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**Lower Elementary Activity**
**Objective:** Using a print out of a blank map of Chile, students will be able to identify key areas of the country and surronding area **Standard:** 17.A.1a Identify physical characteristics of places, both local and global (e.g., locations, roads, regions, bodies of water)

**Materials: **
 * Print out of Chile [[image:DownloadedFile.jpeg align="right"]]
 * Markers/crayons
 * Map of Chile

**Procedure: ** Students will be given a worksheet which entails a blank map with an emphasis on Chile. They will then proceed to follow the directions located on the bottom of the worksheet which has instructions as to how the student should fill in their map. This activity would be used during the Latin America unit when Chile is the main focus. The worksheet also has students add extra details to the surronding countries of Chile for extra practice!

**The worksheet asks the students to: ** 1. Find and label Chile’s capital, Santiago, with a star. 2. Label the Pacific Ocean and shade it blue. 3. Label the Atlantic Ocean and shade it blue. 4. Label the Andes Mountains and shade them brown. 5. Find and label the Strait of Magellan. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6. Draw a dotted line showing the Tropic of Capricorn. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">7. Find and label the country of Argentina and color it yellow. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">8. Find and label the country of Peru and color it red. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">9. Find and label the country of Uruguay and color it purple. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">10. Find and label the country of Paraguay and color it orange.

[|(Home School Creations 2011)]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Upper Elementary Activity**
<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Objective:** Using Andes chocolate thin mints, students will be able to build a model of the Andes Mountains emphasizing its different elevations <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Standard:** 17.A.2a Compare the physical characteristics of places including soils, land forms, vegetation, wildlife, climate, natural hazards.


 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Materials: **
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Map of Andes Mountains
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Andes chocolate thin mints
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Bar graph

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">After the students review the natural landforms in South America, in particular Chile, they will be paying special attention to the Andes Mountains. The Andes are the world's largest continental mountain range. There are several ranges, peaks, and elevations which make up these mountains. To study the elevations of the mountains, we will be using Andes chocolate thin mints to build the elevations or use the chocolate on a bar graph to illustrate the different elevations. To follow up we will discuss the Andes in greater detail and eat the pieces of our Andes Mountains.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Procedure: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|(The Teacher's Corner 2011)]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Fine Arts Activity**
<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Objective:** Using a role playing activity, students will be able to demonstrate what proper dining etiquette in Chile is <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Standard:** 18.C.1 Describe how individuals interacted within groups to make choices regarding food, clothing, and shelter
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Materials: **
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Guide to dining etiquette in Chile
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Designated space for role playing
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Props to act as utensils and table

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will engage in a Chilean etiquette experience during class time. The students will be role playing what it is like to dine formally in Chile.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Procedure: **

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Some of the things the students will be sure to note during this fine arts activity are the following:


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dining etiquette can be quite formal in Chile, as a general rule, observe and follow if ever unsure.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Here are some basic dining etiquette guidelines:
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When sitting wait to be shown to your place.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Women sit before men.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The hostess invites people to eat.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Keep your hands visible when eating. Keep your wrists resting on the edge of the table.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Always use utensils to eat.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Avoid speaking with eating utensils in your hands.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">It is considered polite to finish everything on your plate.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Wait for a toast to be made before taking the first sip of your drink.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The host makes the first toast.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The most common toast is "Salud!"
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When you lift your glass, look at the person being toasted.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Pour wine (in our case, sparkling grape juice) with the right hand only.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|(Kwintessential 2011)]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Students will be receiving the name of a student in Chile in which they will be corresponding with via letters. These letters will be written in class. This is a great way to practice how to write a letter as well as learning more about the world around us in a hands on way!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Additional Activity: Pen Pals **

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">References Homeschool Creations. (2011). //The country of Chile//. Retrieved December 12, 2011, from http://homeschoolcreations.com/‌files/‌Mapping_Chile.pdf

Kwintessential. (2011). //Chile- language, culture, customs, and etiquette//. Retrieved December 10, 2011, from http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/‌resources/ global-etiquette/‌chile.html

Williams, L. A. (2011). //Earth science lesson plans//. Retrieved December 11, 2011, from The Teachers Corner website: http://lesson- plans.theteacherscorner.net/‌science/‌earth/

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Page Created by Jillian Grazioso© <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">jkgrazi@ilstu.edu <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Created on November 28, 2011 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">Last Modified on December 12, 2011