Basilica of the National Shrine
Transport your students to medieval Europe at the largest Catholic church in North America. Check out this interactive map and virtual tour to plan out and prepare for the trip. The Basilica includes over 80 chapels and oratories representing international communities which ties in to many themes and standards embraced in our classrooms. This site can be tied to many units and lessons dealing with art, architecture and religions.
DC Standards:
3-5.His2 Students pose relevant questions about events they encounter in historical documents, eyewitness accounts, oral histories, letters, diaries, artifacts, photographs, maps, artworks, and architecture. |
3-5.His3 Students use nontext primary and secondary sources, such as maps, charts, graphs, photographs, works of art, and technical charts HSA.B.6-8.7 Students assess how people's changing perceptions of geographic features have led to changes in human societies. They study current events to describe how people's experiences of diverse cultures and places influences their perceptions and viewpoints. 9.5. Students analyze the geographic, political, religious, social, and economic structures of the civilizations of medieval Europe. |
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