Virtual Field Trip

Virtual Field Trip To Jerusalem

Miss Kate Creamer Grade 6 World Cultures Grade 6 Field Trip Information

Hello Our class will be embarking on a virtual field trip of Jerusalem this week. We will be looking at how a person’s perspective of a place can change based on their cultural background. We will be using a National Geographic online tour called “Culture Goggles.” This field trip looks at important buildings and areas according to Christians, Jewish people, and Muslims. Our research and trip will be more culturally based than religious. The students will participate in a pre-test to see what they know about Jerusalem and the different cultures. We will then embark on the field trip which can be found at the link below. After the field trip, the students will pick one of the cultures to do a project on. They will answer questions to make a short paper, and be responsible to make a visual presentation of the buildings that are important to the culture. They will have plenty of in class time to complete their project and should have minimal homework. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Please sign below to say you are aware of the virtual field trip and of the project to follow.

Thank you

Miss Kate Creamer Grade 6 Social Studies

I hereby give permission to my child ______to participate in the virtual field trip to Jerusalem.

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Web Address to Culture Goggles Field Trip http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/

The Culture Goggles Field Trip is located in the top right room of the floor plan located on the right of the screen. It is the bottom circle. Another window should pop up and you can navigate through the field trip there. Jerusalem Field Trip Pre-test

We are about to embark on a virtual field trip to the ancient city of Jerusalem! Before we begin, let’s take a moment to think about Jerusalem and answer some questions.

1. What do you know about Jerusalem?

2. What culture or religion do you think of when you think of Jerusalem?

3. Do you know of any famous places in Jerusalem? Religion in Pictures

Do you know what religions or cultures these symbols are associated with? What do you know about these religions/cultures? What are some traditions?

Jerusalem in Pictures

Look at the following two sets of pictures. One shows the symbols of different religious/cultural groups who feel Jerusalem holds an important place in their culture. The other package has pictures of important buildings in Jerusalem. At your tables of 5, try to figure out which buildings are important to which group.

Package #1 1. Star of David 2. Cross 3. Crescent and Star

Package #2 1. Via Dolorosa 2. Dome of the Rock 3. Dome of the Rock 4. Wailing Wall 5. Holy Sepulchre 6. Damascus 7. Al-Aqsa Mosque Package #1 Picture #1 Package #1 Picture #2 Package #1 Picture #3 Package #2 Picture #1 Package #2 Picture #2 Package #2 Picture #3 Package #2 Picture #4 Package #2 Picture #5 Package #2 Picture #6 Package #2 Picture #7 Jerusalem Field Trip Directions 1. Take notes on each culture using the chart provided

2. Go to the link http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/

3. On the floor plan on the right, move the cursor to room II

4. Click on the bottom circle, the picture in the middle will change to show binoculars

5. Click on the picture

6. A new window will open, click on Christian

7. Click on each highlighted object on the map (a circle and a line) to explore the region according to Christians

8. When finished with Christians, click on the arrow at the top of the screen to go to the next culture

9. Click on all the highlighted objects on the map to explore

10. Click the arrow at the top again to see the final culture

11. Click on all the highlighted objects to explore Christian Jewish Muslim Jerusalem Field Trip Post-Test

Now that we have explored Jerusalem, let’s re-visit the pre-test questions to see if our answers or opinions have changed. Consider the questions below while thinking about our virtual field trip.

1. What have you learned about Jerusalem?

2. What cultures or religions do you associate with Jerusalem? Is your answer different from the pre-test?

3. What are some famous places in Jerusalem? Field Trip Assignment

We have just returned from Jerusalem and what a trip!! We learned how the perspective of a place can change based on your culture. Even one building can have two very different meanings!! You are now each going to choose a culture to research. You will be responsible for researching the culture to determine why the particular places in Jerusalem are important to the culture, as well as what kind of ceremonies are held at this place. Your will write a 2-4 page paper on your topic that answers the questions below, as well as make a visual presentation of your culture. This can be a poster, diorama, or tourism advertisement. Show us why Jerusalem is important to you!! You should also include a fact card with a picture of a building or area of importance on the front and facts about that place on the back. There will be lots of in class time to work on this, including trips to the library to conduct research.

Questions to consider

1. What buildings or areas are important to your culture?

2. Why are these buildings important to your culture?

3. How are these buildings used in ceremonies or celebrations?

4. How long has this building or area been important to your culture?

5. What are some physical characteristics of this place?

6. Is this building important to any other culture?

7. Have there been any battles fought that involve this structure? Rubric for Field Trip Assignment

A+ - A- B+ - B- C+ - C- D+- D- F

- shows an - show a good - shows adequate - shows little - shows no exceptional understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of the subject matter subject matter subject matter research material subject matter - meets - meets most - meets very few - meets no - goes above and expectations expectations expectations expectations beyond - has good outside - has few outside - has little to no - has no outside expectations research materials research materials outside research research materials - shows excellent - answers all - answers almost material - answers no outside research questions all questions - does not answer questions correctly materials - used almost all completely all questions - used no class time - shows enthusiasm class time to - used some class - used almost no to complete for subject matter complete time to complete class time to assignment - answers all assignment assignment complete - did not understand questions - needed almost - needed some assignment assignment’s goals thoroughly no help from the help from teacher - needed - used all offered teacher significant help class time to from the teacher complete assignment - needed no help from the teacher Resources

National Geographic Xpedition Hall www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/

Sunday School Ideas for New Teachers – Cross Image http://www.sunday-school-ideas-for-new-teachers.com/image-files/cross-template.jpg

Parenting – Lee Hansen – Star of David Image http://parenting.leehansen.com/downloads/coloring/hannukah/star-david.gif

MacAlester – Crescent and Star Image http://www.macalester.edu/religiouslife/images/studentorgs/muslim-small.jpg

Humus 101 – Via Dolorosa Image http://humus101.com/EN/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/via-dolorosa-3.jpg

Atlas Tours – Dome of the Rock Image #2 http://www.atlastours.net/holyland/dome_of_the_rock_inside.jpg

Boise State – Dome of the Rock Image #3 http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/medieval/trails/domerock/domeofrockext.jpg

MNSU – Wailing Wall Image http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/judaism/wailing_wall_crowd.jpg

Catholic Convert Blog – Holy Sepulchre Image http://blog.catholic-convert.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/HolySepulchre.jpg Jewish Mag – Damascus Image http://www.jewishmag.com/65mag/jerusalemgates/damascus.jpg

Flickr – Al-Aqsa Mosque http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/398891928_1938015368.jpg