DIFFERENT LANGUAGES,

SO…

DIFFERENT PEOPLE?

Where do people come from?

http://www.usborne-quicklinks.com/uk/uk_entity_pages/uk_doad_image.asp?lib=922&linkid=306221

NORTH AMERICA

SOUTH

AMERICA

AFRICA

ASIA

AUSTRALIA

SOUTHEAST ASIA

EUROPE

ANIMALS CHIMPS

DIFFERENCE ?

BRAINIER

Want to learn more?HUMAN EVOLUTION – YOU TRY IT! -

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/evolution/

What made you a person?

Have you ever wondered why you are what you are?

2. ENVIRONMENT: SURROUNDINGS

1. GENES

1. Genes Some things about you depend on

your genes

WHAT ARE GENES ?

INSTRUCTORS

WHY DO PEOPLE LOOK DIFFERENT ?

DIFFERENT GENES

WHERE DO PEOPLE GET THE GENES FROM ?

PARENTS

Want to learn more?AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

http://www.amnh.org/ology/?channel=genetics

But…

Bodies and Brains same way

All of us?

GENETIC DISORDERS

http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/down-syndrome.html

The way you live can’t change your genes

WHAT THINGS ABOUT YOU DEPEND ON YOUR GENES ?

YOUR HAIRYOUR VOICE

YOUR EYE COLOURSYOUR SKIN COLOUR

But the way you live can affect how your body copes with these

genes!TOOTH DECAY

Let’s learn more about these influences!

2. EnvironmentOther things about you depend on

the environment

- Weather- Your way of living- People around you- Beliefs

WeatherSunny places Dark skin

Why ?

Natural Sun Protection

Cloudier Fairer skin

Why ?

Sunshine to keep healthy

People’s Way of Living

• Clothes• Houses• Food

People Around Us

- the kind of person they are

- the kind of environment they live in

Learning to fit in

How happily people fit depend on:

• School• Family

So, how do you learn to fit in?

People´ s Beliefs

• Depend on what their families believe in

• Religion: many different religions

RELIGIONS ?

Religions try to explain how the world and people were made

So, what makes religion differentfrom what scientists think?

God or Gods

Did you know that festivals are often related to Religion ?

Want to learn more?BBC – GUIDE TO RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_1650000/newsid_1654900/1654973.stm

SCHOLASTIC RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/holidays/

http://www.usborne-quicklinks.com/uk/uk_entity_pages/uk_download_image.asp?lib=922&linkid=306228

And what about talking to each other ?

• Thousands of different languages today

How many ?

• The languages most people speak are English and Mandarin Chinese

But…How did a language begin?

• Nobody is sure when or how people started to talk

• Perhaps they began with noises (grunts) and signs (pointing)

Language is a way to communicate

Let’s listen to different languages around the world !

TIME FOR KIDS –AROUND THE WORLD –http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/hh/goplaces/

0,28374,,00.html

Want to know more ?

PERSON EDUCATION AS FACT MONSTER WORD WISE: SPEAKING OF LANGUAGE

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0769282.html

As people move around the world, their language goes with them

Look!

Some words in English have come

from other languages!

PotatoNative

American

TeaChinese

OrangeArabic

CoachHungarian

Body Language. What is it?

• Use of face and body to communicate

• Crying and laughing: same meaning everywhere

• Other actions don’t have the same meaning.

EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE:

SAME BIG FAMILY

HUMAN BEINGS

Want to learn more?AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY – A NURTURE WALK IN

MENDEL PARK -http://www.amnh.org/ology/?channel=genetics