Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Google Earth Tour

Here is a link to my wiki site. Here you will the virtual tour I created on Google Earth.

http://sites.google.com/site/pletestsample/virtual-tour-on-google-earth-1

Plan for Virtual Tour

Location ActivityGoogle Earth Content
1. Sahara Deserttravel log:write a postcardPolygon, ruler
2. Amazon Rainforesttl: write descriptive wordsYouTube Video
3. Himalayastl: write short storyPlaces
4. the Great Plainstl:write descriptive wordsYouTube Video, 360Cities
Details of image overlay / path / polygon:Sahara Desert, Africa

This plan will help fulfill the 3rd grade social studies objective: Describe the major world ecosystems (desert, plain, tropic, tundra, grassland, mountain, forest, wetland).

Monday, October 5, 2009