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Dog sites: Good ways to get kids to read

(wellfed) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:17:47 UT

Help students learn about dogs. Use the selector site to choose
favorites; afterwards the class can compare selections, look for
common traits and graph their choices. It’s a good way to integrate
math, geography, art and science.
I have these posted here

[link]

* Dog Breed Selector

Brahmaputra Flooding - Secondary Geography

(rich_treves) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:02:14 UT

This is a lesson plan using Google Earth to explain the problems of
flooding in the Brahmaputra river in India. Flooding has become more
of an issue because of global warming and the lesson plan explores the
reasons why and also explains the effects of the flooding.

[link]

Lesson plan - Primary - The old lady who swallowed a Fly

(cc) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:49:46 UT

Theme: The poetic narrative The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Lesson Rationale

This lesson is designed to develop students’ auditory discrimination
of key vocabulary in a short narrative poem through association with
visual representations vocabulary. Students need to build
comprehension and critical thinking skills by recognizing a sequence.

Environmental Issues: Land Use Change

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:37:29 UT

nvironmental Issues: Land Use Change is an interdisciplinary
technology-embedded middle school science unit. This curricular unit
focuses on how human activities influence environmental changes
related to land use. Students use geospatial information technology
(GIT) tools including Google Earth and remotely sensed images to

New Lesson: Japan in the World Since 1945

(Japan Society) — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:42:15 UT

Hi all,

We've added more content to About Japan, the free online resource for
educators, including photos, essays, and the following lesson. We
hope you will find it useful.

Japan in the World Since 1945
Grade Level: Secondary
Subject AreaSocial Studies
by William Tsutsui, May 09, 2008
[link]

Google Earth Hana's Suitcase Mashup

(Amoeba) — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:12:26 UT

I have recently completed a resource file for a Google Literature Trip
(see GoogleLitTrips.org) that mashes Google Earth with Geographic
information from Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine. The file is
downloadable from GoogleLitTrips.org and an accompany resource
explaining how it can be used and how to relate it to the 5 themes of

Re: Google Earth Pro in Research

(Deb) — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:18:05 UT

Thanks for sharing this Rick; we have been working with faculty using
GE Pro in their scholarship here; to produce movies depicting historic
texts and ancient battles; also have begun to discuss use for GIS data
import.

Deb Miller
Center for Instruction & Research Technology
University of North Florida

Google Earth Assignment for Pre-Service Teachers

(Deb) — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:27:50 UT

I use this lesson in my Intro to Educational Technology class for pre-
service elementary teachers after introducing them to Google Earth,
but the directionis could easily be adapted for an upper elementary or
Middle school assignment related to a current event, period of study,
famous figure, etc.

Mother's Day lesson plan

(wellfed) — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:21:24 UT

This is a lesson plan that uses history to individualize mother's day
cards and make the project truly a learning experience for all
concerned. All links provided.

[link]

Google Earth Pro in Research

(rallx) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:16:20 UT

Name: Rick Allmendinger, Prof. of Earth &Atmospheric Sciences
Grade/subject: university undergraduate and graduate classes in
structural geology and tectonics
School: Cornell University
State: New York
email: rwa1 (at) cornell (period) edu

This is an update to the description that I posted to this site about

Re: Google Earth in Maryland Science Center

(rmom352) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:12:05 UT

Katie, that would be fantastic! You can also post them on the
GoogleEarth Education site. at [link]
That would be seen by a lot of GE teachers!
If you click on the folder in your GE program on the left column and
click on save, you will have your .kmz file to upload or email.

Google Earth in Maryland Science Center

(terralink) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:18:30 UT

At the Maryland Science Center, we use Google Earth in our TerraLink
Earth science news exhibit, an interactive, multi-media based room
that incorporates current research and updates into the Science
Center.

We allow our visitors to explore the world with Google Earth, allowing
them to zoom in and out at will. We have utilized the kiosk version of

Earth Day lessons and links

(wellfed) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:16:10 UT

I have posted high quality links and lessons and the environment and
Earth Day here

[link]

Re: Grade four resources, lessons, links

(Mary Fran) — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:05:15 UT

Great website with custom Google search. Thanks!

--Mary Fran

Re: Lesson: Writing Thesis Statement Using Spongebob Squarepants

(cap) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:04:03 UT

Thanks so much for this great resource!!! I have shared it with my
teaching staff for prep. on our state writing assessments.