46 Task Cards with 46 activities for students to explore Google Earth. Activities include: - measuring distance with ruler function - calculating area - using longitude and latitude - mastering Google Earth tools and applications - understanding continents, countries - exploring Google Sky, Moon and Mars - zooming in to significant landmarks - investigative work on the ground - and much more. Comprehensive Answer Key included. Print out cards on to firm board - easy two-cut template to create four cards per page. (Some samples shown)

Some great investigative worksheets on the cross-curriculum topic of Graffiti. Here I have used student interest in the topic to explore various cross-curriculum areas such as math, social science, debate, visual arts, and history. I find the cross curriculum nature of these units provide so many learning opportunities. The packs covers the following topics: - Street Artists such as Banksy - School policy on dealing with graffiti - Investigation on graffiti removal products - reading a chart - Experimenting in Street Art - Art v Vandalism arguments - Creating a Tag - History of Graffiti - Graffiti Poetry Response This is NOT a course in Graffiti, but rather a stimulus pack of activities that uses various skills to investigate the topic of Graffiti. Suitable to Middle Schools Students in both interest and ability level. 23 pages in total Answer key included.

34 pages of different font styles. Children always enjoy writing stylish headings for their projects and posters. These worksheets open up a variety of letter styles that students can practice. Children can trace over the letters to get a feel of shape and movement, and then rewrite the letter underneath. Some letters could even be better reproduced with calligraphy pens if you feel like adding some extra interest to the art of writing. A great activity filler and very calming fun for those times when your class need calming!

Cross country road trip that follows the original Oregon Trail across northern US, stopping in all the major towns, cities and landmarks. Various activities to do at each site. The activities cover a range of cross-curriculum fun at each point and include maths, science, language, social studies, geography and more. Just print and pass out. Prerequisites: Access to Google Maps and Google Earth. Pack also includes comprehensive Answer Key and a Checklist for parents, students or teachers to keep track of work completed __________________________________________________ Activities include: • Complete a distance chart • Design an archway • Judge a fair • Learn about linguistics • Write a poster ad • Apply for a job • Locate coordinates • Use longitude and latitude • Draw a fantasy map • Complete a biographic • Research an event • Brainstorm a solution • Solve a problem creatively • Calculate distances and fuel needed • and much more __________________________________________________ The Table of Contents • Preparation • Route Map • Start Your Engines • Then and Now • The Prairie Schooner • Have You Forgotten Something • City of Fountains • You be the Judge • Zoo Snooze • Getting Wet • Fairbury Bound • Interstate 80 to Kearney • I-80 Along the Platte River • Straight Up and Down • Chimney Rock Cemetery • Speak Like a Native American • Plains Speaking Alphabet • Sioux Speak • Geographic Signposts • I Spy • Casper • Independence Rock • Lander • Pocatello • Boise • The Dalles • The Columbia River • Oregon City ________________________________________________________ This is probably the best bit of work I have ever done with my class. It took me around 4-6 weeks, because we kept exploring other things stimulated by each of the topics. Hope others enjoy the activities and worksheets as much as we did.

Great value Activity Book of worksheets and activities using Google Maps, Google Earth and Google Street View. Covers a wide range of topics, subject areas and skills. All self-guiding, challenging and very original. This is a combination of all my various Google Maps packs and bundles, compiled into an updated and attractive single book of activities with an answer key. Invest in this book, download and just share or print off whatever you need, whenever you need it.

Using exaggeration or hyperbole can be one of easiest ways of getting a laugh from your audience. These simple but challenging worksheets help the Middle School student identify humourous exaggeration techniques and develop some strategies to write their own comedy lines. Great fun and yet another part of my humour series. About 1 week's duration - answer key included - total of 24 pages in all.

