Geography+&+Curent+Events-Gr+6,+Semester+1

**Gr 6 PowerPoint Nation Presentations using Google Earth **
The Students made statistical PowerPoint presentations of different nations of the world. Research was done prior to and throughout the creation of the presentations.

//The process://
 * -** Conduct initial research of required data from the UN website.
 * -** Use Google Earth to locate assigned countries:
 * --- label key locations (cities) and points of interest within the country
 * -- choose either flat or 3-dimensional view, then save copies of the maps
 * -** Load maps into PowerPoint
 * -** Use embedded chart tools to create spreadsheet tables and graphs of the country’s statistics
 * -** add additional required research information and images to complete the presentation.
 * -** Use Noodletools to cite all sources.

//Skills Emphasized:// - online research - Google Earth tools - PowerPoint presentation software animation techniques - design techniques using colour and font - copyright protocol

//IT Benchmarks Addressed:// 1.2 - 1.3 - 1.6 - 3.1 - 4.2 - 5.3

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