Social Studies Learning Activity in the 4th Grade Library Classroom Using Primary Sources to Study the Thanksgiving Story
Google Maps Activity
Objectives: Students will learn how to find directions between two places, choose a best route, and navigate their way to their destination using Google Maps.
Academic Standards: This lesson meets the following Kentucky Academic Standards for 4th Grade Social Studies: 2.19 Students recognize and understand the relationship between people and geography and apply their knowledge in real-life situations.
Materials:
Computers
Google Maps
Road Trip Worksheet
Procedure:
Academic Standards: This lesson meets the following Kentucky Academic Standards for 4th Grade Social Studies: 2.19 Students recognize and understand the relationship between people and geography and apply their knowledge in real-life situations.
Materials:
Computers
Google Maps
Road Trip Worksheet
Procedure:
- Explain to students that we are going on a virtual road trip to Plimoth Plantation History Museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
- Students will open Google Maps and search for Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, MA in the search box.
- Students will click on directions.
- Students will input their home address for the starting point of their road trip.
- Students will use Google Maps to complete the worksheet.
roadtriptoplimothplantationworksheet__1_.pdf |