Sasha Ilic

LANDMARKS EDU 214-1001

11/17/20
Mrs. Sasha: Good morning class! How is everyone's morning going so far?
Class: Good morning! Good
Mrs. Sasha: I'm glad. We are going to start todays lesson. Is everyone ready?
Class: Yes!
Mrs. Sasha: Okay great. Does anyone know what a Landmark is? (student raises hand)
Student 1: It's a place that is famous!
Mrs. Sasha: Yes, you are right. It's a place or a building or statue, that is famous and
sometimes gets lots of visitors. Many countries and towns each have a famous
landmark that people love to visit or has something very interesting about it that makes
it famous! Does anyone know some famous landmarks and their names?
(no answer)
Mrs. Sasha: Let me give you some examples and I bet some of you have heard of
them. Has anyone heard of the Statue of Liberty?
Class: Yes!
Mrs. Sasha: How about the Pyramids in Egypt?
Mrs. Sasha: The Statue of Liberty and the Pyramids in Egypt are all famous landmarks. Has anyone
visited a famous landmark?
Student 2: I visited the Statue of Liberty when my family visited New York!
Mrs. Sasha: That's amazing! I visited an amazing place in the country of Peru called Machu Picchu.
It's a very old ruin made by the native Inca tribes. Lots of people visit there every single day. Just like
the Statue of Liberty. I would love to see the Statue of Liberty myself one day too! I love to visit
landmarks whenever I go somewhere new.
Students: me too!
Mrs. Sasha: Today we are going to learn about some other very cool landmarks all over the world.
And we are going to visit them right here from our classroom.
Students: Really? How?
Mrs. Sasha: I'm going to show you how you can visit any landmark in the entire world by using
something called Google Maps. Does anyone know what Google Maps is?
(some students raise hand)
Mrs. Sasha: Great! I can use your guy's help to show your classmates how to use it.
Mrs. Sasha: Now Google Maps isn't just a way to
get directions when you are driving or see maps.
It's a way to see a location up close. Let's
begin searching for Google Maps (types in Google
Maps into Google). Once the site is open you will
type in whatever landmark you want to search in
the search box. (types in Statue of Liberty)
Students: That's cool!
Mrs. Sasha: It's very cool. Once you type in the
name of your landmark it will take you right to a
map that shows where the landmark is. It will also
show you a picture.
Mrs. Sasha: When you click on the picture on the
left it's going to zoom in to the exact location of the
landmark on the map and show you the landmark
up close!
Mrs. Sasha: Now at the bottom there are two
arrows that point right and left. If you click those
arrows you can see different pictures that visitors
took of the area and shared online.
Mrs. Sasha: Now we can click at the top left area
where it says "Street View & 360". This is where we
can look at different angles of the landmark and
move the camera around using those same arrows
at the bottom.
Mrs. Sasha: Now if you want to zoom
way out you can hit the minus sign at the
bottom right-hand corner and if you want
to zoom in you hit the plus sign. That way
you can see every angle of the landmark
and see what the environment is like.
(clicks minus sign to zoom way out)
Mrs. Sasha: You also turn the picture all
the way around and tilt the picture up or
down by clicking the arrows above the
plus and minus sign.
(changes direction and moves navigation
360 degrees).
Mrs. Sasha: Does anyone have any
questions so far?
Mrs. Sasha: Something else that is neat
is you can see videos of the landmark
that other tourists took when they visited!
On the upper right-hand corner click
Videos and a video will pop up right
away.
(clicks video and plays video)

Students: It feels like we are there!

Mrs. Sasha: Exactly. This is how we can

visit landmarks when we are learning
about them, right from your computer. It's
very neat to see the landmark for
yourself!
Mrs. Sasha: Now let's try another one! Has anyone
heard of the Great Barrier Reef? (Student raises hand)

Student 2: It's the Ocean!

Mrs. Sasha. Well, sort of, it's in the Ocean. It's in the
ocean near Australia. We can see if right in google
maps! Let's go ahead and search Great Barrier Reef in
the search box again.

Students! Wow that's pretty!

