An Activity in which students have to order the events of 2015 in the order in which they happened. There Is one event for each month. Can be done in teams . Generates a lot of discussion.
1. 12 events, 12 months
An AirbusA320-211 operatedby Germanwingscrashesinthe FrenchAlps,killingall 150 on board
The SwissNational Bank abandonsthe cap on the franc's value relativetothe euro,causingturmoil
ininternational financial markets.
Train Attack Thwarted by Americansand a Briton in France: Three Americans anda Brit overpower
a man armedwithan AK-47, a pistol,anda box cutter as he walksdownthe aisle ona trainoutside
of Paris, France.
Expo 2015 opens in Milan,Italy
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Nepal withatotal of 9,018 deaths.
SpaceX landsa Falcon9 rocket,the first reusable rockettosuccessfullyenterorbital space andreturn
IVORY COAST WIN THE 2015 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS
FIFA PresidentSeppBlatterannounceshisintentiontoresignamidstan FBI-ledcorruption
investigation,andcallsforanextraordinarycongresstoelectanew presidentassoonas possible
China EndsOne-ChildPolicyAfterDecades: Chinaannouncesitwill now allowall marriedcouplesto
have twochildrenasa wayto offsetthe country'sagingworkforce.The announcementputsanend
to China'sunpopularone-childpolicy,which hasbeenineffectfor35 years.
The 2015 COP 21 beginsinParis,attendedbyleadersfrom147 nations
Cuba and the UnitedStates reestablishfull diplomaticrelations,endinga54-yearstretch of hostility
betweenthe nations.
AutomakerVolkswagenisallegedtohave beeninvolvedinworldwide riggingof diesel emissions
tests,affectinganestimated11millionvehiclesglobally.