Xuan Wang’s grade 6 class learned about The Great Wall with a videoconference through Smokey Hill Education Service Center through CILC (Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration). Program Description: “Students will take a virtual field trip to the Great Wall of China. Through games and experiments, they will learn about the Great Wall in respect to its location, the building materials used to build it, and the functions of the wall. Legends about the Great Wall will enlighten students on how the Chinese people view leadership.”
OBJECTIVES: Participants will…
gain a better understanding of the history and purpose of the Great Wall.
learn legends about the Great Wall.
learn what leadership should be in Chinese people’s eyes.
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
World History
NSS-WH.5-12.5 ERA 5: INTENSIFIED HEMISPHERIC INTERACTIONS, 1000-1500 CEThe student in grades 5-12 should understand:
•the maturing of an interregional system of communication, trade, and cultural exchange in an era of Chinese economic power and Islamic expansion.
•the rise of the Mongol empire and its consequences for Eurasian peoples, 1200-1350.
Geography
NSS-G.K-12.1 THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS
As a result of activities in grades K-12, all students should:
•Understand how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.
NSS-G.K-12.2 PLACES AND REGIONS
As a result of their activities in grades K-12, all students should”
•Understand the physical and human characteristics of places.
•Understand that people create regions to interpret Earth’s complexity.
•Understand how culture and experience influence people’s perceptions of places and regions
NSS-G.K-12.6 THE USES OF GEOGRAPHY
As a result of activities in grades K-12, all students should:
•Understand how to apply geography to interpret the past.
