GPS Activities for the Classroom
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Short-Title of Activity
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Where is Plymouth Rock?
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Target Grade(s)
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K
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Target Subject Area(s)
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Social Studies, Science, ELA, Art, Math
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TEKS
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Equipment/Materials
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Computer, Google Earth, pictures, books
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Author
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JoAnn Mitchell
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Activity Description: Describe in as much detail as possible.
What do you want the students to learn?
- Students will be able to see the distance traveled by the pilgrims from England to America. Have the students hypothesize how many days it took to cross the ocean.
Set-up
- Set computers to Google Earth.
- Find Plymouth England (starting point).
- Watch as the visual map takes them across the ocean.
What steps will the students take?
- Get on the computer.
- Watch the tour.
- Color and label map (England, ocean, America).
- Make a book – My Voyage on the Mayflower.
- Share book with the class.
- How many pilgrims were on the Mayflower?
Extra Activities?
- Re-enact the voyage on the Mayflower.
- Make a ship out of cardboard.
- Use rocking chairs to feel like the waves.
- Discuss how the children felt after being on a ship for two months (sing songs, finger plays, poems).
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