Objectives:
1) Find 10 QR codes. Sign your name on each page when you
have finished the questions associated with the QR code.
2) Take 3 pictures (screen shots) for the following: # 21, 8, 16.
3) Answer all questions IN FRENCH, of course!
4) Show on a map where the caves are located (there are 4).
5) Define the KEYWORDS in English.
6) Bring a dictionary, a pen, your cell phone, and this task
sheet.
KEYWORD: DÉCOUVRIR (1: English, 2: French)
1) Where in France do we find the earliest cave paintings?
How old are they?
2) How many caves have been discovered in France and Spain?
3) What are the common themes that you found in cave art?
4) What interpretations are proposed for the art?
KEYWORD: BRUNEL
5) Find 3 animals and one body part. Make a list:
What do you think of these images?
6) Visit the Brunel Room (look to the south-west on the map,
red dots). Find the panel, "dit au Sacre-Coeur." Find "la Paroi
de Dominos, Groupe de Poncuations." What do you think of the
red dots and the cross? What do they symbolize, in your
opinion?
KEYWORD: GRAVURE
7) Who were the first to visit this cave? How do we know?
8) What is the dominant theme in this cave? Take a photo, as
an example. (Screen shot)
9) How do we do a visit to the cave? (Transportation)
10) How much is the entrance fee for an adult?
Lascaux: Keyword: PANNEAU (# 13, 14 Can Be Found on
Either QR)
11) Watch the video of Lascaux. How do you feel while
watching it? What are your thoughts and opinions? What panel
is your favorite?
12) What animals are represented on the walls?
13) Who discovered the cave? How? (HINT: Look for "la
récherches archéologiques" under "Contenu")
14) When was Lascaux was closed to the public? Why?
KEYWORD: MAINS
15) Why is the Cosquer Cave unique?
16) This cave has very strong proof for the existence of
prehistoric man. What you can see on the walls in the cave?
Take a photo of this incredible discovery. (Screen shot) If you
go to the page "visite de la grotte," click on "Paroi des Mains
rouges." How can you explain the formation of the hand?
17) Give examples of land animals found on the walls.
18) Give examples of marine animals. Find "le Grand Pingouin."
Isn't he cute? Why are there no large penguins living in the
south of France today?
19) Visit "les panneaux des chevaux" in the south west of the
cave. Why are there engravings on the painting, in your
opinion?
20) Also visit, "Plage." That's the entrance to the cave. How do
we access the beach? (Hint: look for the page "une grotte
unique au monde."
21) What cave do you prefer? Why? Take a photo (screen shot)
of your favorite panel or image.