Lesson+Ideas

Lesson Plan Ideas and websites:
Google Literature Trips (http://www.googlelittrips.org/) PBS Interactive (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/) walking polygons, distance (and different measures), measure perimeter of property, triangles, angles (http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_drawing.html) How accurate is Google Earth's Long & Lat Grid? earth caching (http://www.earthcache.org/), topographic maps, contour lines plant and tree identification, then the whole class marks a different type–eventually find maps of biomes, use GPS to create animals and send to food, water, shelter, etc.., latitude and longitude of historical markers, put push pins in google earth and add pictures and narration and save as kmz and publish or send as attachments (http://www.gpsdrawing.com/workshops/schools/corby.htm) GPS Hide and Seek☺ Follow a historic trail http://www.gpsgames.org/
 * Literature:**
 * Math:**
 * Earth Science:**
 * Science:**
 * History:**
 * Art:** gps drawing, make initials outside and then bringing them in and download track, make spiral circle, scavenger hunt, 3d architecture / proportion,
 * Geography:** maps, direction, shortest distance vs correct path
 * Social Studies:**
 * Games:**

http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classgpslsn.html http://lovinfifth.com/gps/ http://www.gis2gps.com/GPS/lessonplans/gpsplans.htm http://teacherlink.org/content/math/activities/gps.html http://education.usgs.gov/common/lessons/index.html http://www.gpsdrawing.com/workshops/schools/corby.htm http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/space_geodesy/ATLAS/community.html http://www.aea1.k12.ia.us/technology/gps.html http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/gpsschool.htm
 * Other websites:**