PLE Week #5

I chose to do third grade Objective 1: Evaluate key factors that determine how a community develops. b. Describe how stories, folktales, music, and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture. I chose to do a Google Earth tour of this because I think it will show how different each of these cultures are, and the students will also be able to see where these cultures are located in relation to each other. The students will be able to see different types of important architecture in different cultures, and learn why that particular piece of architecture is important to that culture.

Location	Activity Description	Google Earth Content
1.Moscow, Russia	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Square Students will go to this website to answer the following question. Who lives in the Kremlin?	A picture of Red Square and the Kremlin
2.Athens, Greece	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Parthenon The students will go to this website to answer the following question. What Greek goddess did the Greeks worship in the Parthenon?	A picture of the Parthenon
3.Beijing, China	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_China The students will go to this website to answer the following question. What is the ruler of China called?	A picture of a palace
4.New York, USA	What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?	A picture of the Statue of Liberty