After spending the year studying World Cultures, seventh graders explore the diverse and fascinating Chicago neighborhoods.

Cultural Neighborhoods
Returning to Latin at 3:30-3:45 on Tuesday, April 25
Please bring digital camera if possible
Project Leaders: Ms. Jaeschke & Ms. Reese - 312-582-6389
Hola! Ni Hao! Shalom! Salam Alikom! Jambo! Namaste!Did youknow that Chicago is home to the largest Latino culture museum in the country or that our city has two Chinatowns? In this project, you will walk, see, hear, and eat your way through the ethnic neighborhoods of Pilsen, the South and North Side Chinatowns, and the diverse Devon Avenue/Rogers Park area where more than 80 languages are spoken. As we explore the artistic, religious, and economic contributions of diverse cultures to Chicago, we will create a video that chronicles our journey and educates our peers about the wealth of world cultures in our own city!

City That Works
Returning to Latin at 4:00 on Tuesday, April 25
Please bring digital camera if possible
Project Leader: Ms. Villegas - 312-582-6439
How does the City of Chicago handle emergencies? Who are you calling when you call 911? Does Chicago recycle and are blue bags really necessary? What about those tax dollars we arealways hearing about? Who figures all of that out and where does the money go? The purpose of this project week is to explore the different services the City of Chicago has to offer and look at how it all works together to make an efficient, livable city. We may learn about the CTA, Chicago's Animal Care and Control Center, and perhaps visit a senior center or the Police and Fire Training Academy.

Physical Science Chicago
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Did you know that the world's first controlled nuclear reaction took place in a squash court under the University of Chicago's athletic stadium? It's true! In this project, we will explore the process of discovery and innovation in Chicago. First, the groupwill encounter one of history's greatest geniuses of invention at the Museum of Science and Industry's new Leonardo da Vinci exhibit. Then, we will visit a University of Chicago research labto see where today's discoveries and inventions take place. After,we will explore where these scientific discoveries may take us inthe future. Television images, for example, are two-dimensional,but advances in computing power and display technology mighsoon change that. We will watch a cinematic virtual reality presentation at the Adler Planetarium and learn about 3-D imagery at the Museum of Holography. Students will create their own holograms using lasers. At the end of the week we will analyze some science fiction movies and discuss what possibilities may become realities in the years to come.