Creator: Richard Treves | visit site
Grade Range: 8 - 11
Choose from two great lesson plans using Google Earth and actual case studies to understand glaciers and flooding or volcanic eruptions. Click on "More" to locate the Google Earth files necessary for use in class. Download the Adobe Acrobat lesson plans to retrieve case study and other background information, lesson plan implementation ideas, and ways to tailor the class to three different levels of students. Click on "Projects" in the left-hand navigation to learn more about using Google Earth. Google Earth is also <a href="/single.cfm?id=10268">reviewed here</a> by TeachersFirst.
In the Classroom
Follow the created tours and use the vast amount of information in the lesson plans to create a rich and real world example of geologic processes. Allow students time to research other similar incidents (past, present, or future) around the world. Write blog posts, essays, or other creative writings to teach others about environmental problems affecting those around the globe. Have students create online posters on paper or do it together as a class using a tool such as Web Poster Wizard (<a href="/single.cfm?id=7332">reviewed here</a>) or PicLits (<a href="/single.cfm?id=9822">reviewed here</a>). Add resources to a wiki or blog to educate others about geologic processes occurring on the Earth. Not comfortable with wikis? Have no wiki worries - check out the <a href="/content/wiki/">TeachersFirst’s Wiki Walk-Through</a>.
At Home
Concerned about natural events caused by global warming or other disastrous events such as volcanoes? Find great information using Google Earth and other integrated resources to increase understanding of events occurring elsewhere in the globe.
Tags
earth, geology, glaciers, volcanoes,