Using Google Earth to Study Basic Characteristics

This is a well written article that appears to me to do a fabulous job of blending together science, mathematics, and technology! The article focuses on a hands-on activity to engage studen... See More

This is a well written article that appears to me to do a fabulous job of blending together science, mathematics, and technology! The article focuses on a hands-on activity to engage students and increase their understanding of Earth Science, particularly volcanism. The authors provide every resource an educator might need- from video clips to show to engage students, a list of twenty active volcanoes and their coordinates and other data, a well-planned lesson with student handouts that enables students to use Google Earth- which they love!- to locate and make measurements on various active volcanoes. Then they take this information and share it with the class, synthesize their findings using graphs that show various relationships, such as "height versus radius", and many other easy to follow instructions to make this activity successful with middle school students.

Math, Science and Technology

This article contains directions for an inquiry investigation on volcanoes. Students will use math and Google Earth to learn more about different types of volcanoes.

Great Article (High School)

The article was very informative. I enjoyed the activity for volcanoes but I would have to modify it, if I want it to useful in my sixth grade class. It would be a great way to incorporate m... See More

The article was very informative. I enjoyed the activity for volcanoes but I would have to modify it, if I want it to useful in my sixth grade class. It would be a great way to incorporate math into constructing different types of volcanoes.

Great Article (High School)

The article was very informative. I enjoyed the activity for volcanoes but I would have to modify it, if I want it to useful in my sixth grade class. It would be a great way to incorporate m... See More

The article was very informative. I enjoyed the activity for volcanoes but I would have to modify it, if I want it to useful in my sixth grade class. It would be a great way to incorporate math into constructing different types of volcanoes.