Google Map Ideas by Betsy Ohnstad https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux What are your ideas for possible Google Map projects? List the grade level / subject and describe the project en-us 2019-05-01 16:38:40 UTC 2025-12-24 04:54:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/112690755/8a4e42e10bc627176df595ffbf59f883/marker.png Math - HS Geometry bohnstad https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/355874413 Students add locators at their houses. Draw lines between houses and calculate distance, angles, most direct route, etc.

]]> 2019-05-01 16:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/355874413 Math - Middle School Pre-Algebra https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368111921 Finding distances between locations using a map scale (proportional relationships)]]> 2019-06-18 13:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368111921 Planning a trip https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368111954 Students create a vacation or trip and calculate costs at each location.]]> 2019-06-18 13:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368111954 Make a map following the path of explorers such as Zheng He or Ibn Battuta with the places that they visited. https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368111995 2019-06-18 13:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368111995 What did you do over Summer Break? https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368112090 Students can mark locations on the map of where they went or a place they visited over summer break.]]> 2019-06-18 13:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368112090 Landforms/Bodies of Water https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368112093 Students choose a specific landform or body of water and research that landform, show pictures of it, etc. ]]> 2019-06-18 13:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368112093 Global Cuisine Research Project jeastman4 https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368112100 In kitchen groups, students research the culture, food and cuisine of a country.]]> 2019-06-18 13:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368112100 Middle School Math https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368112143 Locate towns in the Midwest that are connected on the grid of roads in that area that are at right angles to each other. Have students use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the direct distance between the towns (not the driving distance). Have them calculate how long it would take different birds (internet search to find the speed a bird flies) to fly between the towns, or an airplane to fly. Uses Pythagorean Theorem, rate conversions, d=rt.]]> 2019-06-18 13:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368112143 Service-Learning https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368112243 Locate local community partners and answer prompts about work (e.g. service-learning)]]> 2019-06-18 13:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368112243 Wax Museum jsecrest1 https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368112759 Student pick a person of interest. Locate their birthplace on the map. Link biography in location. ]]> 2019-06-18 13:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368112759 College explorations https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368112951 Students can create a map of their future plans. ]]> 2019-06-18 13:08:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368112951 Middle School Social Studies https://padlet.com/bohnstad/goth64r8x1ux/wish/368114353 Goal - Create a walking tour of Ancient Rome.
Role - You are a modern tour guide taking a group of tourists through the ancient ruins of Rome.
Audience - Tour group of English speakers.
Situation - Your tour group is only interested in the most important Roman sites. They are particularly interested in Roman architecture and buildings.
Product - Students will demonstrate their learning of the cultural achievements of the Pax Romana. Successful presentations will include bath houses, fountains, aqueduct/sewer systems, palaces, Senate floor, Circus Maximus, and Colisseum.
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