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Lesson on UN/UNESCO: World Heritage Photo Quest

 


“World Heritage photo quest” is an interactive online quest that takes students on a virtual journey along World Heritage sites around the world. The students learn more about the cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value inscribed on the World Heritage List. World Heritage photo game is an activity that has strong links with the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Play this online photo game and challenge yourself to find out what the names of the sites are, where they are located and which culture they represent.
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Learning objective

- To gain knowledge about World Heritage
- To gain knowledge about Cultural Diversity
- To develop your own ideas and views on World Heritage
- To gain skills for working with information technology such as the Internet
- Browsing through international sites, students will work on and with foreign language(s)

 

Participation

Target groups: secondary schools, youth and community groups (average age: 12 – 19).

 

Practical information

Find out what World Heritage is and try to discover World Heritage sites in your own country.
- To start the activity, visit the Time site: www.timeproject.org
- You will find World Heritage photo quest under the button ‘activities’
- Start with photo number 1 and take the photo game from there
- After seeing the photos, the students will look for the correct site names
- When the student finishes the game, a frame will appear with more information about the World Heritage sites.


Technical information

Since the World Heritage photo quest takes place on the Internet, schools will have to have access to a computer with Netscape Communicator or Internet Explorer.


Time Line

This activity needs no preparation. According to the number of photos and student’s search for the good answers, this activity can vary from half an hour to 2 hours.


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