Posted in Google Earth, Roanoke County Schools, Science

Explore the Barrier Reef with Google Maps or Google Earth!

The newest edition to some of the fascinating resources in Google Maps/Earth, is the ability to tour the Ocean, complete with reef wildlife.  To explore some of these locations, you will be using “Street View.”  Here’s a quick video on how to use it:


Great Barrier Reef

Hawaii
There are other collections too, including the Amazon, Antarctica, Historic Italy, World Landmarks, Nasa, and much, much more.
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Posted in Projects, Roanoke County Schools, Science

Animal Research in 2nd Grade

Students in second grade at Glenvar researched and created their own powerpoints about animals.  They worked in partners and used a google custom search to search safe sites for animal information.  Then they used the facts they found to create at least two powerpoint slides.  They learned skills such as saving and opening a document, inserting pictures and text, formatting backgrounds, and using a search engine.  Below are all their slides shows put together by class.