ARC GEOGRAPHY Lesson Plans

Subject: World Map, Geography, Science, Literature

Grade(s): 3-5
Activity time: 120 min (~3 lessons)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography mobile app + Geography world map, iPad

Additional material: Pages app, Keynote app, ChatterPix Kids app

Objectives: 

Discover different animals and their animal defense mechanisms:

• Animals with their relation to geographical habitats

• Animal defense mechanisms

• Animal characteristics

• Animal adaptations

Activities:

The students will investigate and explore the many areas on the ARC Geography app+map and the animals in each habitat/geographic location. 

The students will create their own animal, behaviors, defense mechanisms and characteristics. Students will draw their animal in the Keynote app, and export it as an image. They will open the Pages template, and add their animal image to the template from the camera roll. Students will write to explain their animal behavior and defense mechanisms.
If you are new to Apple's free Pages app, you may watch this short tutorial.
If you are new to Apple's free Keynote app, you may watch this short tutorial.

Students will record their voice using 1st person point of view as their animal with the recording feature in Pages. 

Students will download the ChatterPix Kids app and use the image they saved of their animal. Students will use 1st person point of view to make their animal come to life.
If you are new to Apple's free ChatterPix app, you may watch this short tutorial.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", then "Animals", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

• Where do different animals live? 

• What are their defense mechanisms?

• What are some animal characteristics you find on the Geography map?

• How can you create, design, draw and demonstrate an animal with defense mechanisms?

• How can you take the 1st person point of view of your animal?

Additional Ideas (optional): 

If you are not a native iPad school/district, students can draw their animal in another drawing app, or on a piece of paper. They can also take a picture of their animal. 

Author: Amanda Graczyk

Instructional Technology Specialist

Forest Ridge School District 142,

Greater Chicago Are, USA

Twitter: @MrsAmanda7

Go to the geography app 

Subject: Geography, Africa

Grade(s): 7
Activity time: 60 mins (2 class periods)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography web app/mobile app + Geography World Map/Africa map, iPad, Chromebook

Additional materials: TVs or Jamboard (optional), Google Forms Quiz, Google Expeditions, Google Search, Calculator, Google Maps 

Objectives:

• Students will be able to define and explain the difference between AR and VR.

• Students will be able to explore Africa using the ARC Geography app.

• Students will be able to tour Africa using Google Expeditions.

Activities:

• The students were paired together and each group had an iPad and an Africa marker/World Map.

• Each student had their own Chromebook to document their findings.

Part 1:

• The students were introduced to the ARC Geography app and were instructed to navigate it properly.

• Afterwards, the students used the ARC Geography app to explore Africa to complete the scavenger hunt. The scavenger hunt consisted of 8 questions (see Questions outline).

• They explored different parts of the land, obtained knowledge of the terrain, vegetation, animals, population, and landmarks

• The scavenger hunt questions were displayed on the Jamboard (see Resources).

• The students used their Chromebooks to document their answers and to use other tools such as Google Maps, and a calculator to answer the questions.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", then "political", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

• What country is the largest in area?

• What country has the highest population?

• What country has the smallest population?

• What native African animal is called “The Ghost of the Forest”?

• How many different plants are native to Africa?

• Using the political map, find the total population of Mali, Ghana, and Niger.

• Create a list of all the islands around Africa.

• How many countries is the Sahara Desert part of?

Once completed, the students were tested by answering questions using a Google Forms quiz.

Part 2:

• The students explore Africa using virtual reality tours in Google Expeditions.

Additional Ideas:

• The students can use Google Earth in conjunction with this app to obtain more details about the countries in question.

• The students can explore Africa and come up with their own questions.

Resource:

• Jamboard presentation

• Google document questions

• Google Forms quiz 

Authors:  Kimberly Mattina & Matthew Tatur

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Subject: Geography. This lesson plan systematically assists primary school pupils to explore the country of Spain. The students will learn about global positioning before concentrating on the location within Europe. The pupils will examine the physical, human and historical geography associated with Spain. Having acquired this knowledge, pupils will be able to draw parallels and comparisons between different countries.

This lesson plan focuses on Spain, but the content can be adapted to any country.

Grade(s): 1-2

Activity time: ???

Apps/ EdTech tools: ARC Geography web app/mobile app

Objectives: 

The students will be enabled to:

• Study the human and physical geography of countries in Europe to discover geographical similarities and differences;

• Name, locate and identify characteristics of the countries and cities of European; 

• Explore the country of choice (Spain): land mass, borders, language(s), flag, flora and fauna, seas, climate, famous buildings etc.

Activities:
The pupils will be active learners. By using their own thought process, they will generate questions and then research and find answers. This means the pupils are taking ownership of their learning and are therefore more curious about the topic and eager to delve deeper into the geography of Spain. Through their self-exploration of the topic they will acquire a variety of 21st century skills through working collaboratively with teacher and classmates alike, communicating in a clear and concise manner, creatively engaging with the information and critically analyzing the information sourced through the activities. 

