Germany

http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_germany.html - National Geographic

http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/de.htm - World Atlas

Independent research

We've all chosen a country to find out about. I'm going to use another weblogging site to help organise the research:
http://class5k.edublogs.org/

France

This week we travelled to France.

Continent: Europe
Capital City: Paris
Currency: Euro (€)
Language: French

Click on the underlined titles below to visit websites about France:
World Atlas - find maps and information about France
National Geographic - facts and information about France
Woodlands Junior School - excellent website to find out facts about France
French flag - picture and information about the French flag
Telegraph travel guide - places to see in Paris
Oxfam - virtual tour of France
Time for kids - sightseeing, history and a quiz
French Embassy - information about France
Learn French - BBC site; learn to count and say basic phrases
Tourist Office - French national tourist office

England

We began our trip in England. We found out about the four countries that make up the United Kingdom: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. We looked at pictures of major tourist attractions in England, including some in Bristol (SS Great Britain, Bristol Zoo and Clifton Suspension Bridge) and in London (Houses of Parliament, London Eye and Tower Bridge).

Continent: Europe
Capital City: London
Currency: Pound (£)
Language: English

Click on the underlined titles below to visit websites about England:

• World Atlas - find maps and information about England
• National Geographic - facts and information about the United Kingdom
• Union Jack - find out more about the United Kingdom flag
• Guide to England - excellent website to find out about British life and culture
• Virtual London - take a virtual trip to London
• England Challenge - quiz about England
• England Quiz - another quiz
• UK Quiz - and another one!
• Enjoy England - official website for tourism in England
• Visit Britain - British tourist information office
• Visit London - official London tourist information site
• Visit South West - official Tourist Board site for our region
• Visit Bristol - Tourist Information site for our town
• SS Great Britain
• Bristol Zoo
• Clifton Suspension Bridge

Our next stop will be France - watch this space!

Our trip begins...

As part of our geography topic about Weather, we will be going on a virtual trip around the world, finding out about different countries. Each week, we will update this blog with a picture of our 'current location', information about the country and links to useful websites.