Review the document, “Uses of Geospatial Tools/Maps in the Classroom.” Discuss three different activities that you would like to or you think you could use in your classroom. Please describe the age group, content area, how you see the lesson developing, and so forth. Please be sure to discuss what value or learning outcomes the students would have once they completed the lesson. Make sure your post is at least 400 words long.
1. Science. Middle School/7th grade. Estuaries. When learning about estuaries I would have the students research and find estuaries all over the world. They would then pick three of the estuaries and using google earth create a tour of the three places. They would look up information on each different estuary to put with the tour. They would then write a paper comparing and contrasting the different estuaries living and non-living characterisitics. The students should learn about new places, learn how to compare and contrast similar things, learn how to research and locate accurate sites for information.
2. Health. High School/Junior. To finish off a lesson promoting activities I would have students find two places where they could be active in their neighboorhood. Example being a YMCA, or park. They would make a tour on Google Earth write a brief description, post a picture of the area, and if there is a website post a link. Then I would have them create two places using their imagaination where there could be activity for the community to take place in. Example being parks, workout centers, baseball/softball fields,trails. Once they decide what they want to see in thier community they will decide the best place for it to go and put those areas into their tour. They will explain why they chose the area and the facility. We will then decide as a class the what we think is the best and most probable idea and then present our idea at a town council meeting. Students will learn where they can go and be active, they will learn how to promote active lifestyles, they will learn how to create ideas that would benefit others, they will learn how to narrow down ideas and make the best decisions, they will get to watch how a town meeting works.
3. Fire Safety Elementary/3rd grade. During the unintentional injury lesson I will have students create a map of their own house and detail the escape routes from the house atleast two routes if one route is blocked off. Before making them draw their house I will show them maps of blueprints of other houses so they can see how to detail their house. I will also have them write on their map where they would go once they get out of the house (safety zone) family meeting place. I hope that the parents will have gone over this with their kids so I may send out a flyer explaining what my lesson will be detailing before giving the lesson. I will also have students write down their address on the map. For the routes the students will use different colors explaining the path they will take. There will be 2 routes so I will have the students make a key explaining what their primary route is and then secondary. THe students will learn how to escape in case of a fire using a map they create of their house, they will practice their address to be able to tell the firemen, they will learn that their is more than one route they can take if another is blocked off.
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