1. Exploration and discovery (30 mins)

During this activity students will explore the World as a whole using the ARC Geography app. The pupils will locate Spain on the globe and examine its location in relation to other countries. This project will focus on the location of plate tectonics in the area, its time zone, and its climate.

2. Physical Geography (20 mins)

Using the Arc Geography App, pupils will look at the location of Spain in Europe. Students will identify neighbouring countries, land masses and surrounding waters.

3. Flora and Fauna (20 mins)

The ARC Geography App allows students to explore the native animals and trees of Spain.

Additional resources for this part:

• A video on the wildlife of Spain

• Greening the Desert Project (how Spain is turning its deserts into farmland oasis) 

4. Human Geography (20 mins)

Pupils will acquire additional information concerning Spain. Details in relation to the flag, population, weather, key landmarks will be explored in greater detail.

5. Historical Geography (20 mins)

Using the Age of Discoveries section of the ARC Geography app, pupils will examine the voyages made by sailors along the ancient trade routes from Spain to the Orient in the East and the Americas in the West. There is more information available about these countries along these routes.

Additional resources for this part:

• You can find short videos on Spanish Explorers in this playlist

6. Quest (30 mins)

To assess the pupils' understanding of key information, they will play an AR Scavenger hunt using ARC Quest. The teacher will post QR codes around the classroom. The students are asked to find and scan a QR code. When a QR code is scanned, a multiple choice question will appear on their tablets. Then students will use the CleverBooks World map to find the corresponding location.

7. Final assessment

A rubric will be used to assess the following criteria:

• Interest

• Motivation in performing tasks

• Performance

Students will be assessed on their content knowledge through the ARC Quest task. The children will also present their information in a travel journal document they will create using the notes and information they gather during the module. 

Author: Veronica Ward

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Subject: Geography. A lesson plan aimed at students that are learning English as a foreign language. During this lesson plan, students will be able to navigate the Geography App in Augmented Classroom to learn the names of new animals and find out about their diet and their habitat.

Through CLIL methodology students will develop their linguistic competence in the foreign language at the same time as they are learning about Science.

Grade(s): 4
Activity time: 3 lessons (45 minutes each).
Apps/ edtech tools: ARC Geometry web app/mobile app+geometry building blocks

Objectives: 

Students will achieve the following goals:

• Identify animals’ names in the foreign language (English).

• Identify the type of vertebrates in the Animal Kingdom (mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, amphibians).

• Learn about animals’ habitats.

• Classify animals depending on their diet.

• Understand and produce vocabulary related to animals: names of animals, carnivorous, herbivorous, water or land animals.

• Learn to write words and vocabulary in the second language.

• Read short texts about animals and their features.

• The skills developed during this lesson plan are: communicative skills, collaborative work, digital competence, listening, understanding, recalling information.

Activities:

Students will be active learners; they will need to work independently following their own rhythm in order to learn the names of the animals on the different continents and find out information about them. They will have to listen and repeat several times and write down the information to recall it later.

They will practice the newly introduced vocabulary and contents through several drill tasks. Finally, they will have to create a final product where they need to show they have achieved the goals established in the lesson plan.

The teacher will be the tour guide, leading the students through the different stages in the lesson plan and helping them with problems.

1. Exploration and learning (45 mins)

During this activity students will explore animals on the Geography App. They will learn their names, the place where they live and the food they eat. They will also pay attention to other interesting facts like if they are endangered, curious body parts, hunting process or others. 

 2. Option 1: Game of animals (20 mins)

Students will play the animal test that appears on the Geography App. They will need to show the knowledge acquired during the previous task.

3. Option 2: Collaborative Padlet (20 mins)

Students will write the animals on a collaborative Padlet according to their diet and the type of animals they are.

 4. Animal quest (25 mins)

In this assessment activity students will play a quest created with the Quest App. They will use their tablets to find all the animals and identify them using clues.

 5. Writing animal riddles (45 mins)

Following an established model students will design some booklets with animal riddles to swap with their classmates and see if they can guess them.

6. Final assessment

To assess students' knowledge, we will use observation, a checklist, an online test (Kahoot) and a rubric. We will use the rubric to assess the students’ performance on the writing task. Some of the criteria we will take into account are:

• Interest;

• Use of vocabulary;

• Spelling;

• Use of recycled vocabulary and structures;

• Use of grammar;

• Knowledge of the topic.

Author: M. Isabel Blanco Pumar

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Subject: World Map, Geography, biology, natural history

Grade(s): 7

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography mobile app + Geography World Map, device (phone/tablet)

Additional materials: CleverBooks World Map, Quiver AR app, Quiver markers with the life cycle of the butterfly 

Objectives:

Discover the world by using the processes of geography, biology, nature studies and skills focused on the following categories (modes):

• Geographical peculiarities of the continents

• Flora and fauna

• Land and water animals

• Interactive weather for each season on different continents

The students are encouraged to work in small groups to find answers to their assigned questions; initiate discussions on each topic, discover and analyze data; and communicate findings and decisions.

