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Lesson Objective:  Students will be able to compare the size of different geographical locations (ex. continent, country, state/province, city, etc.) with a 3D mapping tool (Google Earth). Follow me at: Website: davidleeedtech.org Twitter: @davidleeedtech

Lesson Objective Students will be able to compare the size of different geographical locations (ex. continent, country, state/province, city, etc.) with a 3D mapping tool (Google Earth).  Content Standards of Lesson (California) 1.2 Students compare and contrast the absolute and relative locations of places and people and describe the physical and/or human characteristics of places. Compare the information that can be derived from a three-dimensional model to the information that can be derived from a picture of the same location. Learning Activities 1. As a class, we started a K-W-L chart (what they know, what they want to know).    2. I presented my  Geographical Location Presentation  while students filled out their  graphic organizer . The presentation helped explain the different location categories, and presented the challenge: Find where Mr. Lee lives!     3. Students opened  Google Earth  ...