New students
1. Bookmark this web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/
2. Click on the "video" link at the top and watch the BBC 1 minute news with a parent. Watch the video clip several times.
3.
After discussing what you saw with a parent, record at least 2 news
stories on lined paper (or typed) in your Model UN binder.
4. Bookmark this website: http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/
5. This is the kids version of the UN web site. Click on "UN intro" on the right.
6. Read the 6 page article about the history of the UN.
7. Write 16 questions based on your reading. Make them a mix of high and low level questions.
Example of low level: What year was the UN formed? How many sections are there in the UN?
high level: Name 3 goals of the United Nations today. What were the problems of the League of Nations?
8.
Use index cards for your questions: question on one side, answer on the
other. Put your index cards in a rubber band or Ziploc bag.
9. Be prepared to answer other students' questions-read the article closely!
Returning Students
1. BBC
2. Go to this web site:
http://www.un.org/wcm/webdav/site/visitors/shared/documents/pdfs/Pub_United%20Nations_Everything%20U%20Always%20wanted%20to%20know.pdf
3. Open the document: Everything You Wanted to Know about the UN
4. Read the information up to pg. 14
5. Follow the same directions for the new students for creating low and high level trivia questions on Index cards.