This team activity develops collaboration, critical thinking, information search and public presentation.

Activities:

Part 1

Divide the class into 4 groups. Each group should have the Quiver butterfly marker and the Quiver App.

Ask the class the main question: have you ever wondered how and where butterflies migrate? What do you know about a butterfly’s life cycle?

The students work in small groups. First, they colour the Quiver markers with the life cycle of the butterfly. Then they use tablets to work with the Quiver AR app and need to answer the following questions:

• Group 1: On which continents can we find the Monarch Butterfly?

• Group 2: Where is the birthplace of the Monarch butterfly? How do these butterflies migrate, when and why?

• Group 3: What plants do they feed on? How does the metamorphosis happen in the life of a butterfly?

• Group 4: What are some interesting facts about the Monarch Butterfly?

Each group works on its own question and answers it.

Part 2

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "World Map", then "Mini Beasts" to have a look at the Monarch Butterfly, your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson, now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras to the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Initiate your students' interaction with the ARC World map and navigate them though the discovery process suggesting to:

• Learn about different countries to see how to spell their names, hear how they're called and see their national flag. Furthermore, see additional information on the country size, population and the capital city.

• Press on each animal to see how to spell its name, hear how it’s called and what sound it makes.

• Press on each plant to see how to spell its name and hear how it’s called.

• Zoom in and out to explore most common weather conditions for a specific geographical location.

Questions outline:

Each group of students receives a question and prepares answers.

Group 1: Weather mode:

• What is the weather like on your continent?

• How is it different to the climate of other continents?

• Compare the climate on another continent to the climate on your continent.

• How does the weather affect the migration of the Monarch butterfly?

Group 2: Animal Mode:

• What animals live on your continent?

• What animals (insects, butterflies) can you find in different parts of the world that also live in our country?

• Why does the Monarch butterfly have such a bright color? What is the reason for this?

• Which insects, butterflies can be found on your continent?

Group 3: Plants Mode:

• What endemic plants can be found on your continent and in North America? Compare them.

• Find a plant in North America that the Monarch Butterfly likes.

• Find all the plants that the monarch butterfly caterpillar feeds on

• What do Monarch butterflies eat on other continents during the Migration period?

Group 4: Political Mode:

• Check the names of the countries located on different continents.

• Find the countries of North America, show their capitals

• What famous national parks in California do you know? Who can name more parks and show?

• Name and show the countries to which the Monarch butterfly migrates

Additional Ideas (optional):

This exercise helps to create a connection between visual objects and learn new words (using the voiceover application in English) in the theme of animals, plants, countries and continents.

Also, you may create a search game with questions:

• Where can we find a Sequoia?

• On which continent is Mexico located? 

Author: Olena Kovalova

Go to the geography app 

Subject: Weather

Grade(s): 4

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography web app/mobile app+Geography World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones, map of the world or workbook, ARC web-based Geography app

Objectives:

• Students will work in small groups to discover different weather on continents around the world

Activities:

• Assign small groups.

• Assign separate tasks to your students to discover weather patterns on different continents during different seasons.

• As a group, students will create a poster of what they have found using the ARC Geography App: write down the peculiarities of the weather, express your opinion why the weather is like this on your assigned continent.

• After the students finish their poster, they can present it to the class.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", then "Weather", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

1. What is the Weather Today? 

Would you wear shorts in the winter or try ice skating in the summer? Of course not! The clothes you wear and the things you do depend on what the weather is like that day. In this activity, students will learn how sunlight, wind, precipitation, and temperature work together to create local weather conditions. Students will observe and record daily weather data to identify patterns to help predict future weather conditions. 

2. What is the Weather This Season? 

How do meteorologists predict the weather each day? Simple: with the help of some very specific weather tools. Depending on where we live, we experience different seasonal weather conditions. In this activity, students will describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season and learn about the tools that meteorologists use to predict weather patterns. 

3. How can the weather be different in different parts of the world during the same season?

Additional Ideas (optional):

• Students can make a Slideshow with pictures and present to the class.

• Students can take weather observations for 1-2 months.

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Subject: Geography – plants in Africa – Weather and Animals In Africa – Water Animals - World Map - Geography - Social Studies

Grade(s): 2

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography web app/mobile app + Geography World Map

Additional materials: device (phone/tablet) 

Objectives:

Discover the world by using Social Studies inquiry processes and skills focused on the following categories (modes):

1. Geographical peculiarities of the continent of Africa;

2. Monuments and other heritage in Africa;

3. Wild animals and Water animals in Africa;

4. Types of Plants in Africa;

5. Interactive weather for each season in Africa.

The students are encouraged to work in small groups to find answers to questions; initiate discussions on each topic; discover and analyze data; and communicate findings and decisions.

This team activity develops collaboration, critical thinking, information search and public speaking.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", then "Heritage", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Activities:

This project was performed remotely because of the pandemic.

