turkey on our minds and in our classrooms - World Affairs Council
turkey on our minds and in our classrooms - World Affairs Council
turkey on our minds and in our classrooms - World Affairs Council
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INTEGRATING STEM TOPICS INTO YOUR TEACHING<br />
Turkish Weekly: Koreans to Invest <strong>in</strong> Turkish Energy Sector (02/06/2012)<br />
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/131031/koreans-to-<strong>in</strong>vest-<strong>in</strong>-turkish-energy-sector.html<br />
South Korea will sign a prelim<strong>in</strong>ary pact to build power plants <strong>in</strong> Turkey <strong>in</strong> a deal worth about $2 billi<strong>on</strong>,<br />
Y<strong>on</strong>hap News reported.<br />
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR POLITICS AND ECONOMICS<br />
Ariz<strong>on</strong>a University Center for Middle Eastern Studies: Ratios <strong>and</strong> Proporti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
http://cmes.ariz<strong>on</strong>a.edu/sites/cmes.ariz<strong>on</strong>a.edu/files/Ratios%20<strong>and</strong>%20Proporti<strong>on</strong>s%20<strong>in</strong>%20Turkey.<br />
pdf<br />
Students apply their knowledge of ratios <strong>and</strong> proporti<strong>on</strong>s to Turkish art, geography <strong>and</strong> currency.<br />
NYTimes: Istanbul (Not C<strong>on</strong>stant<strong>in</strong>ople!)<br />
http://learn<strong>in</strong>g.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/01/31/istanbul-not-c<strong>on</strong>stant<strong>in</strong>ople/<br />
In this less<strong>on</strong>, students learn about the grow<strong>in</strong>g trade <strong>and</strong> t<strong>our</strong>ist relati<strong>on</strong>ship between Greece <strong>and</strong><br />
Turkey. They then research key events <strong>in</strong> Greco-Turkish history from each side’s perspective to create<br />
political carto<strong>on</strong>s <strong>and</strong> a timel<strong>in</strong>e for classroom display.<br />
Nobel Prize. Org: Trade Game<br />
http://www.nobelprize.org/educati<strong>on</strong>al/ec<strong>on</strong>omics/trade/<br />
The Heckscher-Ohl<strong>in</strong> Trade Theory is about how two countries can get greater ga<strong>in</strong>s from trad<strong>in</strong>g with<br />
each other if they have different res<strong>our</strong>ces – <strong>on</strong>e have more labor <strong>and</strong> the other have more capital (that<br />
is technical equipment <strong>and</strong> mach<strong>in</strong>ery). By specializ<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> producti<strong>on</strong>, <strong>and</strong> by trad<strong>in</strong>g with other<br />
countries, it is possible for countries to <strong>in</strong>crease their <strong>in</strong>comes.<br />
TEACHING ABOUT ENERGY RESOURCES<br />
Climate Challenge: Earth’s Future Is In Y<strong>our</strong> H<strong>and</strong>s<br />
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/climate_challenge/<br />
A game where you are president of the European Nati<strong>on</strong>s. You must tackle climate change <strong>and</strong> stay<br />
popular enough with the voters to rema<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> office.<br />
Nati<strong>on</strong>al Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Educati<strong>on</strong> Foundati<strong>on</strong>: Energy Curricula<br />
http://www.eeweek.org/res<strong>our</strong>ces/energycurricula.htm<br />
Site provides l<strong>in</strong>ks to over 25 less<strong>on</strong> plans for grades K-4, 5-8 <strong>and</strong> 9-12.<br />
<strong>World</strong> Without Oil<br />
http://www.worldwithoutoil.org/<br />
<strong>World</strong> Without Oil is an alternate reality event, a serious game for the public good. It <strong>in</strong>vites every<strong>on</strong>e to<br />
help simulate a global oil shock. People participate by c<strong>on</strong>tribut<strong>in</strong>g orig<strong>in</strong>al <strong>on</strong>l<strong>in</strong>e stories, created as<br />
though the oil shock were really happen<strong>in</strong>g. The game’s masters rank the participants (“players”)<br />
accord<strong>in</strong>g to their c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>s to <strong>our</strong> realistic portrayal of the oil shock. The game also places value <strong>on</strong><br />
player-created communities, collaborative stories, <strong>and</strong> collective efforts.<br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Res<strong>our</strong>ce Packet: What the Rest of the <strong>World</strong> can Learn from Turkey Today – March 20, 2012 46
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