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Walking in the Footsteps of the Romans Lesson PlanWalking in the Footsteps of the Romans Lesson Plan
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Walking in the Footsteps of the Romans

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Class members have an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Romans with a skills lesson that asks them to use Google Earth to conduct research on famous Romans. The culminating project is a multimedia tour through Rome that learners share with their classmates.

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Research, the roman empire, ancient rome, roman history, rome, google earth

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google earth, Research Skills, roman empire, roman history, social studies

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