Lesson+Nine

**__Grade Level:__** //10//   
 * __Unit:__** //Symbols of America/American Landmarks//
 * __Lesson Objectives:__** //Students will learn about historical American Landmarks. Students will learn to work in teams as they try to answer the questions on the tour. Students will develop their presentation skills as they give their "pitches" to the class.//
 * __Time Required to complete this lesson:__** // 3 days //


 * __Title of lesson:__** // AAA: American Adventures Await! //


 * __Description of lesson:__** // Students will be put into pairs as they journey through the tour of American landmarks that I have prepared in Goggle Earth. They will answer the questions on the worksheet as they go through the tour together. Then each pair will choose a destination that they would recommend that the class visit and make a poster to help them pitch their location to the class. //


 * __Assignment:__**

// Hello Students! Today we will be taking a tour of American Landmarks. Everyone should be at a computer with their partner with Google Earth on their computer screen. There is a question for each stop located on the worksheet I have handed out. Answers to the questions can be found either directly at the stop or on the website recommended for additional information. You will have 30 mins to complete the tour so go ahead and get started....Adventure is out there! When you have answered all the questions on the worksheet you may come up to the front of the class and grab a poster. You and your partner are now going to add a stop to our American Adventure tour. Where else do you think we should go? It is up to you and your partner to put together a poster and a 2 min. presentation to sell us on your historical destination. Complete directions are on the second page of the worksheet provided. Remember you can go anywhere in the US, history is all around us, all you need to do is look for it! //


 * __Resources/materials needed:__** //Students will need 2 days in the computer lab to do the tour and to research the destination of their choice. Goggle Earth will need to be downloaded onto the computers inorder for the tour to open. Besides that all you need is the worksheet I made to accompany the tour and some poster paper and markers for the presentations.// 




 * __Technology used:__** // Goggle Earth, a wonderfully innovative tool which allows anyone with a computer to travel around the globe with the click of a few buttons. //


 * __The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way:__** // By using Google Earth instead of say a power point presentation or slide show it lets the kids interact with the program as much as they want. They can zoom in to ground level, see a site from 10 miles in the air, view what is around the targeted location. Google Earth is also very easy to use and is a great tool to incorporate geography into a history lesson. Students can stop the tour, investigate places extensively, and I also like that when you click embedded links it does not take you away from Google Earth but opens it up in another window. //