1. Divide the students into groups (4-5 students per group). let each group elect a leader who is responsible for distributing and coordinating tasks between students (Leadership skills)

2. The leader distributes the tasks to the students as follows:

• a- some students collect information about the African continent;

• b- some students collect information about plants and weather in Africa;

• c- some students collect information about land and water animals;

• d- some students collect information about famous places in Africa;

• e- some students collect information about countries and their capitals and flags in Africa.

Questions outline:

Weather mode:

• What is the weather like in Africa? 

• How is it different from the climate we have in our country?

• Compare the climate on your continent to the climate in Africa.

Wild Animals:

• What animals live in Africa?

• What are the distinctive sounds for it?

• What animals can you find in different parts of the world that also live in our country?

Water Animals:

• Which water animals can be found in Africa?

• Do these water animals live in other countries?

Plants:

• Describe Plants in Africa?

Heritage Mode:

• What are the most famous heritage attributes for each continent? 

• On which continent can you find pyramids (or any other heritage attribute)?  

Additional Ideas (optional):

You can use this activity with EST students. The activity helps to create connections between visual objects and learn new words (using English app voiceover) in the topic of animals, plants, countries, continents and sights.

 Also, you may create a search game with questions: 

• Where does an elephant live? 

• Where can we find a baobab? 

• On which continent is Ireland located? And so on…

I'd like to share my students' accomplishments with you. Hopefully, you will find it interesting and/or inspiring.

1. The Student Leader (Lekaa) made a video explaining the CleverBooks Geography App and how it works:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JxAGeoU1CM

• https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vfS9953fZrfpJuRKXRaW55-KgmB1kVUs

2. Skype between (Lekaa and Maria) to show her the Application:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tejUGblpK7s

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1ZIqt42N34

3. The Student (Lekaa) Collected information about:

a- Plants in Africa  b- Climate in Africa

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hcqnb_PPrZ-iVQmKLz4yrYU5WALMVKrY/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/10aOl8U6r7QqfOwm0MTirJVCBC0537aVQ/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1izFb9hJ71gI2quJsqYJH4Nu7nOyhJj8x/view?usp=sharing

Some pictures when she collected the information

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C16b-_KHEZWuIWfT7ErKFdw40NeF7bzI/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c9wRZ-nmtKrQUP81DiWr1RDrWaKouU8J/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/15eGQFn78iriukTOe7el-k-wky0ywXOa1/view?usp=sharing

4. The students (Aya + Manar + Malak) collected the information about Water Animals (PDF + PICTURES + VIDEO)

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/15eGQFn78iriukTOe7el-k-wky0ywXOa1/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/160ouwMoReWP9dGl-LlrX0bRJs-Vk8eAZ/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qfyvSJ2_PhOdtn1EgTKsU7vRvt_2Mz70/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/10K99qqTG2Tqe7tFPcP8gFiXdBtXweQg6/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/10K99qqTG2Tqe7tFPcP8gFiXdBtXweQg6/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F_fwl_9rjIP-1xfsGPbr9Aj-cmoxJlm6/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZB9gs-kC_5SJZ68tliYh5i4GEIZ3rSuT/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u_2X6xuJuyaYXhhOPR1iG24ES6Wl8uT8/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KySxHzSNd-rgLGsFUF6LbJTFY6xeTJrG/view?usp=sharing

5. The students (Mahmoud + Kerolos + Moamen) collected information about the Continent of Africa (Power point + Pictures + Video)

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h-TJDqoITgPtzIiD1G7dk2vnS3ADtGhZ/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ECslxsJZuWq7P_qidhQT8FxcBcBRD8xm/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zbi_JpMmxopz-oyb4TMm2lPzvI83ROrP/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MSIE3D5Urbur5PGrI02cj1_83CTQ3CYq/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MSIE3D5Urbur5PGrI02cj1_83CTQ3CYq/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ys58duCUMO3b_F9Mpsonw9gfu6DHMaX4/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_L7sYHlsKUkWgyejnYOAlQh6EuLOyfwP/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pddCOyEc1lbzxbmh37TrEpQ92v_-nMR7/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AHsIrNRZD7QZL4M9fcRIMkfw3qek7hvL/view?usp=sharing 

6. The students (Mahmoud Mamadouh) collected information about Wild Animals (Word docs + Pictures + Video)

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AHsIrNRZD7QZL4M9fcRIMkfw3qek7hvL/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ySRp18TYH3oYFPxELjV43-4BiYcvaah3/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-gRbVCNWE7fDjG7UxB3jrVsXSyq6w4e5/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/12aVjL4cBwoMsff0euhNSj8WrM4nvow_N/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vKa7nlI5eg-IVWeWr57_vXhuw8qscSkG/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uJ8lBektJAFQe11Gf2QTT0HXsndspC6g/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/15BnsHa9BH3X7_dYYqLBrAFosRqPpeYgZ/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1coyih0S-uyi5LGrdxOwJBROLh8lfkQ0s/view?usp=sharing

