The principle goal of education is to create men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done. Jean Piaget

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Google Earth

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3rd-5th grade students used Google Earth this week to learn about Longitude and Latitude. Their task was to enter coordinates into Google Earth and navigate around the location to find hidden objects. A very fun lesson!

Here's a few coordinates to try if you'd like:

  1. 52 15 3 N, 2 15 3 W


  1. 51 22 21 N, 1 50 51 W

  1. 51 22 56 N, 3 20 46 W

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

QR Code Scavenger Hunt

I hid 18 QR Codes around the class and in the "Green Room". Students scanned the QR Codes with their iPads which then released a question I encoded. It is a lot of fun and would be a great way to review material for a test. Check out the video to see how it went.