two
positions)
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Use these links to find
more pictures
More Resources
Introduction
Using the links above, find information about the
Northern, Western, or Eastern European country of your choice and then prepare a PowerPoint presentation
so that you can share the information you find with your teacher and classmates.
The Process
Plan your trip. Use the storyboard (available
here).
(Download by right-clicking and choosing "Save Target
As" - Also, print it as handouts, 3 slides per page to give students a
great place to record their research.) (Sample
presentation available here.)
Use
this link first:
Now complete your presentation,
including the following:
- Title
slide:
Exploring _____________ __ (type the name of the country)
by
Your Name
- Background - Short
description of the country's history or how it came to be a country
- Flag - Flag
description and a picture of the flag
- Capital
- type a brief phrase about the capital
- Geography
- Climate, terrain
- People
- Population, ethnic groups, religions
- Government - Type,
suffrage, administrative divisions
- How Far Is It? -
Distance between your town and the capital of your country
- Sources
- Cite your sources (Keep track of the sites you visit by adding them to
your Favorites)
Extra slides can
be added if you get done early - Choose the topic from the information you have
researched.
Further exploring you can do
when you are done with your presentation:

PowerPoint
Resources

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