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Hu1JupRVxykVgbzoYCMM9ENLCkY8Q3X/view?usp=sharing

The students are:

·         1- Lekaa, 2- Malak, 3- Aya, 4 – Manar, 5 - Mahmoud Emad, 6- Mahmoud Mamdouh, 7- Kerolos

Author: MR / AMR GAD ELKARIEM HUSSEIN ELSHERIEF

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Curriculum type: Geography 

Grade(s): 4-6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech tools: ARC Geography web app/mobile app if you are using the mobile app: Map of Africa/Geography World Map

Objectives:

• Understand where Africa is situated;

• Get familiar with the key nomenclature  (Southern Africa, Northern Africa, Equatorial Africa, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean);

• Learn and memorize some African countries by name and their key characteristics;

• Learn to listen and think about what they have learned.

Activities:

Show Africa in the ARC Geography web app, on the touch board, or via a projector, or pupils use their individual devices (Create a class and invite students with the join code for mobile, and/or the join link for stationary devices). You can also print and distribute the world map from the ARC Geography app to them. Look at the map together with your pupils, explore and discuss. Encourage your pupils to ask questions and explore.

1. Refresh the memory of the names of Continents.

2. Can they find the equator, tropic of cancer and capricorn, what are they?

3. What are the colors of the map? (deserts, oceans, rainforests) raise the discussion by asking questions such as: 

• • • Which parts do you think are the least densely populated and why? (Sahara, Kalahari);

    • Where is Africa closest to Europe?(Morocco);

    • Which countries have the biggest area?(Algeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan);

    • What is the biggest island of Africa?(Madagaskar);

    • What are the biggest rivers and where are they flowing to? (Nile to Mediterranean, Sambesi to Indian Ocean and Niger to Atlantic Ocean).

The pupils can work individually or in groups/pairs, depending on the class. In the end you can have a Kahoot quiz on African countries, flags etc. At the end of the lesson, ask your pupils what they have learned and remember to always ask them to self-evaluate their learning as well. For further studying, your pupils can create presentations of any topic concerning Africa and present it to their fellow pupils using the ARC Geography tool.

Author: Tiina Kähärä

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Subject: Science
Grade(s): 6-8
Activity time: 45 mins (1  lesson)
Apps/EdTech tools: ARC Geography web app/mobile app+Geography World Map, ARC Create web app/mobile app

Objectives: 

Pupils will learn about the importance of plants and forests for the well-being of the planet Earth and the impacts of deforestation and reforestation with the focus on global climate change.

Activities:

1. Learn vocabulary

• Carbon cycle: The movement of carbon between the living and non-living environment through natural processes.

• Deforestation: Cutting or removal of all or most of the trees in a forested area.

• Greenhouse Gases: Gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, which absorb energy from the sun.

• Reforestation: Planting new trees in areas where they have been removed by cutting or destroyed by fire or disease.

2. Create a class in the ARC Geography app and invite your students with the join code (if they're on mobile devices) or the join link (if they're on stationary devices)

3. Use ARC Geography to check climate zones around the globe, Select the "Earth" mode and then select weather to explore global climatic zones, your students will automatically follow you. Select "continents" and the weather to explore continent-specific weather. Change seasons per continent and discuss the difference of seasons between continents.

4. Use the "continents" mode to explore plants and discover how they differ with the continents they are native to.

5. Watch the suggested videos and facilitate a discussion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-01T9e6VDWU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc7f5563azs

6. Choose different locations in Google Earth's Deforestation Animation and have your students discuss what they observe, explain why things have changed over time, and the impact it has on the environment.

7. Open a discussion around the questions

• How do trees benefit the environment?

• How do trees benefit humans?

• What threats do trees face?

• Why are forests important?

• How are forests connected to climate?

8. Use ARC Create to create a forest ecosystem:
   As a teacher, create a project, share it with your students via the project code, you'll be able to work with your pupils together on one Create project. If you already have experience with the ARC Create app, you can create multiple projects, let students work in groups and then present and compare the projects.

9. After creating your forest ecosystem, share why your ecosystem is important and how it interacts by recording a video, creating an infographic, or coding and creating a game, by using resources such as Flipgrid, Canva, Adobe Spark, Code.org, Microsoft MakeCode, Tynker, or Raspberry Pi.

10. Additional Extension: Minecraft Education Lesson

Additional resources:

• For each group of students/individual student: Carbon: Good or Bad 

• carbon cycle cards
  Infographic Project Guide per student

• Reforestation: Impact on Climate Introductory video

• Scientist interview questions: 

• Reforestation #1: Climate Change 

• Reforestation #2: Wildlife Conservation 

• Reforestation #3: Preservation and Restoration 

• Reforestation #4: Benefits 

• Reforestation #5: Local Community 

• SDG - Life on Land

Author: Christine Danhoff

Go to the geography app 

Subject: Plants, animals, geography, STEM, apps CleverBooks

Grade(s): 4-6

Activity time: 125 mins (~3 lessons)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/mobile app+Geography World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones, Africa marker (instead of World Map), flash card, educaplay- puzzle

LINKS:

• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lucidcentral.mobile.sanbi.species_id&hl=en&gl=US

• https://marinmagazine.com/homes/garden/top-apps-to-identify-plants/

• https://www.wwf.org.uk/discover-nature-seek-app

Objectives:

• Discover different plants, animals, mammals and their animal defense mechanisms.

