Global appeal was one of the major reasons that the team chose to devote the website to the cause of endangered animals. The fact that endangered animals exist in each country represented by this team, whose members come from five continents, made it more of a personal problem for each member. From the endangered polar bear in the Antarctic to the endangered Bengal tiger in India, animals are being driven to extinction by human activities throughout the globe, and our website highlights this problem throughout its pages. This website targets children between the ages of 7 and 14 and their teachers; however, each menu has been built to captivate various age groups, including adults. For example, Animalia Language Corner was made colorful and lively, geared for children 9 and under. The menu on Laws has a simple and neutral tone, geared for children 11 and older. Each page uses a variety of information, presented clearly and concisely, in an effort to retain the visitor's interest.
The website has represented views from over 831 children from 31 countries. These perspectives from different countries automatically bring perspectives from various cultural and socioeconomic groups. Debates, surveys, news, poems, stories, drawings, and opinions from children around the world are all areas of the website where global perspectives have been showcased. This firsthand research makes our website relevant to a wider audience, something that distinctly sets this site apart from others found online. The website has attempted to use a lot of visuals to complement the text for audiences around the globe who don't necessarily have English as their first language. This was something the team was sensitive to from the start, because there are members on the team who are in a similar situation.
This site includes
perspectives from 831 children in 31 countries. |
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Team is comprised of members from:
Argentina, Australia,
India, Tunisia, USA |
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Listed below are the items included in each backpack:
- Ink pens (dozen)
- Hi-lighters (four)
- Washable markers (1 - thick or thin)
- Glue stick (1)
- Blunt scissors (1)
- Pencils (2 dozens)
- Pencil box (1)
- Color pencils (1 box)
- Markers (12 or 24 pack)
- Crayons (24 count)
- 12 inch ruler (1)
- Eraser (2)
- Small sketchbook (1)
- Composition notebooks (2)
- Tape-measure (1)
- Adhesive tape (4)
- Chalk (1 box)
- Backpack (1)
Names of participating countries and number of children
from each country are listed below:
| Country |
Number of Children |
| India |
164 |
| Italy |
4 |
| Japan |
3 |
| U.K |
2 |
| Ghana |
2 |
| Kenya |
3 |
| Uganda |
7 |
| USA |
452 |
| Austria |
1 |
| Canada |
2 |
| Indonesia |
7 |
| Singapore |
7 |
| China |
3 |
| Australia |
25 |
| Bangladesh |
1 |
| Egypt |
2 |
| France |
1 |
| Iran |
6 |
| Thailand |
4 |
| Russia |
1 |
| Tunisia |
120 |
| Sri Lanka |
3 |
| Spain |
1 |
| South Africa |
1 |
| Botswana |
1 |
| Romania |
1 |
| Vietnam |
2 |
| Tanzania |
1 |
| Saudi Arabia |
2 |
| Morocco |
1 |
| Argentina |
1 |
| Total |
831 |
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