In A South Korean Sesame Salmon Surprise, explore South Korea, known for its beautiful mountains and big cities. Hannah is preparing a salmon dish using sesame seeds as her secret ingredient! She also introduces her friends to chopsticks and shares a bit about South Korea's love for kite flying and kimchi. Will her friends enjoy the salmon and eating with chopsticks? This video is excerpted from BBC's My World Kitchen, where young chefs create special recipes that honor their heritage and celebrate their roots.
How did a small country on a mountainous peninsula become a global leader in technology, entertainment, and culture? Meet South Korea, a country where ancient traditions and modern innovation are woven together.
From the mountains and islands to the busy streets of Seoul, South Korea has much to explore. Learn how Korea’s history shaped the country it is today, discover the traditions and foods that bring people together, and explore South Korea’s government, economy, language, and culture. You’ll also meet native animals —including a flying squirrel — and discover how wildlife survives in a country where people and cities are never far away.
Teachers and parents, you can use this fact file to:
- Introduce a geography or social studies unit
- Support nonfiction reading practice
- Compare countries and cultures
- Complete map and research activities
- Prepare students for projects or presentations (use our country report template!)
- Pair with videos, articles, or other informational texts (see Related Resources below)
Discover seven delicious video clips from My World Kitchen! These videos showcase young chefs preparing traditional dishes from their cultures, sharing family recipes, and exploring the flavors of the world. Perfect for inspiring students to learn about diversity through food!
Japan’s Aeon shopping mall was the setting of a tragic scene when a powerful earthquake caused widespread destruction.
After the disaster, rescuers worked through the night to try to find survivors. Customers and staff began evacuating after the earthquake struck, but an explosion, possibly caused by a gas leak, collapsed part of the building before everyone could escape. At a nearby paper factory, a chimney also collapsed onto a building, where more people were still missing.
Japan builds structures specifically to withstand earthquakes, but this one was powerful enough to still cause serious damage — in fact, it could be felt as far away as South Korea. Hundreds of thousands of people were instructed to evacuate their homes, roads were torn apart, part of a bridge fell into the water, a train was derailed, and nearly 50,000 homes lost electricity. Historic sites, including a shrine and the wall of one of Japan's oldest castles, were also damaged.
Although people are already hard at work trying to recover, authorities warned that the danger did not end when the initial shaking stopped: weakened buildings, landslides, aftershocks and the possibility of further strong earthquakes could create additional risks.
In A South Korean Sesame Salmon Surprise, explore South Korea, known for its beautiful mountains and big cities. Hannah is preparing a salmon dish using sesame seeds as her secret ingredient! She also introduces her friends to chopsticks and shares a bit about South Korea's love for kite flying and kimchi. Will her friends enjoy the salmon and eating with chopsticks? This video is excerpted from BBC's My World Kitchen, where young chefs create special recipes that honor their heritage and celebrate their roots.
How did a small country on a mountainous peninsula become a global leader in technology, entertainment, and culture? Meet South Korea, a country where ancient traditions and modern innovation are woven together.
From the mountains and islands to the busy streets of Seoul, South Korea has much to explore. Learn how Korea’s history shaped the country it is today, discover the traditions and foods that bring people together, and explore South Korea’s government, economy, language, and culture. You’ll also meet native animals —including a flying squirrel — and discover how wildlife survives in a country where people and cities are never far away.
Teachers and parents, you can use this fact file to:
- Introduce a geography or social studies unit
- Support nonfiction reading practice
- Compare countries and cultures
- Complete map and research activities
- Prepare students for projects or presentations (use our country report template!)
- Pair with videos, articles, or other informational texts (see Related Resources below)
Discover seven delicious video clips from My World Kitchen! These videos showcase young chefs preparing traditional dishes from their cultures, sharing family recipes, and exploring the flavors of the world. Perfect for inspiring students to learn about diversity through food!
Japan’s Aeon shopping mall was the setting of a tragic scene when a powerful earthquake caused widespread destruction.
After the disaster, rescuers worked through the night to try to find survivors. Customers and staff began evacuating after the earthquake struck, but an explosion, possibly caused by a gas leak, collapsed part of the building before everyone could escape. At a nearby paper factory, a chimney also collapsed onto a building, where more people were still missing.
Japan builds structures specifically to withstand earthquakes, but this one was powerful enough to still cause serious damage — in fact, it could be felt as far away as South Korea. Hundreds of thousands of people were instructed to evacuate their homes, roads were torn apart, part of a bridge fell into the water, a train was derailed, and nearly 50,000 homes lost electricity. Historic sites, including a shrine and the wall of one of Japan's oldest castles, were also damaged.
Although people are already hard at work trying to recover, authorities warned that the danger did not end when the initial shaking stopped: weakened buildings, landslides, aftershocks and the possibility of further strong earthquakes could create additional risks.