The+Colonies+- +A+Google+Lit+Trip+(4th+Grade)

by Chris Pugh

=Standards= Social Studies - SPI 4.2.2.3 Identify major industries of Colonial America using a map of the original 13 colonies.

ISTE NETS
 * 1.** **Creativity and Innovation** c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
 * 3.** **Research and Information Fluency** b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

=Lesson= This lesson was created with Google Earth version 4.2 on a Mac. The students will be work in pairs. Each student pair will have a researcher and a cartographer. The student pairs will be assigned one on of the 3 groups of colonies to research and label. They can share their findings by printing their work and using the class document camera.

The students will use the website, Social Studies for Kids at [] To make things simpler for them to access, I have used another website called TinyURL to create an address shortcut that allows to type less and arrive at the same site. The TinyURL address that they will need to type is **[|socialstudiesforkids....]**.

TSW...

Be divided into pairs. Each pair will have one of 3 groups of colonies, the New England colonies, the Middle colonies, and the Southern colonies. One student in each pair will be the researcher. The researcher will look for the facts about the industries for each colony within their group. The other student will be the cartographer. Their job is to map the industries to the colonies within their colonial group. Click the following linkto download a colony/job assignment document that will help the students stay focused during the activity.

The Researcher will...
 * 1) Open Firefox.
 * 2) Type **[|tinyurl.com/bj5vc]** into the web browser address box and hit RETURN key.
 * 3) Click on one of the colonies on the map that are from their assigned group.
 * 4) Locate the information about that colony's industries.
 * 5) Share the information with their partner and assist them in creating sentences with correct punctuation that express that information on their Google Earth placemark.
 * 6) Click the next colony's name and repeat steps 3 through 5 until finished.

The Cartographer will...
 * 1) Open Google Earth.
 * 2) Click on the triangle beside GALLERY category in the LAYERS section to expand it.
 * 3) Click on the Gallery layer labeled RUMSEY'S HISTORICAL MAPS.
 * 4) Click on the symbol on the Google Earth map to the east of TN labeled "United States 1733".
 * 5) Click in the ADD menu to add a folder and label it with their colonial group's name and their names.
 * 6) Click in the Search box to type the name of one of the colonies in their group.
 * 7) When the place they searched for comes into view, click on the folder they made in the PLACES section.
 * 8) Click the yellow pushpin button to add a PLACEMARK. They will type the name of colony in the top text box and a few sentences describing the industries and agriculture into the DESCRIPTION text box. When finished with that placemark, click OK.
 * 9) Repeat steps 6-8 for the other colonies in their list.
 * 10) When finished, click on the name of the folder for their list of colonies, then FILE and PRINT,
 * 11) When the Print window opens, make sure the circle beside the "Selected Folder in My Places" is marked.
 * 12) Make sure they print 2 copies so their partner can have one as well.