This skill kit introduces students to places and cultures very different from their own. See how the U.S., Africa and China are alike and how they are different.
The bellringer reveals a simple irony about Mozambique, Africa. Mozambique is one of the most beautiful places in the world, but also one of the most impoverished.
In the video, we travel to Mozambique with a young American couple who takes us to the home of an African family. See how daily life is different. For example, no fast food restaurants exist where this family lives. And if they go to town, several families may load up on one truck to make the trip.
The PowerPoint presentation introduces lifestyles in China. Through a classroom game, students see and deduce the lifestyle of people in China and draw comparisons and contrasts to life in the U.S.
The worksheet asks students to compare and contrast the United States, China and Mozambique, Africa through a Venn diagram.