unit 4 culture and custumes sister cities idaho falls 3 rd grade social studies
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Unit 4 Culture and
Custumes Sister Cities Idaho Falls
3rd Grade Social Studies
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Who started the Sister Cities program, and when did it start?
President Eisenhower
1956
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Why was it started?
•President Eisenhower wanted to involve people in citizen diplomacy, to build relationships, and lesson fighting in the world.
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Who decides which cities are sisters?
• Sister Cities International is a non-profit organization dedicated to
promoting and fostering town twinning.
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Idaho Falls was paired a “Sister City” with Tokai-mura, Japan on July 4, 1981.
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What are the 4 goals of the Sister City program?
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1. Partnerships
• Develop partnerships between U.S. cities, counties, and states and similar backgrounds in other nations.
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2. Problem Solve
• We will creatively learn, work, and solve problems together through cultural, educational, business, professional and technical exchanges and projects.
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3. Strengthen
• Create an atmosphere in which economic and community development can be implemented and strengthened.
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3.Share Goals
• Collaborate with organizations in the United States and other countries which share similar goals.
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4. Experience and Explore
• Provide opportunities for city officials and citizens to experience and explore other cultures through long-term community partnerships.
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This is the Idaho Falls and Tokai Mura’s symbol of a Sister City.
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We live in the town of Idaho Falls, in the state of Idaho, on the continent of North America.
Our Sister City is Tokai-mura, on the island and country of Japan, on the Continent of Asia.
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Let’s learn a little about our city of Idaho Falls before we travel to our
Sister City of Tokai Mura.
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We live in the United States of America, the State of Idaho and
the city of Idaho Falls?
Idah
o Fa
lls
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We have our Country’s flag and our state flag.
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Idaho Falls is very scenic and has many types of wildlife.
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We can do do many things in our town. We can go fishing or floating on the Snake River.
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We can go horseback riding, take a walk along the Green Blelt, or even go golfing.
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We can go to Tauphaus Park, picnic and visit the zoo.
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We can listen to the Idaho Falls Symphony, or visit the Museum of
Idaho.
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We can also go to a Chucker’s Baseball game.
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When we are hungry we have many restaurants to pick from, and we also have
some local companies here.
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There are also many religions and churches to pick from if we want.
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Idaho Falls is filled with schools both public and private.
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We also have 2 or 4 year colleges, and trade schools to attend.
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Our seasons in Idaho Falls are mild, not to hot, not too cool. We usually have warm
summers in the 80’s, and cool winters in the 30’s.
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Our town is considered a dessert, due to the small amount of rainfall we have.
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In Idaho Falls, farming is a very important part of our town and state.
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Some of the crops we grow are potatos and.
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Wheat and Barley.
Wheat
Barley
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Idaho Falls has renewable energy resources as water and wind energy
and....
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We also have nuclear energy. Many people in Idaho Falls work at the
Idaho National Laboratory.
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There are more than 50 nuclear reactors —which is the largest concentration of reactors in the world.
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Now that you know more about the our town of Idaho Falls….
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Let’s review a minute…
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What the 5 reasons Sister Cities were formed ?
Partnerships
Problem Solve Strengthen
Experience & Explore
Share goals
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When you have a Sister City, you visit one another. Here is our mayor with
students from Tokai-Mura.
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Here students from Tokai Mura view an Idaho potato farm.
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Here we are pointing out the sights of the Grand Teton Mountains.
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In each city there is a monument to represent the friendship we have with each other. This Sister City monument is found along our Snake River Green Belt.
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Because Sister Cities visit one another let’s go from…
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Idaho Falls
To our Sister City is Tokai-mura,
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Go to Unit 4 Customs and Cultures_Sister Cities_Tokai-Mura to learn more.