Geography: Christmas Cities & Towns Around the World Google Earth Activity
By Geography and Math Made Easy
This is a fun seasonal Christmas and Winter Holiday geography activity that students will find engaging and fun! This is a great lesson for the week before Winter/Holiday Break. Students will take a Christmas journey around the world! If you need an activity for 1-2 days, this lesson is easy to modify to the time limitations you may have. Not only will they have fun, but they will be learning to work together to complete the tasks! Every moment is a teaching moment. Please take time to review the video of the product. This lesson takes students on a journey using Journey Cards to cities and towns around the world that have Christmas names. Students will work in teams and will use Google Earth Online to explore each location on the Journey Cards as well as practice plotting the absolute location of each location. Students will look at the location, the physical characteristics, and fun facts. Every moment is a teaching moment, even those days before the holiday break. OBJECTIVES: (1) The learner will plot the coordinates of towns with Christmas names on a coordinate plot map using latitude and longitude (Absolute Location). (2) The learner will explore cities and towns around the world with Christmas and winter-themed names using Google Earth. (3) The learner will identify the continent, hemisphere, physical features, and interesting physical or cultural facts related to each city or town. (3) The learner will evaluate and compare the towns and cities' location, environment, a
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