Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Earth Day and Global Warming

Hi Students,

Our class is learning about Global Warming. We live very close to Antarctica and lots of different glaciers so we decided to research the effects global warming has on us. Also, tomorrow is Earth Day so it's a good time to be talking about the environment. We live on the Southern Hemisphere and you live in the Northern Hemisphere. Both are affected differently by global warming. We want to find out how it affects you so we can see the impact it has all over the world.

Umag Students: Write to the students in Illinois and tell them how the weather here has changed in your lifetime. Are winters different now? What were they like when you were young? Have you seen any glaciers nearby? Can you see the water around them from the melting? What do people here in Chile do to take care of their environment?

Churchville Students: Please read our posts and answer our questions. How has the weather changed in Illinois over the past few years? Are winters different now than they were when you were young? What do people do in the USA to take care of the environment?

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Sunday, March 22, 2009

From the Land of Lincoln to Tierra del Fuego

This blog was created to open doors. To teach students in Chile about Elmhurst, IL and to teach students in Elmhurst about Punta Arenas, Chile. 

To Churchville Students: Read our introductions to get to know who we are. Please write back with questions and tell us about yourselves! All of the Chileans are going to be teachers, and they are university students so you can ask them questions about Chile, school, life, homework and being in college.

To UMag Students: Please tell the students in Elmhurst about yourselves and ask them about life in Illinois.