Laura Worobec
Fourth Grade

    Unit Goals

  • Students will learn about and appreciate another culture.
  • Students will experience mock international flight to Costa Rica.
  • Students will learn about the geography of Costa Rica.
  • Students will simulate a rainforest in the classroom.
  • Students will learn about the important historical events of Costa Rica.
  • Students will know how the economy of Costa Rica is affected by its rainforests.
  • Students will know products that come from Costa Rica rainforests.
  • Students will realize the amount of deforestation, the reasons for it, and the results of deforestation occurring in Costa Rica.
  • Students will appreciate the importance of rainforests to Costa Rica.
  • Students will appreciate the diversity and number of species living in the Costa Rica rainforests.
  • Students will research and learn about the different regions of Costa Rica.
  • Students will be introduced to the Spanish language.
  • Students will participate in a Costa Rica holiday festival.
  • Students will realize the diveristy in races Costa Rica.
  • Students will present their knowledge of Costa Rica in an international fair.


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