Refer to the newspaper for temperatures in different cities around the world or go to this site . Use the Fast Forecast Search at the top of the page or scroll down to International on the left-hand side to choose the area for the temperature. Children check this site to make sure that there is no extreme weather affecting their city Children check this site to find the world's windiest places and to check if their city is on the list. Children mark all these details on their own map of the world . They draw a picture of the kinds of clothes they would be wearing and make a list of their activities and food if they were in that city.
Children present their information to the class.
Make a list on the board of the names of the cities as they are presented. Discuss these questions with the children after all the cities have been presented. There are several issues affecting planet Earth. Some of these are natural and some of these are caused by people. Investigate some of these problems of the 21 st Century and make a report to share with the class.