{"id":1941,"date":"2020-04-14T14:30:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T14:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/learningoutdoorssupportteam\/?page_id=1941"},"modified":"2021-01-09T12:18:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T12:18:31","slug":"horton-hears-a-who-social-studies-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/learningoutdoorssupportteam\/horton-hears-a-who-social-studies-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Horton Hears a Who! Social Studies Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Horton Hears a Who!\u00a0 Social Studies Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a Dr Suess book with a powerful message \u2013 \u2018 A person\u2019s a person, no matter how small.\u2019\u00a0 Watch Jeff Goldblum reading the story before trying out some of the activities You Tube \u2013 Horton Hears a Who!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

These activities are suitable for learners working at Early to Second Level depending on the level of support.<\/p>\n

Threats to Survival Game<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Whos were in danger of becoming extinct.\u00a0 Investigate the threats to real Scottish animal and bird species.\u00a0 What action can we<\/em> take to help these species?<\/p>\n

See\u00a0Active Links \u00a0<\/a>from Scottish Natural Heritage<\/p>\n

Mapping the Story\/ Mapping<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whoville is located on a speck of dust on a clover flower.\u00a0 The clover is in the Jungle of Nool\u2026 Draw a map showing Whoville and where it exisits within the Jungle of Nool.\u00a0\u00a0 You will have to draw a few different maps to show where Whoville gets to as the story progresses!<\/p>\n

Can you do the same for your own house ?\u00a0 What street, what town, what part of Scotland, what part of the World.<\/p>\n

Use Google Maps (both map and satellite images) to zoom in and out of the area around your home. https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Does Size Matter?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This website has used information from the United Nations to create a table showing world population by country –\u00a0 Worldometer.<\/a><\/p>\n

Investigate population size and area occupied by different countries.\u00a0 Where on the list is the United Kingdom fit?\u00a0 Would it count as a small or large country?<\/p>\n

Is the biggest country (by land area) the most important? Is the most populous most important?<\/p>\n

Can you find the smallest country on a map of the world?<\/p>\n

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Follow the links below to find out how our individual actions might support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.\u00a0https:\/\/www.globalgoals.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.globalgoals.org\/11-sustainable-cities-and-communities<\/a><\/p>\n

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