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Birds Eye View 7th Grade Pre-Algebra
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Class Introduction
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Small Group Cooperation/Collaboration
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 * Students will use and describe measures of distance.
 * Students will be able to read and interpret scales on Google Earth.
 * Students will learn some background history of math concepts.
 * Students will work in a group setting to get to know other classmates.


 * //Time required to complete this lesson: //** 1 Day

“Birds Eye View”
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- Computer with internet and Google Earth <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Class Worksheet
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Students will discover where and when some of the math concepts we will be learning about came from. They will work in a group setting to help get to know their classmates. This project will also evaluate their proficiency with technology and some math concepts.
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<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">media type="custom" key="6018785" __Project:__ Please read and print word document. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Click on link for the website and open the attachment for the [|Google Earth tour].
 * Check out this cool widgit about math in history!**
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Students will use Google Earth for this history lesson. Students will also be accessing Wikipedia to answer some questions.
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Google Earth will allow students to take a virtual tour of the earth while learning about some history. It will increase attention and create a more dynamic visual learning experience. The use of Wikipedia will teach the students of another way to access information.
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