Teaching+Ideas

=Teaching Ideas= toc

Measurement
Open Dr. Seibert's trip in Google Earth by [|clicking here]. Find your school on Google Earth. Use the ruler tool to measure the distance from your school to India. How many miles will Dr. Seibert travel to get there? How many miles will he travel while he's there? On his total trip? Feel free to post your answers on the discussion tab of this page.

Word Problems with Weather
Use the information on the weather page to develop word problems. Either have students write their own and trade to solve, or the teacher can write them. Examples include: What is the difference between the current temperature in Salem, Virginia and the current temperature in Dew Delhi, India.

Weather Science
Use the information on the weather page to discuss the differences between climate in the United States and India. Why is warmer there?

Compare and Contrast
Use the Kidspiration file below to compare and contrast facts about India and the United States in a Venn Diagram. [|Cultural Comparision]

Smartboard Lessons
Use the Smartboard Activities Below to Explore India [|Investigating India]

Make Rangoli designs using [|directions here]. Kindergarten students can practice shapes and colors with this activity. Students in grades 1-3 can discuss symmetry (and lines of symmetry) and patterns.