Earth from Space Maps
Students will: be exposed to a Web resource that allows them to view photo images of Earth taken from space, search for a photo that shows their neighborhood from space, put together a large map made of images from space, use library or Internet atlases and other resources to identify and label on their maps landforms, bodies of water, and other features.
More about this lesson plan:
Materials Needed: An overhead projector connected to the Internet (optional), Internet access or printed sections of the clickable map of Earth from space (alternative sources are listed in Lesson Plan section) tape or glue and large sheets of kraft paper, online or library atlases and other map source.
Author: Gary Hopkins
Source: © www.educationworld.com
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