| Location | Activity Description | Google Earth Content |
1. Jerusalem--3 holy sites:
| Watch the clips and write down the following 1) Your reaction to each site 2) Why you think there may be conflict because of these sites being close together in the same city. | 3 short clips on these sites |
| 2. Vatican in Rome, Italy | Describe 3 things you notice about this place | 3 different images of the Vatican |
| 3. Salt Lake Temple in UT | Visit the site and write down 3 new facts you learned about this structure and how it was built | Link to site |
| 4. Taj Mahal in Agra, India | Respond by writing your thoughts on this video. What did it teach you about this place's culture? | video on YouTube |
The core curriculum I chose to address was for 3rd grade social studies: Standard 2 (Students will understand cultural factors that shape a community) and Objective 1 (Evaluate key factors that determine how a community develops: a) identify the elements of culture, such as language, religion, etc.)) I chose to do a virtual tour on this topic because I felt that it would be interesting to students to see how different religious structures/sites are located around the world and also notice how these locations influence culture. A Google Earth tour would be more effective in demonstrating the distance between these locations and would more easily captivate students in learning about religious sites.
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