River Civilizations of the Ancient World!

Behold....the link of wonder!

Plan for Google Earth Tour

Location	Activity	Google Earth Content
1.Cairo, Egypt (with picture of ancient egyptians)	What are some possible changes the Nile might have gone through, both human-made and natural, since the early civilizations?	text here
2.Indus Valley (with picture of ancient inhabitants)	Look up a civilization that grew around this valley. What people live there now?	text here
Yangze River (Beijing)	Why do you think civilizations, like those in China, needed to be near water anciently? Why today?	text here
4.Bagdad, Iraq (with images of ancient sumerians)	There are two rivers here. What do you think would have been the benefits anciently? Today? Why, do you think, are these resources not making the people as wealthy as they were anciently.	text here
Details of image overlay / path / polygon:	I would like to have images of people from the ancient cultures that originated near those bodies of water.

Content- Rivers that are the cradles of ancient civilizations.
Pedagogy- A google earth Tour can be used for independent learning. After going over all the material in other methods, I can have the students look at the google earth presentation in the school's computer lab. It's also a great way excite kids and get them interested in learning. Seeing the river's place in the whole world can give the kids a great way to get the whole picture too.
Technology- Google Earth Tours

3rd Grade
Standard 1 Objective 1