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Google
Earth World Icons Introduction How
To: The Google Earth World Icons assignments are designed for
fourth grade students and help develop many technology and other curriculum
skills. From a “data page’ students will
copy and paste provided latitude and longitude coordinates into Google Earth
and will “Fly To” a famous world icon.
Students will then view the world icon and its surroundings and shadow
and determine which of the 12 world icon pictures on the Word document match the
world icon they are viewing in Google Earth.
They will paste the latitude and longitude coordinates under the
appropriate picture on the Word document.
From Google Earth they will note the continent, country, state or city
where the world icon resides and determine which
location on the data page is an appropriate match. The appropriate location will be copied
from the data page to the Word document (under the picture). At this point they will look at the list of
world icon names on the data page and make a guess as to the name of the
world icon that they have found. They
will copy their guess and paste it into Wikipedia. If they guessed correctly they will skim the
first two or three paragraphs and copy and paste the two most interesting
sentences to the Word document (under the picture). * If they guessed incorrectly they will be
viewing another world icon from the list; they may move ahead with the newly
found world icon or choose another world icon name from the list on the data
page. Technology
Skills: * Text-mouse
highlighting skill development/practice/mastery. * Mastery, speed and
habit development of copy and paste keyboard commands (Ctrl-C & Ctrl-V). * Multi-Window/Tab
mastery – Students must regularly switch between Google Earth, Microsoft Word
and two browser windows or tabs (Wikipedia
and the data page). * Integrating
functions between programs. Other Subject Skills: * Latitude and
longitude coordinates – geography. * Spatial development
– math. |
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The Lessons: Google Earth World Icons I (Data
Page) Google Earth World Icons II
(Data Page) |