Activity 2

A trip around the world. Part two

In this second part, you will look for more information about your monument, organize it and record a short description.

Each group will look for information about their monument in Internet and write a short descriptive text. This text should be no longer than fifteen lines and needs to answer the following questions:

Where can you find this monument?
When was it built?
Who built it?
What is /was it used for?
What are its most important characteristics?

You can find this information in http://es.wikipedia.org .

Make your text clear. Use only words you know and ask for help to formulate your ideas. Use the following structure:

Introduction (one paragraph).
Development (one or two paragraphs).
Conclusion (one paragraph).

When you finish writing, read the text aloud with the members of your group. Make sure that the text is well structured and can be easily understood.

Now you are ready to make a video with Google Earth. Later, each group will present their video to the class and we will learn about the eight World Heritage Sites.

To record a video select the following icon from the top tool bar in Google Earth:

The recording buttons will immediately appear in the navigation window:

The left button starts the video recording and the right button starts the sound recording.

Some advice about recording: speak loud and clear. If you want to change the camera angle as you speak, do it slowly. If not, you will distract your audience.

Avoid sharp movements and excessive use of the zoom. If you can’t control the camara well, a static image is better. The idea is to present the monument not to demonstrate your navagation skills..

Remember, the written text is more important than the Google Earth images, so don’t try to make an action film.

To find out more

Activity: latitude, longitude and time zones.

Here you will find an activity to help you understand the concepts of longitude and latitude using a world map.

http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/ musicalplates3/es/actividad_latylong.shtml

Where in the World am I?

An explication about the concepts of longitude and latitude with animated images to understand the use of (+) and (-).

http://www.ciese.org/ciberaprendiz/ latylong/latylong.htm

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Terrestrial Coordinates: exploring Planet Earth