Topic: GIS and Search Engines
Time Duration: 1 hour teaching and 30 minutes computer time.
Grades: K-7th
Today the class had a short talk about Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The students
did not know what GIS was until the teacher gave some examples. The students knew about the
navigation systems that are in vehicles, but that was all. The instructor explained how GIS
work and what they are used for. The students were not able to use Google earth because the
software was not able to properly load; therefore, the teacher did a review on search
engines. The instructor went over terminology about search engines. The class covered web
browsers, search addresses, search bars, tabs, Desktop shortcuts and more. The class ended
with the students searching for themselves on Google. Some students found themselves and
some found their parents. At the end of the class everyone learned something new about
search engines.