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Activities
for India
Language Arts
- Visit the Embassy
of India's Information section. Listen
to the national anthem (if you have real
audio). Write your reaction to the music.
What does it make you think of? Also visit
here to see an English translation of
the words.
- Visit the Embassy
of India's Information section and look
under culture. Read the description of the
clothing in India. Think about what you wear
and write a description like this for someone
who is new to your country.
- Visit Lonely
Planet's slide show on the Himalaya Province.
What do you think it would be like to live
there? What would you like about it?
Social Studies
- Visit the Embassy
of India's Information section and look
under culture and monuments. What famous monument
is in India? Who
was it built by and why did he build it? What
did you learn about the other monuments?
- Visit Lonely
Planet's map of India. What is the capital?
What countries surround India (or India surrounds)?
Name two other big cities in India. Here are
pictures
from one of them.
- Read about the history of India from Lonely
Planet. What country colonized India in
the late 1700s, early 1800s?
When India wanted to become independent,
describe the major challenges they faced (hint:
it's related to religion). Why do you think
India and Pakistan don't get along? How do
you think the nuclear testing affects this
relationship?
- India
World has news from India.
- Embassy
of India, Washington, DC, Discovery
of India, and Discover
India all have more information.
Math
- Visit Destination
India and look at the money & costs.
If you took $100 to India, how many rupees
would you have? If you lived cheaply, how
many days could you stay in India?
Bible
- Visit the Embassy
of India's Information section and look
under culture, then religion. What did you
learn about the Indian beliefs? What can you
pray for?
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