7th and 8th grade GEMS students participated in a Google Hangout
with Paul Salopek, the international journalist on a 7-year trek to
retrace the migration of man. He was featured on the cover of National
Geographic last month. Students created their own interview questions for Paul. Some of the questions are shared below:
Rebecca :
What is the biggest challenge of your journey so far?
Ian : You are
going on this journey with plenty of resources and up-to-date gear. How would the previous humans have survived?
Thomas : What
preparation for this trip has proven the most beneficial so far?
Emma : Is it
making you sick to eat local foods and drink local water?
Matthew : What is
it like walking so long and enduring so much when you know your destination is still
so far away?
Olivia : What is
the most exotic animal you’ve seen so far?
Also, what kind of camera are you using to take pictures?
Alex : How
much opposition did you encounter while preparing for this journey?
Hannah : Have
you felt compelled to stay somewhere longer than planned to help the people?
Katherine : What
is the most heartbreaking experience you’ve come across? Do you think you’ll return to help someday?
Jamie : Over
the past year what have all the different cultures you’ve encountered had in
common?
Aysha , 7th
grader: "I liked how he doesn't have favorite places of where he's
been so far, just favorite people."
Nicolaus , 7th grader: "I found it interesting that his
original plan was to walk through Syria, but he can't now because it's just too
dangerous."
Ethan , 8th grader: "According to (Paul Salopek), about a
third of the world population is currently wired. By the time he finishes
in six years, it will be 80-90% of the world. That's how fast technology
is growing!"
Here's the link to the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ARTICLE about Paul Salopek:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/12/out-of-eden/salopek-text
It’s a sad day over
in the Wings room at Avery, we just performed a funeral for 3 dearly departed,
Egyptian noble hot dogs. For the mummy part of our ancient Egypt unit we are
mummifying hot dogs. First and foremost we gave
the mummy a name, after all how will Osiris greet them if he doesn’t know their
name? We then measured the length and circumference of the mummy, described
its physical characteristics and make a prediction as to what the mummy will
look like in a week when we check on the mummies, currently buried in the
Valley of the Wings (my cabinet).
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