• Identify temperature variations and specify how they can affect flora and fauna

• Explore virtual travels around the world using ARC Geography, focusing on plant, animal and mammal species in different parts of the continent.

Lesson Outline:

Ice breaking 15 min

Part 1 - Exploration 20 min

Part 2 - Learning through discovery 25 min

Part 3 - Practical applications 30 min

Part 4 - Presentation of new information 15 min

Fixing knowledge   5 min

Part 5 - Investigation 15 min

Activities:

Ice breaking 15 min

To begin, we will start from previous knowledge and observations on plant and animal species that exist in some areas of the African continent (example: trees, shrubs and animal species that live in the forests of the African continent).

The teacher asks the following question: Do you think Augmented Reality can help learning? Have you tested any application in this regard?

The students answer the questions and present information about augmented reality-based applications from the information they found on the Internet, justifying their usefulness.

For the second part of the activity, the students will work in groups of 4.

• Group 1 - plants;

• Group 2 - animals;

• Group 3 - mammals;

• Group 4 - journal creation - In the StoyJumper application (plants, animals, mammals).

Part 1 - Exploration 20 min

The teams' activities will focus on identifying key information, which will lead to the development of communication, collaboration and critical thinking skills.

During this phase, the students will search for information about species of plants and animals and terrestrial and aquatic mammals on the Internet on the continent of Africa.

Students in group 4 will write in the journal the information received from the other groups.

Part 2: Learning through discovery - 25 min

For the next step of the activity, the students were introduced to the use of the ARC Geography App. 

The teacher creates a class in the app and invites the students with the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). The teacher selects "Continents" in the app and the students will automatically follow. If the students are on mobile devices, they have to point their cameras to the African continent on the Geography World Map/the Africa Marker (make sure you have it printed out before you start this activity). 

1. The students will use the app to explore different areas of the African continent.

2. They will look for information about land, vegetation, animals and terrestrial and aquatic mammals.

3. Each team will have a CleverBooks map, a phone or a tablet.

Throughout this stage students will focus on answering the following questions:

• What plants (group 1), animals (group 2) and mammals (group 3) can you identify from the images you see?

• What geographical areas have you identified on the African continent?

• What species of plants and animals on land and in water are protected by law?

• How are they geographically distributed?

The students will be encouraged to identify as many species of plants, animals, or mammals that live in the water and on land in that geographical region. They will then compare images found on the Internet with those in the ARC Geography App, and the names of the species identified.

Each student will have a phone, iPad or tablet and an Africa marker.

Part 3: Practical applications - 30 minutes

Group 1- plants

• access the ARC Geography App and do the following:

• click on several types of plants,

• associate the image in the application with the ones on the Internet and identify the names of the plants that live in that geographical region

• take screenshots from the application with the identified plants

Group 2 animals

• click on as many animals as possible

• associate the image in the application with the ones on the Internet and identify the names of the animals that live in that geographical region

• take screenshots from the application with the identified animals

Group 3 mammals

• click on as many mammals as possible

• associate the image in the application with the one on the Internet and identify the names of the mammals that live in that geographical region

• take screenshots from the application with the identified animals

All groups

• Have a look at different weather conditions and the impact of weather conditions on the growth and development of plants, animals and mammals and specify the species that do not withstand adverse weather conditions.

Group 4

• Make puzzles/quizzes on educaplay.com/resource-editor (two members for each puzzle) with the information received from the three groups.

• Send the address of the puzzles/quizzes to the other groups to solve

After 30 minutes, students will group to share and discuss their results and make the necessary observations.

Part 4 - presentation of new information 15 min

At this point, the teacher will introduce to the students the new notions about climatic and hydrological hazards and how they can affect species of plants, animals and land and water mammals.

The teacher presents theoretical information, Climatic hazards, and climate hazards in Africa

Fixing knowledge: 5 min

What negative effects can occur for all species due to climatic hazards?

Refer to only one type of hazard and specify the effects.

Part 5: Investigation

After what is presented by the teacher, the students will then return to their groups and select a type of hazard where they will describe their causes and effects on plant, animal and mammal species.

They will identify the species of plants, animals and mammals, in the ARC application for geography.

They will create a list of species identified and affected by change.

During this investigation, students will focus on the following questions:

1. What do you think is the impact of hazards on the terrestrial and aquatic environment?

2. Do you think that human actions have any influence on the occurrence of some of these hazards?

Suggested questions:

1. Can you name examples of interdependent relationships between plants and animals?

2. How do these relationships affect the functioning ability of the greater environment?

3. How do climate hazards affect the plants, animals, and mammals, as well as their habitats and their interdependent relationships?

