WK11-Social Studies intergration-Google Earth and Google Maps

Google Earth Lesson Plan: The best battle route of the Spanish Armada

v  Grade: 6^th

v  Subject Social Studies

Standards: ISTE

 a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes

c. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues

 2. Communication and Collaboration

a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media

b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats

5. Digital Citizenship

a. Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology

b. Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity

d. Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship

 6. Technology Operations and Concepts

a. Understand and use technology systems

b. Select and use applications effectively and productively

d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies

 Learning Objectives:

v  Develop operations to investigate past historical events using multimedia tools to aid in critical thinking and predictions.

v  Critically think to evaluate evidence to plot the best route for the Spanish Armada.

Essential Questions:

v  What is the best route of the Spanish Armada land or sea?

v  Describe how we can use technology to plot the best routes for the Spanish Armada?

v  Explain why England was so difficult to concur in 1588?

v  What was so unique about England compared to other European countries?

v  Predict why the control of the English Channel was so important to the King Philip of Spain?

Materials:

v  Smart Board, Google Earth, Google Maps, Google images, Word processing/printer, 5 Lap tops/computer.

            https://www.google.com/earth/ 
Lesson Activity:

v  Student will be introduced to the battle of the Elisabeth I Queen of England in 1588 against the Spanish Armada-King of Philip of Spain. Student will be asked to predict the best route the Spanish Armada took to invade England. Ask students why was it so difficult to invade England in 1588? Is England assessable by Land? Give students plenty of time to grapple with the questions.

v  Introduce the fleet of the Spanish Armada using pictures from Google images. Students will be guided using the smart board with the operations of Google Earth and shown land and sea routes from Spain to England. Students will then be given time to predict which route will be the best route for the Spanish Armada, land or sea.

 

v  Introduce student to Google earth-remind the students of safe and legal practices of the inter-net safety use and to act responsibly when using informational technology.

v  Provide organized student groups with computers-let the students highlight and annotate were the battle took place and navigate the journey of the Armada and possible places where it could have hit rough seas-

v  Let student navigate satellite images of England and Spain. Students can use satellite images to answer question on Activity sheet: what made Britain so unique and hard to concur in 1588? What makes Britain so unique compared to other European countries? Predict why the control of the English Channel was so important to the King Philip of Spain?  

v  Students can then produce a map (using Google My Maps) showing the route of the Armada and marking key events as place marks on the relevant locations e.g. July 30 – were Armada enters the English Channel-Students will be required to print their maps, with longitude and latitude markers.

        https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Spain&hl=en&ll=40.245992,22.675781&spn=45.907805,107.138672&sll=40.463667,-3.74922&sspn=11.544743,26.784668&oq=spain&t=h&hnear=Spain&z=4

v  Student groups can share out their maps and Google earth annotate notes for the best route for King Philip of Spain-Spanish Armada.

Assessments:
Peer assessment of shared out plotted map journeys of the Spanish Fleet and Google Earth annotative notes. Student’s activities questions and discussion based standards of the lesson.