A complete lesson for students on a few different aspects of castles in France. Students watch a video, observe images, explore a 360 degree interactive image, read an article and listen to a podcast, along with many different question types.
In what region of France can this castle be found?
Read the statements. Are they refering to historical facts about the palace or Architectural features.
Contains 365 Fireplaces
Construction started in 1519
Built by François 1
Contains 440 rooms
Decorated with Salamander designs and letter "F"
Was only visited by François 1 a few days
Built on a large estate with gardens and hunting grounds
History
Architectural Features
The castle took ____ years to build and _________ craftsman to complete it.
Why did François 1er only visit Chambord a few times? Was that just François 1er or was that typical of royalty?
What is special about the furniture in Chambord?
According to the podcast above reorder the following statments.
Chateaux/ Castles were built many hundreds of years ago.
A group called D'artagnan was formed to help save the chateaux/castles
As part owners we vote to help repair the castle and restore it to it's former beauty.
Nature took over.
They were abandoned.
Citizens like you and I can buy a small part ownership in a castle in need of repair.
