Google Maps

I came up with a lesson in which my students will create their own Google Map for a research project on biomes. The maps will be used to assess the student’s knowledge of animal and plant relationships in an ecosystem specific to a geographical location on Earth. Each group of students will research and collect information for each biome such as average temperature, physical features, types of plants and animals, and interesting facts. Students will go to “My Map” on Google to create a presentation for their biome. They will create a new map with the biome as the title and a short summary in the description box. I will have the students start with the shape tool and shade in the location of the biome. Students will arrange placemarks throughout the area that contain the researched information. I will require students to use a variety of media for each placemark such as videos, hyperlinks, and plain text. After the presentation is complete, class members will visit each other’s maps to complete a scavenger hunt using the information found on each biome map.


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