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\nTake Your Collection to the Next Level\n

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\nLearn how to embed any and everything in to your collections. From Google Maps to YouTube videos, this how-to collection will get you on your way to adding creative codes to your collections.\n
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\nUse Google Maps to Teach Math\n

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\nCapture the engagement of young mathematicians with this upper-elementary math lesson on measuring time and distance. Using Google Maps, students first measure and compare the distance and time it takes to travel between different...\n
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\nEscape from the Zombie Apocalypse - Exploring Quadrilaterals through Google Maps and Google Earth\n

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\nPrepare for the zombie apocalypse ... by studying quadrilaterals? Given a map of an imaginary town, scholars identify quadrilaterals created by streets. They then use Google Earth and Google Maps to find parallelograms, rectangles,...\n
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\nThe Water Nearby\n

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\nStudents explore water located near where they live. In this map skills maritime lesson, students use Google Maps to find their school and the body of water closest to them. Students research the body of water and answer questions about it.\n
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\nSubmarines and Aircraft Carriers: The Science of Nuclear Power\n

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\nAs physics masters view this presentation, they learn how nuclear power is used in submarines. They use Google Maps to plot a course through the ocean and calculate the time required for surfacing and traveling. They learn about fission,...\n
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\nWhat’s In Your Neighborhood?\n

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\nChart your way to an understanding of nanoscale. Using a Google map, learners estimate a radius around their location of 1,000 and 1,000,000 meters. Predicting what 1,000,000,000 meters would look like takes them off the charts!...\n
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\nMiddle schoolers calculate the shipping costs between two destinations. In this math instructional activity, students determine the distance between two places using google map. They calculate the amount of gas needed to get to a...\n
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\nYou Can Die Here – Death Valley California\n

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\nStudents use Google Maps to explore the rain shadow desert. In this climate lesson, students use the Internet, Google Maps, and directed inquiry worksheets to understand how rain shadow deserts form. Students apply climate concepts to...\n
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\nMap a Model Solar System\n

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\nCreating a solar system map is a snap thanks to a hands-on activity! Science scholars explore the solar system by building it wherever they choose during an interactive from PBS's Space series. Users pick both the location and scale for...\n
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\nA Collapsing City Skyline\n

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\nHave your high schoolers learn about the modern history of Myanmar by close-reading an article about the city and people of the city Yangon. As they'll learn, the country is going through some dramatic transitions. After...\n
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\nCreating a Map to My House\n

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\nHere is a simple assignment that will introduce your young geographers to location, one of the five themes of geography, through an activity in which they map the directions and lines of latitude/longitude of where they live. \n
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\nHousehold emergencies often require supplies from a home improvement store. Pupils view a map showing a home and three different stores to determine which is the closest. Follow-up activities find close food options as well.\n
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\nDon't just tell your class about Darwin's finches ... show them! Sort some of science's most famous birds using an interactive lesson. Learners try their hand at classifying finches using song, sonogram, and beak appearance, as well as...\n
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\nA State of Convenience: The Creation of West Virginia\n

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\nEver wondered why there is a West Virginia but not an East Virginia? The resource answers questions like this one and more as it takes an in-depth and detailed look at the history of West Virginia and how it became a state. Several...\n
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\nThe Vietnam War: 1945-1975\n

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\nDo pupils know that the Vietnam War spanned a period of 30 years? A war that long is bound to leave devastating effects. Help young historians develop a comprehensive understanding of the war through multiple units on the subject that...\n
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\nEgyptian Pyramids Virtual Field Trip!\n

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\nA virtual field trip takes enthusiastic travelers to the pyramids of Giza. Using Google, scholars explore the grounds of the ancient pyramids found in Egypt then complete three worksheets: a photo analysis page, a reflection sheet, and a...\n
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\nAre planes the best shipping method? Using maps, pupils determine the fastest mode of transportation between two cities. Given a list of items to ship, groups decide the best shipping method to finish the 18th segment of a 22-part unit.\n
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\nWho the People? Representative Democracy in North Carolina and Congress\n

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\nOur elected officials are supposed to represent us, but what does it mean when they aren't like us? Budding citizens explore the demographic makeup of the US Congress, the role of money in political elections, and the Citizens United...\n
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\nWhat Percent of the Continental US is Within One Mile of a Road?\n

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\nThere are places in the US where a road cannot be found for miles! The lesson asks learners to use random longitude and latitude coordinates within the US to collect data. They then determine the sample proportion and confidence interval...\n
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\nSunderland: Discovering Cities\n

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\nScholars investigate a local city (Sunderland) by participating in a discussion. They explore the different elements of the UK city by identifying the industrial and economic aspects. They also read an interview of two people speaking...\n
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\nStudents explore cardinal directions and the compass rose using Google Earth. In this cardinal directions and compass rose lesson, students use Google Earth to visit Disney World. Students choose which direction to go to get there....\n
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\nWolves: Friend or Foe?\n

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\nYoung scholars study wolves and their habitat in Yellowstone.  In this environment and behavior lesson students create an interactive map of wolves in Yellowstone.\n
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\nStudents examine Death Valley including the amount of precipitation and winds that it gets.  In this climate based lesson students explain the reasons for the amount of precipitation and windward patterns in Death Valley.\n
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\nStudents write a comprehensive personality profile feature that demonstrates knowledge of the Wall Street Journal formula of feature writing and the concept of show, don't tell. They experience a press conference interview situation.\n
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