Mrs. Sasha: Yes! it's beautiful and it's very important

that we protect the barrier reef! It's the largest area of
coral reef in the entire world filled with so many living
things!
Mrs. Sasha: Now let's look around again and
see different angles of the reef. Is there
anything you notice that you find interesting or
cool?

Student 5: It goes on forever!

Mrs. Sasha: It looks like it goes on forever

because it's so big! And look how clear and
pretty the water is. You can see right through
to the reef. It's important that we keep our
oceans free of trash and pollution, so we don't
destroy this amazing area. This is an important
landmark in Australia that the people are proud
of! Lots of people come to visit this landmark.
Mrs. Sasha: Now we are all going to get a chance to search some landmarks we want to learn
about on our own. I am going to put you all in groups of 3 and hand each of you a slip of paper
that has a name of a famous landmark you are going to look up on Google Maps and a little on
google search if you want.
(places students in groups of 3 and hands each student a strip of paper with a name of a
landmark)
(guides class over to computer lab area)

Mrs. Sasha: Each of you will get 10-15 mins to type in your landmark in Google Maps and have a
look around. Explore however you like. Use the zoom buttons I showed you, look at the videos,
and explore the landmark and surrounding area. I'm going to walk around as the first person goes
first.
(walks around and monitors first student of the group typing the landmark into the search on
goggle maps and looking around)
Mrs. Sasha: Now don't forget to use those zoom buttons and look around. Is there anything you notice
right away? Do you see what country or state the landmark is in on your search box?

Students: Yeah!

Mrs. Sasha: Now...students who are searching. I want you to write down one cool fact about your
landmark. Something that makes it interesting. If you don't find the answer by looking at it on google
maps, feel free to use google search. Anything you want to share like "when it was created, how big the
landmark is, what is it made of, etc. Just write one fact down to share later.

Mrs. Sasha: When I visit a landmark or learn about a landmark, I like to know about the history of it. I like
to know why it was created, when it was created, and how. There are always fun facts about landmarks.
That is what makes them famous. They are special in some way or unique!

Mrs. Sasha: Here is a picture of me visiting the famous landmark in Peru called Machu Picchu!
Mrs. Sasha: Now that the first person is in your group is done, it's time to switch and allow the next
student in your group to search their landmark and write down one fun fact. I'll be walking around
again if anyone needs help. Take about 10-15 mins as well. You are welcome to help each other in
your groups if someone gets stuck.
(walks around viewing each student for 10-15 mins)

Mrs. Sasha: Okay now it's time for the last person in your group to have their turn to search and
write down a fact to share.
(walks around as before)

Mrs. Sasha: Great job class. Did everyone have fun looking at their landmarks?

Class: Yes!

Mrs. Sasha: That's great! Now we are going to share what we learned with the class.
Mrs. Sasha: Now that we have all had the chance to look at our landmark and learn
something cool about it, we are going to take turns showing the rest of the class and
taking us on a little tour of your landmark.

Student: Yay! Can't wait to share mine

Mrs. Sasha: Each group is going to go to the projector and, one by one, each student
will search their landmark on the laptop, connected to the projector, so the class can
see what you are doing. Once it's pulled up, I want you to zoom around, and move
the arrows so we can see all the different angles of the landmark. Then tell the class
one interesting fact about the landmark. If you want to share 1 to 3 facts, you are
welcome to!

Mrs. Sasha: Okay, which group wants to go first?

Mrs. Sasha: Okay great! Come on up to the projector. Google maps is already pulled up and ready to go.
Start by typing in your landmark.
(first student from group types in name of landmark)

Mrs. Sasha: Great! Now go ahead and show the class around your landmark and share a fun fact that you
learned.

Student: This is my landmark called The Grand Canyon. It is one mile deep!
(navigates around the landmark showing pictures and different angles)

Mrs. Sasha: Oooo that looks like a cool place to visit. And it's right here in America! In Arizona. Now it's
time for the next student in your group to go.
Student 2: This is my landmark. It's called the Eiffel Tower. It's in Paris and at night it lights up and
sparkles! I'm going to show a video of it lit up.
(shows video on google maps)

Mrs. Sasha: Wow that is so pretty! I would love to visit that landmark. It was built it 1889 and gets
about 7 million visitors a year. That’s a lot of visitor's to Paris's most famous landmark!

