Where On Earth? A Google Earth Exploration

DPS Standards

READING AND WRITING

• Standard 1:
  Students read and understand a variety of materials. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• use comprehension strategies;
• make connections between prior knowledge and what they need to know about a topic before reading about it;
• adjust reading strategies for a variety of purposes;
• use word recognition skills, strategies, and resources; and
• use information from their reading to increase vocabulary and language usage.
• Standard 2:
  Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• expand vocabulary development using a variety of methods;
• write and speak for a variety of purposes;
• write and speak to peers, teachers, and the community;
• plan, draft, revise, proofread, edit, and publish written communications;
• use a variety of literary devices such as figurative language, symbolism, dialect, and precise vocabulary to convey meaning;
• prepare written and oral presentations using strategies; and
• use the most appropriate method, handwriting or word processing, to produce a product that is legible.
• Standard 3:
  Students write and speak using formal grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• recognize, understand, and use formal grammar in speaking and writing;
• apply formal usage in speaking and writing;
• use correct sentence structure in writing;
• demonstrate correct punctuation, capitalization, and spelling; and
• recognize and know when it is appropriate to use dialectical, idiomatic, and colloquial language, including awareness and appreciation of cultural and dialectic variance.
• Standard 4:
  Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• make predictions, analyze, draw conclusions, and discriminate between fact and opinion in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing;
• use reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing to gather data, define the problem, and apply problem-solving skills;
• recognize, express, and defend points of view orally and in writing;
• identify the purpose, perspective, and historical an d cultural influences of a speaker, author, or director; and
• evaluate the reliability, accuracy, and relevancy of information.
• Standard 5:
  Students read to locate, select, evaluate, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• select relevant material for reading, writing, and speaking purposes;
• understand the structure, organization, and use of various media, reference, and technological sources as they select information for their reading, writing, and speaking purposes;
• paraphrase, summarize, organize, evaluate, and synthesize information;
• cite others' ideas, images, or information from primary, print, and electronic resources; and
• use information to produce a quality product in an appropriate format.
• Standard 7:
  Students use appropriate technologies speaking, listening and viewing. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• use appropriate technologies to increase literacy through a variety of formats;
• use appropriate technologies to access, process, and communicate information for a variety of purposes; and
• demonstrate problem solving skills through the use of appropriate technologies.

MATH

• Standard 1:
  Number sense - Students develop number sense, understand and use appropriate math vocabulary, understand and use numbers and number relationships in problem-solving situations, and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems. In order to meet this Standard, a student will
• construct and interpret number meanings through real-world experiences and the use of hands-on materials and relate these meanings to mathematical symbols and numbers;
• represent and use numbers in a variety of equivalent forms (for example, fractions, decimals, percents, exponents, scientific notation);
• know the structure and properties of the real number system (for example, primes, factors, multiples, relationships among sets of numbers);
• use number sense, including estimation and mental arithmetic, to determine the reasonableness of solutions; and
• understand and use mathematical vocabulary and symbols; students will develop vocabulary relevant to each skill in order to communicate method and reasoning in problem solutions.
• Standard 5:
  Measurement - Students use a variety of tools and techniques to measure, apply the results in problem-solving situations, and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems. In order to meet this Standard, a student will
• understand and apply the attributes of linear dimensions, capacity, weight, mass, time, temperature, perimeter, area, volume, and angle measurement in problem-solving situations;
• make and use direct and indirect measurements to describe and compare real-world phenomena;
• understand the structure, use of, and relationship between systems of measurement;
• describe and use rates of change (for example, temperature as it changes throughout the day, or speed as the rate of change of distance over time) and other derived measures; and
• select appropriate units, including metric and US customary, and tools (for example, rulers, protractors, compasses, thermometers) to measure to the degree of accuracy required to solve a given problem.
• Standard 6:
  Computation - Students link concepts and procedures as they develop and use computational techniques, including estimation, mental arithmetic, paper-and-pencil, calculators, computers, and other manipulatives in problem-solving situations and communicate the reasoning used in solving these problems. In order to meet this Standard, a student will
• model, explain, and use the four basic operations-addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division- in problem-solving and real world situations;
• develop, use, and analyze algorithms and formulas;
• select and apply appropriate computational techniques to solve a variety of problems and determine whether the results are reasonable;
• link concepts and procedures to appropriate vocabulary and symbols; and
• understand and apply concepts of financial transactions in everyday situations.
• Standard 7:
  Technology - Students understand and use appropriate technologies to perform mathematical constructions and computations, simulate mathematical experiences, and to access, process, and communicate information related to the application of mathematics in problem-solving situations. In order to meet this Standard, a student will
• use appropriate traditional and electronic technologies in a variety of formats to extend and enhance mathematical learning and to simulate mathematical models, concepts, and problem-solving situations;
• use appropriate technologies to access, process, and communicate relevant mathematical data; and
• use appropriate computational and data-collecting tools.

