Stage 1 Rich Task Term 3 2010. Your task… You and your partner will need to create a PowerPoint presentation all about Japan. A friend of yours is moving.

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Term 3 2010Term 3 2010

Your task…• You and your partner will need to create a

PowerPoint presentation all about Japan.

• A friend of yours is moving to Japan. You will need to make sure your friend knows as much as possible about life in Japan before he leaves!

You might also like to include…

• How many people live in Japan? Is it busy?• What do Japanese houses look like? • How do people move around in Japan? Do

they use cars? Or trains? Or something different?

• What are the different kinds of Japanese artworks?

Some things you will need to think about include…

Where is Japan?

What are the major cities?

Are there many mountains?

How big is Japan?

What are some of the different Japanese foods?

What is the weather like in Japan?

Is it cold? Does it snow?

Is it hot?

What does the Japanese flag look like?

What does it mean?

What are some traditional Japanese clothes and costumes?

What is cherry blossom?

Where is Mount Fuji?

What is special about it?

What is school like for children in Japan?

What is different about school in Japan and school in Australia?

Some handy places to look for information…

• http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/• http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/japan.html• http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/world-

factbook/country/ja--Japan• http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

places/find/japan/• http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/

26-countriesplaces/320-japan.html

PowerPoint• You will be able to use backgrounds

• You will be able to use colours

• You will be able to have images

• You will be able to use animations

• You will be able to use sounds

Good luck!