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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Activity #10: Virtual Field Trip Of India

 
Learn all about India without the travel time!

Pictures
  • Click here to check out pictures of life, landmarks, traditions, and statistics on Pinterest.
Fast Facts:
Religion: 
  •  Learn more about the most commonly practiced religions in India here
Experience India Close to home: 
  • Here is a list of restaurants where you can try Indian food in Toledo.
Traditions:
  • Click here to learn how to apply henna. Here you'll find patterns to create with henna.  
  • Click here to watch a garba dance (skip to 1:00)
  • Click here to see a list of popular festivals in India
Everyday Life:
  • Here is a video about public transportation in India.
  • A virtual trip to India can be seen here:
  • "Only in India": A blog that showcases the quirkiness of India.
Movies about India
  • "Outsourced": An American businessman moves to India for his job.  
  • "Slumdog Millionaire": An orphan from Mumbai has a chance to win $1 million. 
  • "The Lunchbox": A housewife who caters lunch for businessmen connects with an unlikely man who accidentally gets her husband's lunch.  (coming soon)
  • Click here to see a list of popular Bollywood films
Famous Landmarks:
  • Click here to see a list of sacred destinations in India.  
  • Click here to see a list of the top 10 landmarks in India.

1 comment:

  1. Fantastic! India is on my list of places to see before I die. Have you used henna in your classes? That was a great idea to include resources on how to apply it!

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