FOCUS QUESTIONS/EXPERIENCES
| Focus Question |
Experience |
| Where is China located on a map? What countries border China? What bodies of water surround China? |
Students will locate the continent of Asia on a map. Students will label China, surrounding countries and bodies of water on a map. |
| How did people travel on the Silk Road? What was traded on the Silk Road? Why was the Silk Road important in spreading information about different cultures? |
Students will point out the route that Marco Polo and others took along the Silk Road from Rome to China. List items that a merchant from Rome would want to buy from China and list the items that a merchant from China would want to buy from Rome. Students will draw pictures of camel caravans. |
| Why was the Great Wall of China built? Where is it located? How was it built? |
Look at pictures of the great wall. Locate Great Wall on map. Discuss dimensions and why it was built. Class will build Great Wall using empty milk cartons. |
| How is China's New Year celebrated? |
Students will learn how China celebrates the New Year and make craft projects of different items used in the celebrations, such as, latterns and tangram puzzles. |
| When and by whom was origami created? How do you make origami? |
Students will learn about the history of origami. Even though, it began in China, it became popular in Japan. Students will learn to make different types of origami. |
| How are Chinese numbers different from American numbers. |
Students will contrast Chinese numbers with American numbers by making a counting book. |
| How are dragons used in Chinese folk tales? |
Students will demonstrate creative writing by constructing individual folk tales. |
| Did China have a revolution like the United States? |
Students will understand the differences in American History and Chinese History by writing a compare and contrast essay. |
| What is the weather like in China? How is it the same and/or different from the weather here in the U.S? |
Students will study and learn about the climate and weather patterns in China, and compare and contrast that to the weather in the U.S. using a Venn Diagram. |
| What are Laws of Motion? |
Students will learn the basics of Laws of Motion, and understand it's chinese origin. Students will create drawings demonstrating comprehension of how the Laws of Motion work. |
| What inventions originated in China? |
Students will learn about inventions that came from China such as the compass and kite. Students will construct their own compass and kite in an art project. |