Week 11: Google Earth Assignment (Social Studies Lesson Plan)

Where is Class 227??

Grade: Any

Time: 45 minutes

Subject: Social Studies

Materials:

- Interactive whiteboard or display facility

Aim: Where in the world is Class 227?

 

Do Now:  If you were dropped off in the middle of no where, what are some clues you would look for to figure it out? How can those clues help you?

Goals:

Students will organize information using context clues to find what country they are in

Students will analyze information the country they are in and how context clues helped them come to their conclusion

Students will synthesize information about the country they are in and how context clues led them to that country

Objectives:

Students will be able to use context clues use Geogessr.com to figure out where they are in the world

Procedure: 

- Answer Do-Now

- Teacher demonstrates how geoguessr.com works

- Students will break into groups of two and use one laptop per group

- Students will take turns using geoguessr.com and try to find out where they are.

- Students will compare and contrast the two places that they found. 

- Exit Slip 

Essential Questions:

- How well do you know the world?

- How can we use technology to learn more about our surroundings?

- How can we use technology to learn more about the surroundings in other countries?

- What can we use to identify different places?

Assessment: 
-   Student discussion and participation
- Hand-out collected

Standards: ISTE
1.a
2.a, c, d
3.b
4.d
5.a, b, c, d
6.a, b

(geoguessr.com is powered by google earth)