Contextualization

Hello, dear world explorers! How about embarking on an adventure through time and space? Our journey will be guided by Geography, a science that studies the relationship between places and people. Let's start our route by investigating the Changes and Persistences that occur on our planet.

Earth is an incredible place, isn't it? It houses a multitude of living beings, landscapes, climates, and cultures. Every day, it undergoes transformations - some slow, like the formation of mountains, and others fast, like a volcano eruption. But also, many things remain constant over time, such as the existence of oceans and the presence of some animal species.

Changes and Persistences are a crucial element for Geography. They help us understand how places change over time and how people, nature, and society adapt to these changes. For example, we can analyze how the growth of a city affects the environment or how globalization influences local cultures.

Introduction

Now that we understand the importance of Changes and Persistences, let's deepen our knowledge on the subject. Changes can occur on different scales of time and space. They can be small, like the construction of a new road in our city, or large, like the emergence of a new volcanic island in the ocean.

Persistences, on the other hand, are elements that remain constant in a given place or context. They can be physical, like the shape of a river, or social, like the language spoken by a community. Persistences can reveal a lot about the history and culture of a place.

In our project, we will explore the Changes and Persistences in different contexts. We will analyze how cities transform over time, how natural landscapes are altered by human action, and how cultures adapt to or resist globalization. This journey promises to be very rich in discoveries and learnings. Are you ready to embark on this geographical adventure? Let's go!

Practical Activity: "My City - Past, Present, and Future"

Project Objective

The objective of this project is for students to investigate the Changes and Persistences in their own city, developing research, observation, communication, and organization skills. They will be able to perceive how the city they live in has transformed over time, understanding human action and the influence of the environment in this process.

Project Description

Students will be divided into groups of 3 to 5 members. Each group will choose a location in the city (a neighborhood, a square, a street, etc.) to investigate. They will collect information about the location in the past, present, and also speculate on how it may be in the future. The findings will be presented on a "Timeline Mural," which will be developed in the classroom.

Necessary Materials

• Cardboard or large poster board
• Colored pencils, markers, and crayons
• Blunt scissors
• Glue
• Magazines for cutting out
• Old newspapers (if available)
• Computer with internet access (for research, if possible)
• Camera (if available)

Step by Step

1. Choosing the location: Each group must choose a location in the city to investigate. It can be the neighborhood where they live, a square they like, a busy street, etc.

2. Collecting information: Students must collect information about the location in the past, present, and future. They can talk to older people, research on the internet, in books, old newspapers (if available), and even visit the location.

3. Creating the "Timeline Mural": With all the collected information, students will create a "Timeline Mural" on the cardboard or poster board. They should draw the location in the past, present, and how they imagine it will be in the future. In addition to the drawings, they can also paste photos, magazine cutouts, write short texts, etc.

4. Presenting the project: Each group will present the "Timeline Mural" to the class, explaining the changes and persistences they discovered about the chosen location.

Project Delivery: The "Timeline Murals" must be delivered at the end of the week, after the presentations in the classroom.

Remember, the most important thing is the learning process and collaboration among students. This project will help develop essential life skills, such as teamwork, critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication. Bon voyage, little geographers!