Treaties+and+agreements

Treaties and Agreements toc

=Objectives= By the end of this project students would have:

1. done research on the major treaties and agreements signed between the Venezuelan government and other countries both regionally and internationally. 2. summarised the most important information found in these sources. 3. prepared a power point presentation on the treaties and/or agreements studied. 5. made a recording of the presentation 6. made an educational video using the appropriate Web 2.0 tools that can be shown to elementary school students.

Treaties and Agreements
Here are a number of treaties and agreements that Venezuela has signed in the last decade. Do research on all of these to make a presentation for a group of elementary school children around the ages of 10-12 years old. Use language appropriate for this age group.


 * ALBA**
 * CARICOM**
 * MERCOSUR**
 * UNASUR**

Guidelines
1. Find primary sources which will give information on the following topics: a. What is the official name of the organisation? What acronym is it known by? b. Where is the main body located? c. Who are its members? When did they join? d. What are the major aims of the organisation? e. How does the organisation aim to fulfill these objectives? f. What treaties or agreements has Venezuela signed with this organisation? g. What are the advantages and disadvantages to Venezuela? Give examples.
 * Research**

Resources
Here are some of the resources you can use in your project. 280 Slides @http://280slides.com/: You can use this resource to create a power point presentation which can be accessed from the Internet or from your portable memory stick. The software allows you to include video, images and text.

Slide Six @http://slidesix.com/: You can use this resource to create a power point presentation and then add audio. The presentation with the audio can then be embedded into a web page or sent as a url.

Globster: @http://www.glogster.com/: You can use this resource to create an interactive poster in which you can embed images, audio, text and video.

**Presentation**
Prepare a power point presentation with the relevant information. The presentation should show a beginning, development and conclusion. Use the appropriate texts, images and graphs. Make an active poster which will contain video, audio, images and text to illustrate what you have learnt with this project.