One of the goals of my building is to help students become physically healthier. One way I could see this technology being used would be to have students create different routes where they could go on walks, run, bike rides, roller blading , or skateboarding. I would have the students find where they live on google maps and create 3 different routes that the could use near their homes. The routes would have need to be of different distances to accommodate different different needs. I would have the students do a route where they could complete in 5-10 minutes, 10-20 minutes, and 20 to 30 minutes. I would hope that they would see that they do not always need an hour to get some exercise in. A ten minute walk would be better than nothing. Homework could include going on these routes to test them out and to report back how long each route took. Obviously the exercise would fit well into a physical education curriculum but I also see how this could be tied into social studies with the map making, math to calculate pace, speed, distance, measurement, and science with the students reporting back what kind of ecology they witnessed on their routes. This project could be interdisciplinary or even school wide. I think the students would like to create something at school that they find to be useful away from school.
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Above is a Map of three routes from my neighbor hood. Each route fits one of the three criteria. I hope to test them out soon!
2 comments:
Matt,
Another cool idea I am going to borrow and put into my idea bag. Actually it is a fantastic idea. I can't wait to share it with our gym teacher.
Chrissy
What a great way to get the kids out. I think they would find it exciting to test out what they found on the map. Map reading is a difficult skill for some students. I could see students getting family or friends envolved to take them on the route they mapped out!
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