Language Arts
- Visit Discover,
Sri Lankan Web Magazine and write why you would like to visit
Sri Lanka. What do you think the people like about their country?
Answers will vary. It would be helpful
to give the students guidance on how much you want written based
on their level.
- Visit Destination
Sri Lanka and list two of the other names for Sri Lanka.Serendib, Ceylon, Teardrop of India, Resplendent
Isle, Island of Dharma, Pearl of the Orient If you had
to give your country another name, what would you call it? Answers will vary.
Social Studies
- Visit Destination
Sri Lanka and go through the Slide Show. What products do
you think Sri Lanka's economy is based on? Write down your answers.
Then look at Economy to see if you're right.Garments,
tea, textiles, gems, rubber & tourism are listed. They will
probably only get tea, if that.
- Visit Discover,
Sri Lankan Web Magazine and take the quiz on Sri Lanka. This
one is hard! Take it with a current encyclopedia on hand! This quiz will give the grades. You can jot
down what they get, or just take it for the fun of it. It's challenging!
I got 10/20 so don't be hard on your kids unless you teach the
info there! :> The Destination
Sri Lanka page can help with the answers.
- Visit Destination
Sri Lanka and describe the layout of the land. They
should get that half of it is mountainous and the other half
is a large plain. What state is its size similar to?
- Look at this Sri
Lankan physical map. Where is the mountainous region? in the south What body of water is between
Sri Lanka and India? Gulf of Manner? It's
hard to read! What ocean is Sri Lanka in? Indian
Ocean
- Sri Lanka Web Window This site
has great information, but it can be slow.
- Sri Lanka Travel Guide
Math
- Visit Destination
Sri Lanka and look at the Facts for the Traveler. How many
people died in terrorist attacks in 1996? over
150 people. How many people were injured? over
1600 people.
- Challenge! Visit Destination
Sri Lanka and look at the Facts at a Glance. What is the
population? About 18 million What
percent of the population is Christian? 8%
About how many people are Christian? about
1,440,000
Bible
- Based on the warning on the Facts for the Traveler page at
Destination
Sri Lanka, what other issues can you pray for?
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