Homework due 12/2/10

New and Returning Students:

Backboard Group:

1. Watch the BBC 1 Minute News, and write down at least 2 news stories. Watch the broadcast with an adult so you can ask questions and discuss what you are seeing.

2. Gather what you need for your backboard. You wlll need maps, colored copies,photos from National Geographic, and any other pictures to put on your backboard.

3. Please watch this video about Tanzanite, a precious gem only found in Tanzania:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geQrt1LDvu8&feature=channel

4. Then read this article: http://www.fairjewelry.org/archives/3678

Write a 5-6 sentence summary about it. Include the following information:

Why does Tanzania want to cut its own stones?

How will this help Tanzania?

What is fair trade jewelry?

5. Do you think Tanzanite is sold in Tucson? How could you find out?

6. Malaria is a major health problem in many African countries. Read these two articles about Zanzibar and Malaria:

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/tanzania_26396.html

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/tanzania_53431.html

Write a short paragraph answering these questions:

Why has Zanzibar been successful in reducing malaria? Why do some people in Zanzibar think the voucher program is better than giving away the the bed nets?

7. http://www.nothingbutnets.net/nets-save-lives/about-bed-nets.html

Read about what bed nets are, and what the NGO Nothing But Nets is trying to do. Why is it better if the benders are produced in Africa rather than Europe?

Backboard Accessory Group

1. Watch the BBC 1 Minute News, and write down at least 2 news stories. Watch the broadcast with an adult so you can ask questions and discuss what you are seeing.

2. Bring in what you will need for your backboard accessory for the next meeting.

3. Please watch this video about Tanzanite, a precious gem only found in Tanzania:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geQrt1LDvu8&feature=channel

4. Then read this article: http://www.fairjewelry.org/archives/3678

Write a 5-6 sentence summary about it. Include the following information:

Why does Tanzania want to cut its own stones?

How will this help Tanzania?

What is fair trade jewelry?

5. Do you think Tanzanite is sold in Tucson? How could you find out?

6. Malaria is a major health problem in many African countries. Read these two articles about Zanzibar and Malaria:

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/tanzania_26396.html

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/tanzania_53431.html

Write a short paragraph answering these questions:

Why has Zanzibar been successful in reducing malaria? Why do some people in Zanzibar think the voucher program is better than giving away the the bed nets?

7. http://www.nothingbutnets.net/nets-save-lives/about-bed-nets.html

Read about what bed nets are, and what the NGO Nothing But Nets is trying to do. Why is it better if the bed nets are produced in Africa rather than Europe?