Teacher Orientation Design Your Own Activity Designing an Online Learning Expedition This section offers guidelines for teachers who would like to introduce their own, online learning expedition in the classroom. 1. Choose a general theme for your learning expedition. 2. Choose an open-ended, significant question for students to explore. The question chosen should be challenging […]
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Trade & Economics Expedition 5: Balance of Trade Merchandise Trade Balance is the difference between the amount of money a country receives from selling its goods abroad and the amount of money it pays to buy goods from other countries. 1. Access Virtual Expeditions and review the data on merchandise trade balance. Create a […]
Balance of Trade
Teacher Orientation Activity Guides Expedition 5: Balance of Trade Students graph and analyze the balance of trade between the United States and Japan and prepare position papers on open markets versus protected markets. Rationale The United States is the leading customer for Japanese exports. Japan, in turn, buys more products from the US than […]
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Teacher Orientation Activity Guides Expedition 6: Up or Down—What’s in an Exchange Rate? Students trade dollars and yen and analyze how exchange rates influence the global economy. Rationale The value of a nation’s currency changes daily. Currency exchange rates in the world today change as market conditions change. The economic law of supply and demand […]
Exchange Rates
Trade & Economics Expedition 6: Up or Down—What’s in an Exchange Rate? 1. Use the following link to determine the exchange rate today between the US dollar and Japanese yen. Today’s exchange rate is ______ yen for one dollar. Yahoo Currency ExchangeTrack currency exchanges for the Japanese Yen and US Dollar. 2. Using today’s […]
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History & Culture Expedition 7: Earthquake! In this activity, your team will research a major historical earthquake and create a “You Are There” television news report. Your presentation will be judged on the following criteria. Does it: answer the fundamental questions informing a journalist’s story: Who, What, When, Why, and How? construct a coherent […]
Earthquake 1
Teacher Orientation Activity Guides Expedition 7: Earthquake! Students research the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco and the 1923 earthquake in Tokyo and prepare a “You Are There” news report. Rationale Both San Francisco and Tokyo share a history of earthquakes. Two of the most devastating–the 1906 in San Francisco and the 1923 in Tokyo–provide a […]
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History & Culture Expedition 9: Culture Wheel Read the following statements and indicate whether you: Strongly Agree . . . Agree . . . Not Sure . . . Disagree . . . Strongly Disagree When you are finished, click on “Create My Profile” to see where you stand in comparison to other […]
About VX
About Virtual Expeditions Virtual Expeditions is motivated by a desire to open up the walls of the classroom to the global community. VX supports online teaching and learning by: Selecting, organizing and annotating a set of the most relevant online resources. Transforming the process of surfing the web into engaging learning activities. Offering an […]
Culture Wheel
Teacher Orientation Activity Guides Expedition 9: Culture Wheel Students reflect on their cultural values and compare their cultural profile with other students in Japan and the United States. Overview What does it mean to be an American? To be a Japanese? What values and traditions influence our behavior and social relationships? In this activity, […]