Later they created trees in Sketchup, and placed these trees in back of the tennis courts in Google Earth, projecting what the land might look like, if the spring water were used to water the trees. The unit took five class periods to complete.
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The objective of our blog is to share information about how we integrate our technology curriculum into the subject area curriculum. The foundation of this effort is the methodology of team teaching the lessons with the Middle School subject area teachers. Each post describes a particular lesson, the software used, some of the skills that were targeted, and the number of days that were spent in the lab.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Watersheds, Excel, Google Sketchup and Google Earth
First, the 6th grade Science students did research about the value of watersheds, and the tests that can be done to determine the purity of their water. Then the students did various tests on the water that comes from a spring which is found on school property in back of the parking lot. They recorded these results in an Excel document.
Later they created trees in Sketchup, and placed these trees in back of the tennis courts in Google Earth, projecting what the land might look like, if the spring water were used to water the trees. The unit took five class periods to complete.
Later they created trees in Sketchup, and placed these trees in back of the tennis courts in Google Earth, projecting what the land might look like, if the spring water were used to water the trees. The unit took five class periods to complete.
