The Art of Recreation: Understanding Artificial Hot Springs (Onsen, Japan)

The main idea of this lesson is to explore the art, history, therapeutic benefits, cultural significance, and environmental considerations associated with the creation and enjoyment of artificial hot springs.

Student Focus:

• Understand the process of creating artificial hot springs, including locating geothermal reservoirs and treating the water for quality.
• Explore the historical significance of hot springs, particularly in Japanese culture during the Edo period.
• Examine the therapeutic benefits associated with soaking in hot springs, such as alleviating muscle tension and promoting relaxation.
• Gain insight into the cultural and religious aspects tied to onsen in Japanese society, as well as the environmental impact and sustainability considerations of artificial hot springs.

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Print & Go Worksheets - Reading And Comprehension Activities

In this reading-based lesson, students delve into the multifaceted world of hot springs, exploring their cultural, therapeutic, and environmental significance. Through an in-depth examination of artificial hot spring creation processes, historical contexts, therapeutic benefits, and environmental impacts, students gain a comprehensive understanding of this age-old tradition. By analyzing the intersection of hot spring culture with societal, economic, and environmental factors, students develop critical thinking skills and a nuanced perspective on complex issues. Furthermore, students benefit from engaging in activities such as debates, case studies, and field trips, which deepen their understanding and foster real-world application of concepts. Ultimately, this learning resource provides students with valuable insights into the art of recreating hot springs, empowering them to appreciate, evaluate, and advocate for sustainable stewardship of natural resources in their communities.

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This is a quality, ready-made resource intended for busy teachers, cover teachers, parents and home-schoolers to simply print and go. The resource is packed with a variety of differentiated comprehension activities for students, including 'stretch & challenge tasks' and further recommended classroom, project and homework activities.

It also includes a detailed lesson plan, for a 60-minute lesson, based around the reading passage. This provides incredible flexibility for the teacher to transform this resource into a comprehensive, student-centred lesson, which encourages independent and team learning activities. The resource also provides a variety of templates for teachers to carry out Assessment For Learning (AFL) to identify independent student and whole class progress.

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This resource contains: 34 pages

This Learning Resource Includes The Following:

• Reading Passage
• Multiple-Choice Questions
• Plenary: True / False Activities
• Main Idea/Key Details Graphic Organizer
• Who, What, Where, When Graphic Organizer
• Writing Framework For Students
• Standard-Level Comprehension
• Intermediate-Level Comprehension
• Advanced-Level Comprehension
• Stretch & Challenge Questions
• Further Recommended Activities For Teacher And Students
• Detailed 60-Minute Lesson Plan, Based On Article, For Teachers
• Student Summary Worksheets: Lesson Summary, Head Heart Hashtag, Exit Ticket, Progress Pyramid, Planning For Progress
• Student Answer Templates