Researching a country

Look at a host country or a country taking part in a tournament and find out about its location in the world, its main cities and geographical features. Explore the country using Google Earth and Google Maps. This session includes a case study of Brazil (host nation for 2014 FIFIA World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games).

Teaching Outcomes:

• To consider a host or competing country taking part in a tournament and the skills involved in finding out about its location in the world, its main cities and geographical features.

Children will:

• Consider a host or competing country taking part in a tournament and the skills involved in finding out about its location in the world, its main cities and geographical features.
• Compile a fact sheet about their focus country using internet research skills and Google maps.

• Summer Olympic Games host cities 1896 – 2020
• Sporting Planet entry for host and competing countries
• Sporting Planet entry with Brazil as an example
• How to use Google Maps

• Globes or world maps
• Sticky-tac

Facts about Brazil, including places to visit from lonelyplanet.com
List of cities that have hosted the Olympics from worldatlas.com
Facts about countries for children from factmonster.com
Climate zones facts for children from Kids Britannica
Information on country’s national costumes from roughguides.com