Using Google EarthTM
eBook - PDF

Using Google EarthTM

Bring the World into Your Classroom Levels 6-8 ebook

  1. 258 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Using Google EarthTM

Bring the World into Your Classroom Levels 6-8 ebook

About this book

Jumpstart your students' global adventure that starts in their own neighborhoods. Using Google Earth: Bring the World into Your Classroom is an easy-to-implement, easy-to-facilitate teacher resource that helps integrate technology into socials studies, science, mathematics, and English language arts in a creative way. Students in grades 6-8 will create their own.kmz folders and fill them with locations that connect their own lives and to important locations and events around the world in order to build cross-curricular connections. Supporting core concepts of STEM instruction, this resource provides differentiated lessons for various learning styles, leveled activities, suggestions for flexible groupings, and is correlated to College and Career Readiness standards.

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Information

Publisher
Shell Education
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9781425894849
Edition
0
Topic
Education

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Credits
  3. Page 3 - Table of Contents
  4. Page 4 - Research and Introduction
  5. Page 6 - Overview of Google Earth
  6. Page 8 - How to Use this Book
  7. Page 13 - Google Earth Reference Window
  8. Page 14 - Preparing for Google Earth Instruction
  9. Page 22 - Differentiation
  10. Page 25 - Standards Correlations
  11. Page 31 - Learning to Fly-Flying and Finding Earth
  12. Page 37 - Searching for Schools
  13. Page 43 - Placemarking Egypt
  14. Page 49 - Layering Landmarks
  15. Page 55 - Seeing Earth-Identifying Artificial Geographic Features
  16. Page 61 - Investigating Natural Geographic Features
  17. Page 67 - Overlaying Abstract Geographic Features
  18. Page 73 - Constructing Reference Scales
  19. Page 79 - Building My World Sorting with Folders
  20. Page 85 - Planning an Imaginary Trip
  21. Page 91 - Making Literature and Social Studies Connections
  22. Page 97 - Connecting Scienceand Mathematics
  23. Page 103 - Language Arts-Charting the Setting of a Book
  24. Page 109 - Watching Events Unfold
  25. Page 115 - Touring a Book
  26. Page 121 - Creating a Book Report
  27. Page 127 - Social Studies-Experiencing the News
  28. Page 133 - Tracking Pizarro
  29. Page 139 - Mapping the Roman Empire
  30. Page 145 - Going Back in Time
  31. Page 151 - Science-Inspecting Icy Climates
  32. Page 157 - Colliding Plates
  33. Page 163 - Shading the Earth
  34. Page 169 - Using Energy
  35. Page 175 - Mathematics-Measuring America
  36. Page 181 - Building a Capital
  37. Page 187 - Adding Up Algebra
  38. Page 193 - Subtracting the Amazon
  39. Page 199 - Beyond Earth-Exploring Mars
  40. Page 205 - Migrating with Whales
  41. Page 211 - Observing Population
  42. Page 217 - Discovering Places
  43. Page 223 - Appendix A: References Cited
  44. Page 224 - Appendix B: Answer Key
  45. Page 234 - Appendix C: Assessment Rubric
  46. Page 236 - Appendix D: How-to Guide
  47. Page 243 - Appendix E: Google Earth Skills Matrix
  48. Page 247 - Appendix F: Recommended Literature
  49. Page 249 - Appendix G: Glossary of Terms
  50. Page 253 - Appendix H: Contents of Teacher Resource CD
  51. Thank You Page

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