SCIENCE

• Standard 4:
  Earth and Space Science: Students know and understand the processes and interactions of Earth's systems and the structure and dynamics of Earth and other objects in space. (Focus: Geology, Meteorology, Astronomy, Oceanography)
• Students know and understand the composition of Earth, its history, and the natural processes that shape it.
• Students know and understand the general characteristics of the atmosphere and fundamental processes of weather.
• Students know major sources of water, its uses, importance, and cyclic patterns of movement through the environment.
• Students know the structure of the solar system, composition and interactions of objects in the universe, and how space is explored.
• Standard 7:
  Students use appropriate technologies to facilitate understanding of scientific concepts, communicate scientific information, and conduct scientific inquiry.

GEOGRAPHY

• Standard 1:
  Students know how to use and construct maps and other geographic tools to locate and derive information about people, places, and environments.
• Students know how to use maps and other geographic tools to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.
• Students develop knowledge of Earth to locate people, places, and environments.
• Students know how to analyze the dynamic spatial organization of people, places, and environments.
• Standard 2:
  Students know the physical and human characteristics of places and use this knowledge to define and study regions and their patterns of change.
• Students know the physical and human characteristics of places.
• Students know how and why people define regions.
• Students know how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions.
• Standard 3:
  Students understand how physical processes shape the Earth' s surface patterns and systems.
• Students know the physical processes that shape the Earth's surface patterns.
• Students know the characteristics and distributions of physical systems of land, air, water, plants, and animals.
• Standard 4:
  Students understand how economic, political, cultural, and social processes interact to shape patterns of human populations, interdependence, cooperation, and conflict.
• Students know the characteristics, location, distribution, and migration of human populations.
• Students know the nature and spatial distribution of cultural patterns.
• Students know the patterns and networks of economic interdependence.
• Students know the processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement.
• Students know how cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface.
• Standard 6:
  Students apply knowledge of people, places, and environments to understand the past and present and to plan for the future.
• Students know how to apply geography to understand the past.
• Students know how to apply geography to understand the present and plan for the future.
• Standard 7:
  Students apply the process of geographic inquiry examining issues by using geographic skills and appropriate technologies to ask and answer geographic questions.
• Students know how to compile and use primary (fieldwork) and secondary (texts, maps, computer databases, etc.) information to acquire geographic information in order to answer geographic questions.
• Students know how to organize and display geographic information using appropriate technologies to answer geographic questions.
• Students know how to analyze geographic information to recognize patters, relationships, and connections, using appropriate technologies to answer geographic questions.

HISTORY

• Standard 2:
  Students know how to use the processes and resources of historical inquiry.
• Students know how to formulate questions and hypotheses regarding what happened in the past and to obtain and analyze historical data to answer questions and test hypotheses.
• Students know how to interpret and evaluate primary and secondary sources of historical information.
• Students apply knowledge of the past to compare and contrast present-day issues and events from multiple, historically objective perspectives.
• Standard 7:
  Students use appropriate technologies to obtain historical information; to study and/or model historical information and concepts; and to access, process, and communicate information related to the study of history.
• Students use appropriate traditional and electronic technologies in a variety of formats (for example, textual, graphic, audio, video, multimedia) to extend and enhance learning of historical facts and concepts.
• Students use appropriate technologies to access, process, and communicate information relevant to history.
• Students use appropriate technologies to enable historical inquiry.

VISUAL ARTS

• Standard 1:
  Students recognize and use the visual arts as a form of creativity and communication. In order to meet this Standard, a student will
• identify visual images, themes, and ideas in works of art.
• select and use visual images, themes, and ideas in their own works of art to create and communicate meaning.
• examine and critique their own and others' works of art.
• Standard 3:
  Students know and apply visual arts materials, tools, techniques, and processes. In order to meet this Standard, students will
• identify and describe different materials, tools, techniques, and processes that can be used in creating works of art.
• use different materials, tools, techniques, and processes in creating their own works of art.
• select and use appropriate materials, tools, techniques, and processes for a specific artistic purpose.
• use materials, tools, techniques, and processes in a safe and responsible manner.

INFORMATION LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY

• An Efficient Information & Technology User
• Computer Operations, Electronic Tools, Terminology
• Location Skills - Library and Internet
• Online, Electronic, Print and AV Research Tools
• Library Catalog (LION) & Dewey Decimal System
• Keyboarding
• A Responsible Citizen
• Copyright and Plagiarism
• Bibliographic Information
• Care of Books & Technology
• Safety Issues in a Digital World
• A Knowledge Constructor
• Research Process
• Evaluation of Information
• A Quality Producer
• Sharing of Information
• Document Production - Word Processing
• Document Production - Spreadsheets
• Document Production - Presentation Tools
• Evaluation of Process and Product