Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Virtual Tour Plan

Location ActivityGoogle Earth Content
1. Giza Pyramid, Cairo, Egypt
Find out why it was built, and make a strategy of how you would build something like this using the modern tools we have today, as opposed to what they used back then.
Students will find this location.
2. Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Find out the history behind the construction of the Taj Majal (why and how it was built), and how many tourists it attracts to India each year. What does it have in common with the Giza Pyramid in Cairo?
Students will find this location.
3. Great Wall of China
Find out how long the wall is in miles. Then, figure out where the wall would end up if it started here in Provo and headed straight to the east.
Students will find this location; They will locate where the wall would end if it started in Provo and went eastward.
4. Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Find out what it used to be used for, and what it's used for now. If you could hold an event there, what would it be?
Students will find this location.
Details of image overlay / path / polygon:There will be image overlays of each one of the wonders in this tour. There will also be a path that goes along the Great Wall of China, as well as one the length of that from Provo eastward.

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