Students: We want to go there too!

Mrs. Sasha: Well if you want to visit a landmark you should learn as much as you can about it. So
if you are every interested in certain landmarks now you know you can search them and see them
just the same way visitors do. I love learning about different places and the things that are there.
Now who is next?

Student 3 begins
Student 3: This is my landmark. It's the White House in Washington D.C. This is where our presidents live
and was built in 1792.
(shows photos at different angles and zooms in)

Mrs. Sasha: wow! Great information you found about when it was built! Awesome job group #1. Now it's
time for the next group. Head on up. (next group walks up to present)

Student 4: This is my landmark called the Colosseum in Rome. It was built in 70 A.D. A long time ago!
(shows pictures of all the ruins)

Mrs. Sasha: Wow that was a very long time ago. It was the site of many celebrations and where the
gladiators went to compete. Imagine all the people that were there long-ago having fun. Kind of like
watching a football game now! Alright who is next? (next student begins)

Student 5: This is my landmark. It's the Palace of Versailles. This is where the Kings of France lived long
ago. (shows different views of the palace)
Mrs. Sasha: Wow! Imagine all the Kings and Queens in their fancy clothes walking around back then!
Next student. It's your turn.

Student 5: My landmark is the Eastern Island Statues. There are 900 of these statues all over the Island
in Chile! (shows different pictures of the statue heads)

Mrs. Sasha: Wow! Those statues are called the Moai and built by the people who lived there centuries
ago. Imagine the type of tools and skill they had to create these giant statues. I would love to see them
one day. Okay now it's time for our next group to go. Ready? Come on up.

(next groups approaches to begin)

Student 6: This is my landmark. The great Pyramids of Egypt. Some of them were where people
were buried. Like a cemetery. (shows different angles)

Mrs. Sasha: You are right. Pharos were placed inside some of the pyramids along with their
belongings. These were sacred areas in order to honor their dead. They are really amazing
because they were built long ago without the type of tools and machines that we have now. Now
let's hear from the next student.

Student 7: My landmark is Stonehenge. It's still a mystery to this day exactly how this landmark
was built. Lots of scientists think different things because it was built so long ago. (shows the
landmark)

Mrs. Sasha: Wow I love mysteries like that. And there are scientists whose job is to discover
those mysteries and share with the rest of the world so we can learn about the people on our
earth long ago and how they lived. Okay we have one last student left.
Student 8: My landmark is the Great Wall of China. It's in Beijing and It's over 13,000 miles long!
(shows different pictures of the wall).

Mrs. Sasha: Wow that is so amazing! I wonder how long it would take to walk the entire wall.

Students: years and years maybe!

Mrs. Sasha: Well I bet the people of China are very proud to have such an amazing landmark in
their country. In fact, the great wall of China is so amazing and famous that it is one of the
Wonders of the World. There are 7 Wonders of the world. And guess what? A few of your
landmarks are wonders of the world too. Can you guess which ones? (students look around
confused)

Mrs. Sasha: well the Pyramids, the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, Stonehenge, Eastern Island, the
statue of Liberty and Machu Picchu! So many of them! That's how important these landmarks are.
Mrs. Sasha: I'm glad you guys had fun learning about your landmarks. As you get older and go to different
grades, you will learn more about Geography. Geography is when you study about locations on the earth,
maps, and even landmarks. You may even be told to create a presentation or write a research paper!

Student 2: And we will have to find information about places on earth?

Mrs. Sasha: Exactly. You might have to write about, or present, a place on earth that you have never been to
before, or that is too far away to visit. Using Google Maps is another way to gather research on a place or
area you are learning about. It's a way to get up close just like you are there in person and see it just as you
would if you visited. And you can use it any time you are curious about a place on this planet that you want
to see! Does anyone have any questions about Landmarks?

Students: No. We want to visit all of them!

Mrs. Sasha: Great! You all did a fantastic job searching your landmark and sharing with the class. I hope you