GAETI 2015: Day2

Today was very busy. We started off with a review of todays activities. When then moved our classroom to Mitchell Memorial Library to receive in-depth training on Google Earth from Rob McDougald.  It was extremely interesting all of the stuff that you could do via Google Earth! Afterwards, we had the privilege of  viewing the Kinsey Collection at the John Grisham Room at the Library. There was numerous artwork, rare artifacts and important documents that tell part of the untold story of African American achievements. We followed up with a fun outdoor activity that gave us a hands on activity to see how the earth rotates on its axis and how it moves around the sun.  We broke for lunch and returned in high gear to gain some knowledge on Geography and Science. We performed an task that involved us building a timeline in feet/inches from the present to the origin of earth! Needless to say the timeline was very long and we constructed it with receipt roll paper. This would be an interesting activity to incorporate into the classroom.  Next, we were privy to a wonderful power point presentation regarding the Civil Rights Movement. Afterwards we moved back into the computer lab and learned more about maps, geography, charts and data. We also received some goodies which included a inflatable globe and an atlas, which most classroom rarely have nowadays. Great day. Looking forward to tomorrow.