Landforms!

Plan for helping students to understand the land features in an environment. Specifically. they will look at a volcano, canyon, glacier, and a mountain.

Location	Activity Description	Google Earth Content
1. Mt. Vesuveus	Students will observe and record characteristics of the Volcano.	Students will measure the mouth of the volcano at its widest point.
2. Grand Canyon	Students will explore the canyon and make an estimation about how many layers they think they can see in the canyon's sides.	Students will measure canyon from North to South Rim
3. Hubbard Glacier	Students will observe and record observations about the glacier	Students will observe the glacier from the lowest elevation possible. Students will measure thickness of glacier above water.
4. Mt. Fuji	Students will observe and record observations about the glacier	Students will see an overlay image of the mountain. They will zoom into google earth for a closer look

I will be teaching of different landforms that are found in various environments. After we have learned the definitions of various landforms, I will have my class go onto computers to take this tour to see real-life examples in a fun and multi-dimensioual way.

Students will have a travel journal in which they will record their observatious of all the places they visit. Then, after we meet back as a class for discussion, the students will take turns telling about their "trip."

Utilizing Google Earth is perfect for this project because it will give my students to see more than just a picture of places they might not be able to go to personally. The three-dimensioual setting of the software allows children to not only observe a specific place, but they get to see it in context and how it compares to everything around it. Google Earth is a great tool because the view can always be zoomed out so that you can see the whole shape of the earth- reminding us that all the places found on our planet are in fact connected to us.