4. What species of plants, animals and mammals affected by climatic and hydrological hazards can you identify?

5. What are the most dangerous hazards? Give examples and justify how these hazards affect certain species in Africa.

6. You can find the answers to the above questions, in the Quiz created in the Educaplay online application to which you are invited.

Additional ideas: debate

Students will be able to demonstrate that they have understood the new vocabulary about change by identifying at the same time the favorable elements regarding their triggering and the effects produced on all species.

After completing, the students will answer a few questions through a test created on Google forms.

Author: Lidia Ristea

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Subject: Africa, Geography, Biology
Grade(s): 7

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)
App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App+Geometry World Map, Quiver App
Additional materials: Mobile device (tablet or mobile phone), CleverBooks Africa Marker, Quiver theme picture

Objectives:

Discover the African continent by using the processes of geography, biology, nature studies and skills focused on following categories (modes):

• Geographical peculiarities of the continents;

• Flora and fauna;

• Land and water animals;

• Interactive weather for each season on different regions.

The students are encouraged to work in small groups to find answers to questions; initiate discussions on each topic, discover and analyze data; and communicate findings and decisions.

This team activity develops collaboration, critical thinking, information search and public presentation.

Activities: 

Part 1

Divide the class into 4 small groups. Each group should have an Africa Marker/the Geography World Map and the Quiver app downloaded on their mobile devices.

Ask questions about the African continent:

• Do you know how many countries there are on the African continent?

• How many regions does it have and what are the constituent countries of each region?

• What are the characteristics of this continent in terms of topography and climate?

• What are the most important plants and how do they differ between regions? 

• What are the most important types of animals and how are they distributed geographically?

Students work in 5 small groups with the application, they must first complete the table of regions and countries. Then they use tablets to work with the Quiver AR App and answer the questions:

• What are the constituent countries of North Africa?

• What are the constituent countries in South Africa?

• What are the constituent countries of East Africa?

• What are the constituent countries of Africa?

• What are the constituent countries of Central Africa?

Each group works on its own question and answers it

Part 2

Create a lesson in the ARC Geography App and invite your students to join with the join link (if they are on stationary devices) or the join code (if they are on mobile devices). If the students are on mobile, make sure that you have either the CleverBooks Africa Marker, or the Geometry World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Select the "Continents" mode and explore different topics with your students: animals, weather, plants, etc.

Questions outline:

Each group of students receives a question and prepares answers.

weather and animal mode, focus on topology and terrain (1):

• How are the colors distributed on the terrain map? What is the dominant color?

• What types of terrain do these colors symbolize?

• Extract land types by regions.

• What are the dominant fields of North Africa?

• What are the dominant fields in Central, East and West Africa?

• What are the dominant lands south of the continents

Weather Mode (2):

• What is the weather like in North Africa?

• Compare it with the weather of other regions.

• Where is the concentration of rain throughout the year in the continent?

• What is the effect of that on vegetation?

 Plant Mode (3):

• Where is the most vegetation concentrated on the African continent?

• Determine the types of plants.

• The most important geographic distribution of these species?

Animal Mode (4):

• Determine the area where animals are concentrated on the mainland and compare it to other regions.

• List the names of these animals.

• Display the geographic area in which each animal is concentrated.

Every team can be responsible for one of the categories: weather, plants, animals, topology and terrain, etc.

Additional Ideas (optional):

Each group can complete a map depending on the application on the subject on which they worked

• Terrain map

• Climate map

• Vegetation map

• Animal species map

Adopt color gradients and respect the rules of cartographic representation.

Display these works in the institute's library to encourage other teachers and students to adopt the app.

Author: Radwane Bouzaiene

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Subject: Tectonic plates, Volcanoes, Earthquakes
Grade(s): 6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)
App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App+Geometry World Map
Additional materials: tablets or mobile phones 

Objectives:

• Learn about tectonic plates and their boundaries, find famous volcanoes

Activities:

1. The teacher explains earthquakes, volcanoes and tectonic plates.
   The ARC Geography Web app can be used as an interactive presentation to visualize the explanations of tectonic plates and volcanoes.

2. The teacher provides an understanding how the terms are connected.

3. The teacher explains the layers of the Earth using ARC Geography Web App. How is the lithosphere connected to tectonic plates?

Questions outline:

1. Ask students to find and name all the volcanoes on the ARC Geography map.

2. Name the continents where the volcanoes are located.

3. Move to earthquakes: what can cause an earthquake? (movement of tectonic plates) Ask students to find out where tectonic places and their borders are located, using the ARC  Geography App and mobile application.

4. Discover the plant Earth's structure: what are its layers?

Additional Ideas (optional):

Use a map of the world to mark locations of volcanoes.

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Grade(s): 4-6

Activity time: 120 mins (~3 lessons)

App/Tech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App+Geography World Map.

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones

Objectives:

• Teach children how the Earth supports many different animal habitats, each of which has distinct features and distinct plant and animal populations. 

