Geographic Alliance of Iowa

Putting Iowa in its place

Virtual Vacation

This lesson plan was created by Traci Lake (Cedar Falls High School) for students in 9-12 grade. In this lesson plan, students will determine criteria used to choose travel locations and use Google Earth to determine a travel itinerary, route of transport, and virtual tour.

Discipline/Subject

World Geography

Theme

Cartography/Maps

Cultural/Social

Region

None specified

Five Themes of Geography

Location

Place

Movement

Region

Iowa Core 21st Century Standards

TL 1. Demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology

TL 3. Apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information

National Geographic Standards

1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective

4. The physical and human characteristics of places

6. How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions

Iowa Core Social Studies Standards

GE 1. Understand the use of geographic tools to locate and analyze information about people, places, and environments

GE 7. Understand how cultural factors influence the design of human communities