Global-Trotting

Mary Lehman Stony Brook Elementary School, Central York School District mlehman@cysd.k12.pa.us @http://web.me.com/mlehman/Global_Trotting Diigo list: @http://www.diigo.com/list/mlehman/global_trotting Class website

Video clip from Jay Leno - Name a country, ocean, etc? National Geographic 2006 Geographic Literacy Study data - finding countries, states, geographic features
 * How can we create global learners?**


 * Projects**
 * Where in the World - tracking the whereabouts of an Air Force Officer as he travels throughout the world
 * reading a compass, following directions, longitude and latitude, find location using longitude and latitude, skype conversations
 * geocaching
 * how to use a GPS, finding hidden caches with clues - research to find answers to clues (continent), created presentation using smartboard, created geocache on continents with stamps - travel the continents to collect stamps, deer in PA
 * weekend family geo-tracking
 * weekend GPS sign-out with guidebook - local parks loaded into GPS
 * Other ideas without GPS**
 * Google form on website - have people send their coordinates
 * cluster map and keep track of locations of your visitors
 * ask your PLN to send you coordinates
 * Geocaching in the classroom**
 * lessons include satellites, GPS receiver, Garmens, cooperation, teamwork, treasure hunt, problem solving, exploratory
 * social studies - geography, Pennsylvania, President's Day, biography, United States
 * science - environmental science, earth and space
 * math- geometry, perimeter
 * language arts - writing prompt, comprehension
 * Types of caches**
 * Various types of containers
 * Questions on geography, continents & oceans with passport book to get stamper/sticker as they found each cache that they had created, Pennsylvania questions, clues on math shapes
 * American symbols - clues about difference american symbols - create google presentation
 * Science observation - observe what is happening in the location. etc.
 * Field trip - create a community walk - embed pictures on Google Map
 * Student assessment - student created content of cache
 * School special events - use geocaching instead of scavenger hunts