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SUMMER IN DECEMBER PROJECT
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On the south part of the planet, people live in a different season.
Countries in South America live in summer while we are in winter.


1. Find out the average temperature in the months of December, January, and February
     in a country of your choise in South America


2. Find some pictures of places in that country, where you can see how people dress,
    What does the country look like in December, January, or February.


3. Explain in writing what inside did you gain ivestigating the kids of activities
    people in that country do during summer in December


4. Put together a PowerPoint presentation with the temperature comparison
     of the average temperature in your town, and a South America city using a bar graph
     on the next page after your tittle page. Put at least three pictures of different situations
     where you can see the people doing something you wouldn't do in Dec., Jan. or Feb.
     Explain on the side of every picture the insight you gain about what happens on the
     other side of the planet.
5. WRITE A REPORT WITH:

       Your name
       Name of the country you investigated
       Explain what happens over there
       Put some pictures
       You might want to make a Powewr-Point Slide Show and share it in a usb memory stick

6. WRITE AN ESSAY answering the question "Would you like to live in South America?"

USEFUL LINKS:

For Argentina, you might want to link to the following site:

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Weather/weather_Argentina.html


For Bolivia

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Weather/weather_Bolivia.html


For Chile

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Weather/weather_Chile.html


For Paraguay

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Weather/weather_Paraguay.html

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Weather/weather_Uruguay.html

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Weather/weather_Peru.html

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Weather/weather_Colombia.html

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Weather/weather_Ecuador.html

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Weather/weather_Venezuela.html

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Weather/weather_Brazil.html