Middle School Science Lessons

Adopt a City Lesson 4 – Creating Postcards

Objectives: Students will learn more about their adopted city and country by researching important economic, historical, cultural, and geographical facts and create a visual representation to display what they have learned.

Google Slide Deck (View Only Link) – make a copy to edit and use with your students.

REQUIRED FACTS: Must fit on one Google Slide and include:

1. Name of City & Country
2. Language(s)
3. 2-3+ PICTURES of the city and surroundings
4. City population & when was it founded?
5. Latitude ºN/ºS and Longitude ºE/ºW 
6. Time Zone
7. Your Name

Additional Facts: Remember you can use words and pictures – Choose any 3+ additional topics to add to your postcard:

1. Biome – Rainforest, Taiga, Tundra, etc…
2. Animals in the surrounding natural habitat
3. Avg rainfall/snowfall for the year 
4. Avg temperature range for the year
5. Natural disasters? Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, etc
6. Crops/Animals for agriculture
7. Industry/Exports/Mining
8. Type of Government & Country Flag
9. Historical events or fun & interesting facts about your city

How to set up your Google Slide

1. You will be assigned a slide number .
2. You will edit and design your assigned slide to showcase your information via text and images. 
3. You can use any fonts, colors, sizes, text boxes, & backgrounds of your choice as long as it is easy to see and read.
4. Be creative! This a visual interpretation of your research and will be displayed.

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