History Tech Lesson Plans - From Boomtown to Ghost Town Grades 3-5 Overview: In order to fully understand the geographic concept of natural resource use, students should learn about the ways that resource extraction affects the physical and human landscape. Connections to the Curriculum: Geography, economics, environmental science Connections to the National Geography Standards: Standard 11: "The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface" Standard 14: "How human actions modify the physical environment" Standard 16: "The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources" Time: Two to three hours Materials Required: Computer with Internet access Writing and drawing materials, including large pieces of paper poster board Objectives: Geographic Skills: Asking Geographic Questions Acquiring Geographic Information Organizing Geographic Information Answering Geographic Questions Analyzing Geographic Information S u g g e s t e d P r o c e d u r e Opening: Pose these questions to the class:
Pare Lorentz Film Center - Home Where in the World? A Google Earth Puzzle - Alan Taylor - In Focus Looking at the world via Google Earth offers striking images of the diversity of our planet and the impact that humans have on it. Today's entry is a puzzle -- part 2 in a series (part 1 here), in which we challenge you to figure out where in the world each of the images below was taken. (Unlike part 1, we're making this one multiple choice.) Note that north is not always up in these pictures. Also, be assured that, apart from a bit of contrast, these images are unaltered; they are exactly what Google and its mapping partners provide. Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: Can you identify where in the world this image was taken?
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