Google Earth & GPS Classroom Activities Intermediate Science:Grades 5-8

Ready-to-use lessons and ideas for your science classroom! Based on Google Earth and Geocaching (the exciting GPS adventure where players find real-life, hidden treasures ), the innovative activities in this book will introduce, reinforce, and enrich concepts taught in life, earth, and physical sciences. Lessons include teaching procedures, standards alignments, student activity sheets, product samples, answer keys, and lesson extensions. Each lesson is customizable by modifying the files on the included CD-ROM. Features: * Aligned to ISTE and NSES standards * Multimedia resources * Interactive Geocaching activities * Customized Google Earth files * Comprehensive teacher instructions * Lesson plan extensions * Answer keys and sample student projects Benefits: * Real-world problem solving * Motivate your students with real-life, problem solving scenarios * Bring the sights, sounds, and information of the world to your students * Students travel the world, collecting and analyzing information to solve real-world problems * Engage students in highly motivating treasure hunts to acquire science skills and knowledge * Invigorate your lessons with trips around the world * Tap into billion dollar military satellite technology to teach your students science concepts Topics: * Scientific tools, methods, and safety * Skeletal and digestive systems * Biomes, population density, and food webs * Rocks and minerals, earthquakes, landforms, continental divide, watersheds, and volcanoes * Cellular organelles and DNA structure * Energy sources * Heart rate investigation * Velocity and speed * Many others in all branches of science Includes CD with customizable templates and completed activities.

Jim Holland-After graduating with a B.S. in Biology from the University of Texas at Arlington, Jim began his teaching career in 1994 in Arlington, TX where he taught junior high science and industrial technology. He now serves the Arlington ISD as an instructional technology specialist, facilitating the integration of technology into all curricular areas at all levels, PK-12. Jim's areas of focus include desktop publishing, databases, audio editing, podcating, GPS, and more. He holds a M.S. degree in Computer Education and Cognitive Systems from the University of North Texas and has presented many sessions at state and area conferences since 2001. Susan Anderson-Susan is a native Texan, graduated from Georgia Southern University with a BS in Education. She taught in Arlington at the junior high level. She joined the instructional technology staff of Arlington ISD in 2001 and continues to serve AISD employees with technology integration needs. She teaches several classes including Photoshop, Photo Editing, GPS in Education, Google Earth, and others. She received her M.S. degree in Applied Technology, Training & Development from the University of North Texas.