1. Sheila Harvey & Ashley Feldkamp Fall 2006

2. What is a Travel Ambassador? PAPER CUT-OUT OR STUFFED ANIMAL MAILED OR ACTUALLY TRAVEL HAS A LIST OF QUESTIONS HAS A CAMERA FOR PICTURES

3. Why It’s A Good Classroom Idea TRAVELS ALL OVER THE WORLD BRINGS THE WORLD TO THE STUDENTS COLLECTS CULTURAL & GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION REINFORCES SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM

4. Procedural Recommendations DECIDE WHICH ASPECT OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULM TO REINFORCE DECIDE WHICH ASPECT OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULM TO REINFORCE INTRODUCE THE IDEA TO THE CLASS PURCHASE/CREATE MAILABLE TRAVEL AMBASSADOR BRAINSTORM WITH STUDENTS WHERE TO SEND IT

5. Procedural Recommendations MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR AMBASSADOR WHILE TRAVELING, ASK ABOUT ITS JOURNEY -Calculate Travel Distance -Time Zones -Any other questions or comments WHILE TRAVELING, ASK ABOUT ITS JOURNEY -Calculate Travel Distance -Time Zones -Any other questions or comments WHEN IT RETURNS, LEAVE TIME FOR PICTURES AND CLASS DISCUSSIONS WHEN IT RETURNS, LEAVE TIME FOR PICTURES AND CLASS DISCUSSIONS

6. Applications & Ideas SEE PAGE 147 OF YOUR BOOK 50 SOCIAL STUDIES STRATEGIES FOR K-8 CLASSROOMS IT HAS A VERY CUTE STORY ABOUT ROVER (A TRAVEL AMBASSADOR). IT ALSO GIVES TONS OF IDEAS IN THE STORY. SEE PAGE 147 OF YOUR BOOK 50 SOCIAL STUDIES STRATEGIES FOR K-8 CLASSROOMS IT HAS A VERY CUTE STORY ABOUT ROVER (A TRAVEL AMBASSADOR). IT ALSO GIVES TONS OF IDEAS IN THE STORY.

8. EPR Question #1 A TRAVEL AMBASSADOR IS A LIVE ANIMAL THAT YOU MAIL OR TAKE AROUND THE WORLD? THUMBS UP = YES/TRUE THUMBS DOWN = NO/FALSE A TRAVEL AMBASSADOR IS A LIVE ANIMAL THAT YOU MAIL OR TAKE AROUND THE WORLD? THUMBS UP = YES/TRUE THUMBS DOWN = NO/FALSE

9. EPR Question #2 A TRAVEL AMBASSADOR HAS A LIST OF QUESTIONS AND A CAMERA WITH IT? THUMBS UP = YES/TRUE THUMBS DOWN = NO/FALSE A TRAVEL AMBASSADOR HAS A LIST OF QUESTIONS AND A CAMERA WITH IT? THUMBS UP = YES/TRUE THUMBS DOWN = NO/FALSE

10. EPR Question #3 THE TRAVEL AMBASSADOR IS A GOOD CLASSROOM IDEA BECAUSE IT BRINGS THE VARIOUS PLACES IN THE WORLD TO THE STUDENTS? THUMBS UP = YES/TRUE THUMBS DOWN = NO/FALSE THE TRAVEL AMBASSADOR IS A GOOD CLASSROOM IDEA BECAUSE IT BRINGS THE VARIOUS PLACES IN THE WORLD TO THE STUDENTS? THUMBS UP = YES/TRUE THUMBS DOWN = NO/FALSE

11. EPR Question #4 THE FIRST STEP IN THE TRAVEL AMBASSADOR PROCEDURE IS TO MAKE/BUY A TRAVEL AMBASSADOR? THUMBS UP = YES/TRUE THUMBS DOWN = NO/FALSE THE FIRST STEP IN THE TRAVEL AMBASSADOR PROCEDURE IS TO MAKE/BUY A TRAVEL AMBASSADOR? THUMBS UP = YES/TRUE THUMBS DOWN = NO/FALSE

12. EPR Question #5 AS A TEACHER YOU SHOULD NOT ASK THE STUDENTS IMPUT ON WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEND THE TRAVEL AMBASSADOR? THUMBS UP = YES/TRUE THUMBS DOWN = NO/FALSE AS A TEACHER YOU SHOULD NOT ASK THE STUDENTS IMPUT ON WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEND THE TRAVEL AMBASSADOR? THUMBS UP = YES/TRUE THUMBS DOWN = NO/FALSE

14. ARIVING AT THE BEACH

15. CHECKING OUT THE CAR

16. SURFING

17. RELAXING BY THE PALMETTO

19. Germany

20. Flag Map

21. Germany Activities –On the weekends, café or youth club, bakeries, sidewalk cafés, parks and playgrounds, youth discos for teens under 16, and are usually open until the midnight curfew. Fun Facts –July is the month in which the world's biggest techno music festival, the Love Parade, takes place. –In fact, in all big cities in Germany there are “blade nights” once a week, where hundreds of inline skaters can skate through the streets, which are closed to normal traffic for the event. Sports –soccer (Fußball). –Handball, which is similar to soccer, except that the ball is thrown, not kicked, is also popular. basketball, inline skating and skate boarding are very popular.

22. Germany Information you might want to look up and comment on! –History of Germany –Pass time –Land layout of Germany