Initially we had students tell about themselves in an "I Am" workspace.
The second workspace had two parts: 1) asked what they knew about Norway; 2) what they learned about Norway after a quick internet search on their ipad. A few facts learned:
- There are reindeer in Norway
- Norway earned 4 bronze medals in the summer Olympics in rowing (2), women's handball and men's Greco-Roman wrestling.
- 62 Norwegian athletes competed in the summer games in Rio.
- Norway has won the largest number of gold, silver and bronze medals in the Winter Olympics.
- Norway, Denmark and Sweden make up Scandinavia.
- Norway has a king and a queen.
- The lion is Norway's national symbol.
- 98-99% of electricity from hydroelectric power - more than any other country.
- It is illegal to spay or neuter your dog except under specific circumstances regarding health, quality of life or utility.
- Capital is Oslo.
- Norway means "path to the north."
- Norway has the deepest underwater tunnel in the world.
- Gas prices are among the highest in the world.
- If you own a tv, you have to pay an annual fee of $300.
- Food stores aren't open on Sundays.
- world's largest salmon exporter
- Spoken language is Norwegian. Two official written forms - Bokmal Norwegian and Nynorsk Norwegian.
- 6th largest country in Europe.
- Norway has the Svalbard seed vault which holds all the world's seed in case of a disaster that would wipe out all agricultural crops.
- Norway introduced salmon sushi to Japan.
The third was titled, "Questions [we have] about Norway."
- How cold does Norway get?
- How hot does it get?
- What kind of animals live in Norway?
- What kind of lunches do you have? How long is lunch period?
- How many provinces are in Norway?
- What do you like to eat in Norway?
- Do you learn any other languages besides English?
- What do you do when there is no school?
- Are there beaches in Norway?
- What kind of languages are spoken in Norway?
- How many holidays do you have?
- How many days of school do you have per year?
- What time do you start school?
- What age do you have to be to drink alcohol?
- Does everyone buy things from Ikea?
- Do you know what American football is?
- What is the most popular sport in Norway?
- Do you celebrate Christmas?
- Do Norwegians listen to American music?
- What sports are popular at your school?
- How many days 9average) do you see snow in a year?
- How many people live in your town?
- Do you play video games?
- The Disney movie Frozen is based in Norway.
Our friends are on an autumn holiday break this week (October 10-14). I believe they got some snow!
Today we responded to questions about Hawaii.
- How long is your school day?
- Do you have monkeys in your land? (Yes, in the zoo.)
- Is it cold in Hawaii?
- Have you seen snow?
- Which language can you choose?
- How often do you have swimming?
- Do you want to come to Norway?
- Have you seen a train?
- How hot is it at day time?
- Have you seen lava?
- Do you like Lilo and Stitch?
- How many volcanos do you have in Hawaii?
- What is your favorite time of the year?
- Have you ever gone skiing?
- How often do you have tornadoes in Hawaii?
- How many mountains have you been on?
- What do you do in PE?
Next my class will get to see what Damsgard Skole students know about Hawaii!
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