It’s pretty amazing how classroom learning now can be more than just a teacher talking in front or kids reading and memorizing from books. You don’t even have to travel to learn more about things that are outside your city. Google Expeditions have been digitally bringing students to far-off places and helping teachers make their lessons more interesting. This holiday season, you can learn more about a world-famous classic novelist, the “science” behind Santa, and you can also take a peek into Jewish traditions from around the world, just in time for Hanukkah.
The Charles Dickens Museum in 48 Doughty Street is the last remaining home in London where the author of Oliver Twist, The Christmas Carol, etc lived as an adult. It is now a museum where you can find thousands of artifacts related to the author and even to the Victorian Era in which he lived in. You can now visit it from wherever you are with the Charles Dickens Expedition on Google. English teachers can even use this virtual tour as a sidenote while you’re making the students read his classics.
Now Santa may just be a (close your kids’ eyes if they don’t know this yet!) myth for many, but there’s still a lot to learn about him, especially for the young ones. The Santa’s Journey Expedition brings students lessons in real science, technology, and ecology connected to the jolly old man that brings joy to children all over the world. You get stuff about the Northern Lights, Arctic wildlife, and five panoramas of holiday moments. You also get the different stories and myths that have created the Santa that people know and love today.
Over on Google Arts & Culture, teachers and students can explore the history of Hanukkah through an online exhibit of Judaica artifacts from Moscow’s Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center. Russian Jews have a rich history of celebrations and every day lives as well, dating as far back as the time of Peter the Great. Let the students enjoy these virtual expeditions and exhibits and learn more about the world around them.
SOURCE: Google
