TRY SEVENS
SCHOOL RESOURCES
Gold Coast Sevens – Learning about other cultures
The Gold Coast Sevens tournament is the first event of the nine-round HSBC Sevens World Series and will feature 16
international mens’ teams playing 45 matches over Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October 2013 at Skilled Park.
POOL A
POOL B
POOL C
POOL D
New Zealand
South Africa
Fiji
Samoa
http://www.infoplease.com/cou
ntry/new-zealand.html
http://www.infoplease.com/cou
ntry/south-africa.html
http://www.infoplease.com/count
ry/fiji.html
http://www.infoplease.com/countr
y/samoa.html
Kenya
England
Wales
Australia
http://www.infoplease.com/cou
ntry/kenya.html
http://www.infoplease.com/cou
ntry/united-kingdom.html
http://www.infoplease.com/count
ry/wales.html
http://www.infoplease.com/countr
y/australia.html
USA
France
Canada
Argentina
http://www.infoplease.com/cou
ntry/united-states.html
http://www.infoplease.com/cou
ntry/france.html
http://www.infoplease.com/count
ry/canada.html
http://www.infoplease.com/countr
y/argentina.html
Tonga
Spain
Portugal
Scotland
http://www.infoplease.com/cou
ntry/tonga.html
http://www.infoplease.com/cou
ntry/spain.html
http://www.infoplease.com/count
ry/portugal.html
http://www.infoplease.com/countr
y/scotland.html
Student activities
1.
Go to the web links for one or more of the 16 participating Rugby Sevens countries in the table above to learn more
about their geography, flag, history, government, area, population, capital, largest cities, languages, ethnicity, religion,
literacy rate and economy.
2.
Design a project (e.g. poster, PowerPoint presentation, other ICT) to share information with your class about one of
the 16 participating Rugby Sevens countries. Use some of the information from the country profile web links.
3.
Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between Australia and one of the other Rugby Sevens
countries. You could use a table to record your research findings or you could create a drawing or other visual text
showing similarities and differences. Share your findings with your class.
4.
Develop 10 questions to ask one of the 16 participating Rugby Sevens teams about their culture, language and
beliefs; and about how they think their national identity has been shaped.
5.
Create a support banner for one of the 16 participating Rugby Sevens teams which includes a message of support
(including your school emblem), their country’s flag and/or national emblem, and a Rugby Sevens illustration.
Extension activities
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Take a look through some of The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures
(http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/08/11/the-best-sites-for-learning-about-the-worlds-different-cultures/).
Choose one of the websites to review and share with the rest of the class.
Have a go at developing an infographic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infographic) to describe one or more cultures
from around the world.
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