Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Lewis & Clark!

This week I added 4 placement tacks to the Lewis and Clark Trail kmz file I found last week. Each placement tack has a student activity to deepen their understanding of this topic. This could be used for 5th Graders. Standard 4, objective 1.B.

I'd use this in the classroom to help kids discover the path of Lewis and Clark. I look at it like a treasure map. Each of my four tacks has the child discover one aspect of the trail and then they record what they learn in their journals. Hopefully by the end of the activity they will have a book of facts about Lewis and Clark.

I viewed Ashley, Devin and Michelle's virtual tours. I learned from my peers by looking at their Google Earth virtual tours that you can use Google Earth tours across the curriculum! Everything from science to medieval history. I noticed how nice it is to have the picture immediately pop up in the box instead of having a link.

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