The Tibetan Plateau, called the "Roof of the World," is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 16,000 ft.  Students will explore life as a nomadic herder on the Tibetan Plateau by viewing and responding to a series of videos.  Students in third grade will include facts, definitions, details, and persuasive language and design elements to describe the Tibetan Plateau's ecosystems in a brochure that encourages people to visit the region.  Students in second grade will research plateau land formations and construct their own plateau.

This Learning Lab collection was inspired by the DC Public School's ELA Geology unit for grade 2 and Adaptations unit for grade 3.

The videos were produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage for Teaching China with the Smithsonian, a collaborative project with the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art.

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