What does it take to change the world?

Explorers - Gr. 6

Over the course of the next week, we will be learning about issues that our European Explorers encountered and the inventions that solved them (for example, the compass helped early travellers figure out which direction they were moving in, instead of sailing blindly). After watching the videos below you are to find an invention (that we have not yet learned about) that helped the explorers with problems that they experienced. Create a post that explains the invention and the problem that it solved. You may even want to include a link for us to see.

Global Awareness/Social Justice - Update: India's Child Coalminers

http://www.dailylife.com.au/world/blighted-lives-of-indias-child-coalminers-20130419-2i4xt.html
Open the above link and watch the video.  What is the Big Idea behind this article and video?  Make sure to include examples from the text and video.  Include your own opinion in your response.
Do you know what is being done to stop this?  Do you think enough is being done?

A Day at the Museum

Watch the above video.  Create a list of all the important things the actor covered when presenting herself as Amelia Earhart.  (Answer in your journal.)

# 3 Literature Circle Activity - Note all three activites are due Fri., May 10th

Connection Captain - You are in charge of connecting what is happening in the work of literature to the world around you.  You can also connect the events to personal experiences you have had, things you have seen or heard about in real life, or events that occurred in other books you've read or movies you've seen.  The connector will often use phrases like: "This reminds me of..." or "This event was similar to..." The connector must write at least 200 words.