It's known for its pasta and its famous progeny, but Italy is home to more than 50 World Heritage sites—and a plethora of lesser-known places. The country sits on an active fault zone, and it houses a third of Europe's fauna. A delightful video resource showcases the European nation, from antipasto to zabaglione.

Concepts

italy, european geography, physical geography, human geography, world geography

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the resource to research facts for a European country profile project
• Structure a discussion of Italian influences on American culture using the video

Classroom Considerations

• As part of a larger Countries A-Z playlist, the video is number 83
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Exploration of language dialects and other aspects of culture profile unique aspects of Italy not in other resources
• Pictures engage learner interest in lesser known historic sites

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.10 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.10