International Environmental Investigations

Section One: September / October:

Essential Question: Do African people really like vegetables the way Westerners do?

A study of:
° meat eaters vs vegetable eaters
° what students at Kalanso and Brandon eat in a typical week
° a comparison between foods between the two locations

Section Two: October

Essential Question: How are rivers changing in Mali and Georgia?

A study of:
° geography of the river
° map making of the river regions
° trade and transportation changes along the river

Section Three: November / December

Essential Question: What is the relationship between climate and disease?

A study of:
° malaria
° dysetentary
° guinea worm
° river blindness – onchocerciasis

Section Four: January

Essential Question: Do Georgia farmers use chemical products as in Africa?

A study of:
° a comparison of farming methods
° creating illustrations of various methods
° how chemicals affect the land and the people of the regions

Section Five: February

Essential Question: Why do people destroy the rainforests? What can African and American people do to protect the rainforests?

A study of:
° causes of rainforest destruction
° chart making and graphing of collected data
° organizations causing destruction
° organizations helping to stop destruction

Section Six: March / April

Essential Question: Why is toxic waste being dumped in Africa? What can be done to stop this problem?

A study of :
° toxic dumping in Ivory Coast, Kenya and other locations
° Water Aid – US Organization formed to stop the dumping of toxic waste