Creator: eChalk Ltd | visit site
Grade Range: 4 - 11
Take a look at the earth through several different lenses with this series of interactive earth globes. Choose from fifteen globes representing the earth through the population, energy consumption, population density, and more. Each globe includes a color key and viewing options that allow viewers to have automatic rotation and earth tilt. Use your mouse to move the globe as desired.
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for use when discussing many different aspects of earth and its population. Take advantage of the settings found at the bottom of each interactive to engage your students and promote classroom discussion. For example, turn off the key so that students only see colored areas on the map without knowing what they represent. Ask students to explore the globe and share what they think each color represents by responding to a prompt created using FlipGrid, <a href="/single.cfm?id=17677">reviewed here</a>. Incorporate a link to a globe as part of a learning path created using Symbaloo Learning Paths, <a href="/single.cfm?id=17347">reviewed here</a>. Include videos, quizzes, and other interactive activities as part of your learning path. As an extended learning activity, ask students or student groups to create digital stories using Story Maps, <a href="/single.cfm?id=14729">reviewed here</a>. Story Maps offers tools to incorporate custom maps into a digital storytelling activity that includes text, videos, and more.
At Home
Share these interesting interactives with your student to explore many different representations of the earth’s population and climates.
Tags
climate, energy, population, earth, temperature,
Subjects
Earth Science/Geology, Economics, Science, Social Studies, Social Studies,