Lesson 4 - Explore
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Learning Rationale: Students will participate in a group activity on an interactive whiteboard involving Google Earth. They will begin to explore what times zones are and how they work. Students will then present an example of how times zones compare and contrast in relation to AEST. Students will create a small Scratch piece on time zones.
Lesson Goals: At the end of this lesson, students will have demonstrated their understanding of time zones and how they affect us in their use of Google Earth. Students will have continued their development of their Scratch abilities.
VICTORIAN CURRICULUM LINKS:
VCGGK098
Lesson Resources:
Time Zone Map - http://c.tadst.com/gfx/tzmap/map.1465092000.png?870
Scratch – How to pdf
Individual devices
Smartboard that Google Earth can be connected too (Google Earth shown through the application or website)
Lesson Outline
Students will be assessed on prior knowledge of what a time zone is.
Assessment Opportunity:
The teacher will be able to gage an understanding of students ability to investigate the influence of longitude, time zones and the International Date Line on connections with other Australia through their descriptions and creation made with Scratch.
Lesson Goals: At the end of this lesson, students will have demonstrated their understanding of time zones and how they affect us in their use of Google Earth. Students will have continued their development of their Scratch abilities.
VICTORIAN CURRICULUM LINKS:
VCGGK098
Lesson Resources:
Time Zone Map - http://c.tadst.com/gfx/tzmap/map.1465092000.png?870
Scratch – How to pdf
Individual devices
Smartboard that Google Earth can be connected too (Google Earth shown through the application or website)
Lesson Outline
Students will be assessed on prior knowledge of what a time zone is.
- What is a time zone?
- Why do we have time zones?
- How do time zones affect us?
- Does anybody know Australia's time zone(s)?
- Map displayed on Smartboard
- Important to point out purpose of GMT
- Highlight where we are on the map. Ask students about the Asia region and see what we have in common in terms of time zones.
- In particular, countries they have been researching.
- Students can use tools to measure things like distance, find famous landmarks they know about, etc.
- Teacher should demonstrate this on the Smartboard first.
- Write a short piece on what comparative times you would be doing things in that country compared to Australia (Eg, when I am leaving school, it is only 10am in India).
- This will help students at the end of the unit if they choose to develop a Scratch-based tool for their final assessment.
Assessment Opportunity:
The teacher will be able to gage an understanding of students ability to investigate the influence of longitude, time zones and the International Date Line on connections with other Australia through their descriptions and creation made with Scratch.
SAMR ANALYSIS
- Google Earth is a substitution for the traditional atlas. Although is does allow more opportunity for students to view the same image in a variety of ways (street view, satellite, historical imagery) compared to the one plain view contained in an atlas.
- Scratch is an example of Redefinition because is a software program that can only be used online. Scratch requires student to demonstrate a high level of technology skill as they manipulate codes in order to achieve their desired sprite.