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The Mediterranean Coastal Cities are comprised of the cities and towns which run from Akko in the north to Tel Aviv in the south.Other well-known cities along the coast are Jaffa, Netanya, Herzliah, and Caesaria.
Tel Aviv
A predominantly modern city, Tel Aviv was established as a settlement in 1909. Tel Aviv is now a bustling city with a population of two million people. The location of about 50 percent of Israel's industrial plants in Tel Aviv makes it the country's principal manufacturing center. Industries include textiles, chemicals, metals and engineering products, vehicles, electric and electronic equipment, high tech, furniture and wood products, food and tobacco processing, diamond polishing, and printing and publishing. The Tel Aviv stock exchange is Israel's only such institution, and most banks, insurance companies, and other large corporations are headquartered there.Tel Aviv is the home of Bar-Ilan University and Tel Aviv University, as well as of the Israeli national theater, Habimah, the Israel Philharmonic, Tel Aviv Museum, Ha'aretz Museum, the Museum of the Diaspora.
Activity: (This
activity is appropriate for 6th - 8th graders.) Let's learn about
the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. First watch a video which shows an
Overview
.(You must have Real Player downloaded onto your computer to watch this
video.)
1.Have each student research several stocks which
they feel will be successful. Create a spreadsheet in which your class
can track those stocks on a daily, monthly, yearly basis.
2. Create a spreadsheet to compare the currency
exchange rates of the currency of different countries with our US dollar.
Resource: Tel Aviv
Stock Exchange
Haifa
Haifa is Israel's third largest city. Situated
in a broad natural bay between the beautiful Mediterranean Sea and the
awe - inspiring Carmel mountain, the city's terraced landscape offers a
rich variety of breathtaking panoramas.
Resources about Haifa: A
Video about Haifa, Haifa
Symphony Orchestra, Israel
National Museum of Science,
Activity: Learn
about the Israeli sports teams. Begin with Maccabi
Haifa, Israel's premier soccer team (called football in Israel!), which
was founded in 1919. How many championships have they won? Who are
the players? What other sports teams play in Israel? What is the history
of Israeli sports?
Resources: Maccabi
Haifa links to Israeli sports
Activity: Send an Israeli virtual postcard via email to a friend.Go tothe following website to see your options: http://www.haifa.gov.il/virt/Postcard/indexEng.html
Netanya
Netanya, capital of the "Sharon" district, is located close to the
seashores of the Mediteranean Sea.Netanya has become a center for tourists
as well as for industrial development.
Resources on Netanya: www.insite.co.il/netanya/netanya.htm