The Great Wall
A range of resources to support the exhibition of the Great Wall of China currently at the Melbourne Museum have been developed in conjunction with the Victorian Department of Education and the Melbourne Museum.  These resources have been developed to support the Victorian Essential Learning Standards but would be of interest to all educators.

A web based unit of work has also been developed

An article on these resources can be found at page 14 of the Victorian Education Times

Teaching units

Great Wall of China Resources
The following units of work are available to support school visits to the Great Wall of China Exhibition at the Melbourne Museum While the Units focus on the Humanities domain at levels 4 and 5 and the ICT domain at levels 4 – 6, they also have a learning focus in the domains of English, Information and Communication Technology, Thinking Processes, Communication and Personal Learning. The Units offer pre and post visit learning activities and some sample assessment tasks.
The following three units focus on developing students knowledge of how and why the Great Wall was constructed, its history and its impact on China in the 21st century and the life and legacy of the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang.

• The Great Wall of China VELS level 4 (Word - 319Kb)
• The Long Wall of China VELS level 4 (Word - 2.4Mb)
• Great Leader or Tyrant VELS level 4 (Word - 261Kb)

The following three units provide students with an opportunity to explore the construction of one of the world’s greatest monuments, come to an understanding of its cultural significance in China and explore the role played by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. The units have a learning focus in the domains of the Humanities, English, Information and Communication Technology, Thinking Processes, Communication and Personal Learning. 

• The Great Wall of China VELS level 5 (Word - 359Kb)
• The Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors VELS level 5 (Word - 3.3Mb)
• Tourism and the Great Wall of China VELS level 5 (Word - 811Kb)

Chinese plants

You may wish to take a look at Chinese culture through plants, environment and interactive ICT by visiting our ‘plants and people of china’ website with your students. It would act as a worthwhile enrichment site depending on your specific topic. Very student friendly and full of online and take back to the classroom activities.

Two sites on Chinese Medicine 

Site 1

Site 2

Shopping

Site 1

Site 2

Site 3

Greeting

site 1

Travel in China

site 1

Inanimate Alice

'Inanimate Alice' tells the story of Alice, a young girl growing up in the
first half of the 21st century, and her imaginary digital friend, Brad.

Over ten episodes, each a self contained story, we see Alice grow from an eight
year old living with her parents in a remote region of Northern China to a talented
mid-twenties animator and designer with the biggest games company in the world.

Running

A story from the Peace Corps community outlining one person's experiences of China.

Asia for educators

This website has an excellent range of information, teaching ideas and unit plans