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INTERCULTURAL PROJECT 1

Johannesburg

Computers

http://www.apple.com/euro/education/profiles/stjames/index2.html

Do all kids in St James Prep School have access to computers?

Transport

http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/2127/49/

Is there traffi
c jam in Johannesburg?

How do people commute in Johannesburg?

Health

http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/124/52/

If you fall ill what are your options?


Miami

Computers

http://www.digitaltechnews.com/news/gadgets

What can you do with Chumby, the new Inte
rnet device?

Transport

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel
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g34438
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s303/Miami:Florida:Public.Transportation.html

What time do buses in Miami stop running in the evening?

How much is the fare?

Health

http://latest
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health.blogspot.com/2007/05/tweens
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need
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help
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t
o
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combat
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fast
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food.html

How old are the tweens?

Do they eat healthy food?


Edinburgh

Computers

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/essentials/ontrial/nospli
t/ontrialarch.xml

Which was the top gadget of 2007 in Edinburgh?

Transpor
t

www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/transport/public_transport

What’s a taxicard?

When can it be used?

Health

http://www.safety.ed.ac.uk/resources/health/flu.shtm

What are the tips given by the University of Edinburgh to avoid colds and flu?


Sydney

Computers

http://wiki.media
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culture.org.au/index.php/Youth_Culture_and_and_New_Technologies_
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_Cyber_bullying#Cyber_bullying

What’s ‘cyber bullying’?

Can you find the external link ‘Bullying. No way!’? What is it about?

Transport

(think quest: Sydney City Sight Seein
g>Maps>transportation)

http://library.thinkquest.org/25252/

What are the types of transport in Sydney?

Health

http://www.ymcasydney.org/activity.php?type=teen
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gym

How old are the teens in the YMCA teen gym program?

What are the benefits of this program?


S
ingapore City

Computers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15217453/

What does Singapore’s government plan to do with wireless Internet?

How many students will be receiving help to buy computers?

Transport

http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01598/transport.html#
Top

What are the types of transport in Singapore?

Health

Singapore takes strict steps against obesity:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6124732/

What do overweight kids have to do in schools to fight against obesity?