World Traveler Welcome Card

1. World Traveler Welcome Card • Country: Italy (continent of Europe) • Facts: • Italy is slightly larger than Arizona. • Italy's contributions to science include the barometer, electric battery, nitroglycerin, and wireless telegraphy. • The city of Naples gave birth to the pizza . • Famous Italian explorers include Christopher Columbus, Marco Polo, John Cabot, and Amerigo Vespucci. • Before adopting the euro, Italy's currency was known as the lira. • Italy is the world's fifth largest industrial economy. • The official language is Italian, but German and French are also spoken in some regions. • The capital is Rome. Challenges:(select one challenge to complete from the list below): • Using the clay provided, create a human sculpture. • Learn the following line and, without looking, repeat it to the Travel Agent “Dové la Piazza di Spagna?” (pronounced: dough vay la pee-at-za di spawnya Where are the Spanish Steps?) • Make a pizza out of play dough. Italia! World Traveler Welcome Card • Country: Germany (continent of Germany) • Facts: • Official Name: Federal Republic of Germany in German - Deutschland • Capital: Berlin • Official Language: German • Currency: the Euro (€) • Germany is located in the Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. It is roughly the size of Montana. • Germany is Europe’s most populated country. • Notable Germans: Albert Einstein, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach • Challenges:(select one challenge to complete from the list below): • Make a strudel out of play dough. • Count to 5 in German: • English German Pronunciation • One eins (EYNS) • Two zwei (TSVY) • Three drei (DRY) • Four vier (FEAR) • Five fün f (FUENF) Germany