Great worksheets for Middle School students based around the story of Easter and everything connected with Easter (Easter Eggs - chocolate and non-chocolate!, Easter Island, the Easter sites of significance, and more.) Use Google Maps to complete the worksheets Learning objectives include: • Ability to calculate distances in Google Maps • Able to load a database to Google Maps • Ability to insert Placemarker information in Google Maps • Ability to use creativity and imagination in developing a fantasy island • Ability to construct a map with all key features • Ability to locate information in Google Maps using coordinates • Ability to apply some simple knowledge of Excel. All the activities were great fun in my classroom, and the students could progress through them at their own pace and without too much direction. 26 pages Answer key included Duration 1-2 weeks Note: Sample pages only shown here, full pack of 26 pages of worksheets will be available for download after purchase

Representing data on a map is an important form of communicating information to the reader. Information graphics need to provide the right information in the clearest format possible. Google Maps provides an easy facility to display data for any reader, and anybody can use this facility to upload their information. An excellent introduction to this topic would be for the teacher and students to explore the range of ways that data can be represented on a map. Different ways include heat maps, geographic stretching of continents, icons and symbols, colours and shades, bar graphs, and interactive maps. The lessons and activities in this unit of work are for the lower and middle secondary years of schooling and focus on how to add Placemarks and how to bulk upload more than one data point to show a broader range of data. Simple instructions and clear screenshots, along with relevant student activities make this unit of work self-instructing for every student. 14 pages Duration 1 week. Note that Sample pages only shown here. Full pack of 14 pages will be downloadable once purchase has been made.

Lesson Plan with worksheets for the Middle School classroom that teaches the principles of Longitude and Latitude using the popular Google Earth. The worksheets are simple and self-guiding. There is an answer sheet at the end of the booklet. There are also links to short videos further explaining the activities. Just click on the links in the worksheets The lesson takes about 3 weeks to complete and there are additional worksheets that the early finishers can work on to further extend their knowledge. Objectives included. 20 pages of things to do. Note that sample pages only shown here. Full pack of 20 pages will be downloadable once purchase has been made. Duration of activity is 1 week

Google Earth is one of the great online educational tools and has so many features to learn. Download this Powerpoint slide set to show your students how to use and practice the zooming and flying functions. Easy to follow - students could review them at their own pace. 21 slides Note that sample slides only shown here, but full presentation of 21 interactive slides will be downloadable once purchase has been made.

Use Google Earth to complete these self-directed worksheets. Easy to use and very educational. A wide range of topics covered, including: - Religions of the world - Capital cities - Deserts - Trip planning - Cryptic Clues to solve - Volcanoes - Rivers - The Roman Empire - Around the World in 80 Days and more Enjoy 30 pages Note that only sample worksheets shown here, but full pack of 30 pages will be available for download once purchased. Duration - 1 week

24 pages of worksheets for upper primary/lower secondary students using Google's fabulous Street View, newly updated with Answer Key and further instructions for Agent Pegman. Activities include: - looking for animals on safari - looking for unusual landmarks - perform some exemplary spy work - visit some very obscure locations - stand right in the middle of Stonehenge, Legoland, Warwick Castle gardens and travel the slopes of Whistler 32 pages Answer key included Duration 3 weeks Note that only sample pages are shown here and the full 32 pages will be available for download once a purchase has been confirmed

More than 50 pages of Blackline Masters for upper primary/lower secondary students. All worksheet activities are completed with the fabulous Google Earth application which is free to download on to your PC or Mac from earth.google.com. Activities require minimum teacher direction and provide maximum learning for the student. _______________________________________________________ Contents: • Constellation conundrum • Landmarks • Cruise around the world • Help!! Endangered species • The Galapagos Islands • Continents • Google Moon • The Earth's Grid System • Make the World a Better Place • Mission to Mars • Majestic Mountains • My Google Earth Autobiography • Mysterious Locations • National Parks • Ocean Explorer • Ocean Investigations • The Olympics • The ABCs of Google Earth • Bonjour, Mon Ami 50 plus pages 3 weeks duration

