Miniature Earth Project

In US History II today, I had the students view the flash video for the Miniature Earth Project in order to get a context for understanding issues of globalization that we discussed earlier in our notes.  Students were generally surprised to learn that the statistics of the world – broken down to a village of 100 people – were so different from what many may have expected.  New Bedford can be very provincial at times.  It’s good to be able to use the net to break down imaginary walls.