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Goal with suggested Learning Activities The goal is for the student (or student group) to produce a historically accurate product and to have, at the same time, a project which is interdisciplinary and which looks to a future solution. There are several possible projects that students could pursue in this project.
Standard	Possible Projects or Questions	Additional Resources
6.2 Civics	How can business needs during industrialization be balanced with the need to preserve fragile ecosystems? How can multiculturalism and global citizenship be fostered? Explain how the industrialization of Ecuador has created social inequality.	To learn about US/Ecuador relations today and yesterday * Development Issues in the Amazon from the Smithsonian Institute. * Composition of Labor Force from A Country Study: Ecuador by the Library of Congress. * Ecuador Foreign Trade
6.3 World History	What factors of the past influence the present? What are the indigenous cultures in Ecuador? Analyze contemporary challenges of Ecuadorian society.	* Ecuador's History Centers Around Conflict and Loss * A Complete History of Ecuador * History of the Galapagos Islands * The World Fact book: Ecuador (from the CIA) * Lesson: Different Ethnic Groups in Ecuador, Panama and Argentina: Their Assimilation and their Contributions
6.5 Economics	Discuss types of sustainable development in Ecuador. What are the pros and cons of the oil in Ecuador?	* Indigenous Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: The Case of Río Blanco, Ecuador * Challenges for Poorer Nations at the WTO [World Trade Organization] from PBS. * Perilous Prosperity
6.6 Geography	Describe why Ecuador has a position of importance in the region. What is so special about the birds and animals of Ecuador? What are the major cities in Ecuador? Analyze natural disasters in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands (volcanoes, earthquakes, mudslides, floods) and their effects on future development and safety.	* General Information about Ecuador * Geography of the Galapagos * The flora and the fauna of the Galapagos * Ecuador's Geography: Highly Unique in the World * Regions of Ecuador * Volcano and Earthquake Resources on the World Wide Web * Top 10 Natural Disasters in Ecuador from Center for Research on the Epidemiologist of Disasters (CRED)