Wow!  You all have been very busy traveling around the world.  This is our third week into our expedition, “Where In the World Is Sixth Grade?”, and we will be traveling to a new country.  Our third country we will explore is Italy.

 

The first thing that I would like for you to do is to link to the following page and answer these questions:  1) Where is Italy located?  2) What is the weather like?  3) How many people live there?  4) What type of government operates Italy?   Type your answers in the space provided.

http://www.governmentguide.com/govsite.adp?bread=*Main&url=http%3A//www.governmentguide.com/ams/clickThruRedirect.adp%3F55076483%2C16920155%2Chttp%3A//www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/it.html  

Flag and symbol of Italy View this Picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So what do you think of Italy so far?  It will be even more amazing after taking a pictorial visit of The Leaning Tower of Pisa. Leaning Tower of Pisa , 15k  The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a famous landmark in Italy and you get to see it right from your classroom seat.  Link to the following web page and after viewing the pictures, please write one paragraph about what you thought to be the most interesting fact pertaining to The Leaning Tower of Pisa.

http://torre.duomo.pisa.it/towersgallery/eng/index_tour.html