Activity Sheets for the Middle School students. Great fun solving problems using Google Maps(and Google Earth). Simple instructions but challenging activities. I have found that the students in my class need very little instruction to complete the tasks, so long as they understand the Google Maps tools. Google account is not required - just access to the Google Maps online. Table of Contents 1. Creating a Travelling Distance Chart 2. Solve the Riddle 3. A Different Type of Easter Egg 4. Fantasy Island 5. Landmarks Around the World 6. Cruising the Seas 7. All about Continents 8. The Earth’s Grid System 9. From Pegman’s Point of View 10. Time & Weather Clues 11. Sites with a View 12. Home Sweet Home 13. Street View Safari 14. Who Am I? 15. National Parks 16. Your Place 17. A Mission for Agent Pegman 18. Things to do on Google Earth ********************************************* 29 pages 1 month duration Answer key included

The School Uniform is always a matter of conversation and debate in schools and this thematic unit explores various aspects of the School Uniform discussion. As a thematic unit it covers a variety of topic starters including colour charts, infographics, budgetting, design, debate, SWOT analysis and more. A thematic study is always great for the creative teacher who can use these study starters to explore different directions around a them. The package is attractively presented and provides two pages of teachers notes to assist in further study explorations. My kids thoroughly enjoyed working through the topic - as expected, there was much debate! 25 pages (The pages shown here are samples only) 1 week duration

A slapstick was originally a harmless paddle composed of two pieces of wood that slapped together to produce a resounding whack when the paddle struck someone. It was soon used by jesters to playfully smack others in a play and soon came to be the descriptor of similar type of physical comedy. Great printables around the theme of Clowns and the comedy method of slapstick. Research how slapstick is created, the principles of clowning and the history of both. These printables are challenging and varied and all centred around the comedy of slapstick. Humour is a great way to engage students in the classroom and this Middle School Resource was great fun in my classes. 15 great worksheets that students can complete on their own, and teachers can use to build on with other activities and interests. 17 pages Duration 1 week

Google Earth has over 50 layers of information and all are explained in this booklet, along with student activities designed to allow the student to explore each of the layers and track down the type of fascinating information that can be found on each layer. Layers are also given a value rating so that teachers can go directly to the most valuable layer with the most educational information. The booklet includes definitions and activities around the following Google Earth layers: - Borders and Labels - Photos - 3D Buildings - Ocean - Weather - Gallery - Global Awareness - and more Key points of interest are highlighted and quirky little tips are included. This is a true reference book for any student or teacher who works with Google Earth. 28 pages

Welcome to Hell. Here's your accordion.” - Gary Larson “This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.” - George Orwell, Animal Farm Another of my humour units, to go with Slapstick and Sarcasm. Anything to do with humour in the classroom is fun for the students and the teacher. Analyse The Simpsons, South Pack, The Onion, Borat and more with the directions in this pack. Pack includes activities, explanations, tips, hints, and self-directed activities. Enjoy - we all did! 18 pages Duration 3 weeks

More humour to use in your English class. Puns are painful, I know, but this unit is so much fun and a great test for understanding the use of language in different settings. Table of Contents: Definitions of Puns Posters that are Puns Word List Knock Knock Jokes I'm Confused! Knock Knock! Rules Punny Business Local Punny Business Types of Puns Puns in Art Get it Right Tearable Puns There are more units that I have developed on Humour that are just as energising. Hope you have as much fun as we did in our class! 21 pages Answer Key included 1 week duration

EVEN MORE printable maps with a simple clue that students use to determine what country is outlined on the sheet. The first pack of What Country is This? was so popular, that I have made another pack Again, the clue might be a longitude or latitude, a key city, or a geographical feature. The task is simple, but the activity is challenging. Students can also use the shape of the country to help in working out the name of the country. The worksheets have an answer key at the end. There are 22 maps in all. Some sample pages shown.