• Children will examine how animals and plants are adapted to the conditions of the habitats in which they live. 

Upon completion of this Lesson students will be able to:

• identify different habitats;

• describe distinct features and distinct plant and animal populations of a certain habitat;

• identify animals that live in four different environments;

• interact through augmented reality;

• share information through digital devices and collaborate through augmented reality. 

Activities:

If class size and availability of resources permit, the ideal group size is four to five students.

1. Group Creation (5 min)

Divide students into groups as teams. Each team needs a device. Select a captain in each team and make sure that this student will be using the device on behalf of the team. Other team members can guide the captain verbally. Name the teams.

The involvement of the teacher in the above activity may be limited depending on the degree of engagement and maturity of the group of students.

Skip the activity, if the class is already divided into groups and allocate the time as needed.

2. Discussion on habitats (10 min)

Talk about different natural environments with the class. What is a forest? What does it look like? How is a forest different from a desert? Explain the term "habitat" and talk about the many kinds of animals that live in different habitats.

3. System test (5 min)

Try the system out before continuing with the next activities. Create a lesson in the ARC Geography App and invite your students to join with the join link (if they are on stationary devices) or the join code (if they are on mobile devices). If the students are on mobile, make sure that you have either the CleverBooks Africa Marker, or the Geometry World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Click on the continent and focus the camera of your mobile device on Africa. On the right side of your screen you can see different symbols which will help you to experience different options of Augmented Reality. Click on each to check them out. During the next activity, you'll be able to switch between modes.

4. Habitats (30 min)

Each group will research a different habitat of the world. Each group will produce a report on its habitat including the following information:

• A physical description of the habitat

• Examples of the habitat (geographical locations)

• Examples of animals and plants that live in the habitat.

The Worksheet is available in English HERE and in Greek HERE.

5. Students’ Presentations

[4 groups X (5 min/group presentation time + 5 min Qs/As = 10min) = 40 min]

When students have completed their assignments, have each group present its project to the class. Allocate five minutes post each presentation for discussion. 

Instructions for teachers

The mobile application is used to experience Augmented Reality. Students who are unfamiliar with the term "Augmented Reality" must be explained before the activities begin.

Augmented Reality (AR) is like Virtual Reality (VR) that you can see through the screen of your mobile device. In our case the “magic” map is powered by a special pixel combination and this helps our mobile application “ARC Geography” to recognize the pixel set and map virtual objects on top of it right through your smartphone screen. The magic happens when you point with the camera of your mobile device at the map in front of you. (CleverBooks, 2019)

Adaptation for students with special educational needs

Have each group choose a habitat and draw pictures of plants and animals that would be found there.

Author: Nancy Pyrini 

Go to the geography app 

Grade(s): 5-6

Activity time: 60 mins (~2 lessons)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App+World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones, CleverBooks Geography workbook

Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to: 

• Identify the names of Arab countries in Africa. 

• Identify the new vocabulary 

• Listen and repeat the new voc. Individually and chorally. 

• Identify the flags of each country. 

• Identify and write down information about each country correctly. 

• Read about the monuments and other heritage 

• Summarize what they have learnt through AR using Cleverbooks. 

Lesson Activity:

Starting off by showing the map of Africa and asking students to write down the names of Arab countries they know. Ask them: What are the names of Arab countries in Africa? 

Scanning the map of Africa with ARC Geography app will allow you to listen to each country's name, read it with a correct pronunciation, and write it down individually. Divide them into teams to explore individual countries.

Questions Outline:

• What is the colour of this country’s flag? 

• How many people live in it? 

• Where is this country on the map? 

• What is this country famous for in ancient history? 

Open the ARC Geography app and start a lesson. Invite your students with the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select the "Continents" mode, your students will automatically follow you. If they are on mobile devices, your students need to point their cameras to the World Map/the Africa Marker now. This is so the app can map AR on top of it. If they are on stationary devices, you can skip this step. 

Each team investigates the country they are working on through the ARC Geography application.

Presentation: 

A leader of each group presents what the group has learned about their country, using the app as a presentation medium. If the teachers share their screen/use a projector in class/use a touchboard, everyone can see what's happening.

Additional Ideas (optional): 

ask the students to record a video about their experience with the ARC Geometry app and how they can use it in other fields.

Author: Rania Ezzat

Go to the geography app 

Subject: World Map, Geography, Social Studies

Grade(s): 1-2

Activity time: 30 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App+Geography World Map

Additional materials: device (phone/tablet)

Objectives:

• Discover insects hidden in the Geography World Map from CleverBooks;

• Learn about insects and differentiate them from each other;

• Examine the physical characteristics of insects: six legs, three body parts, two wings (for some), two eyes, two antennae, skeleton on the outside;

• Contrast insects and spiders;

• Compare how different insects move: jump, fly, crawl, or swim.

Activities:

1. Watch the videos and discuss with the class:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO1IGi83LGg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZtT9SLOzYU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJlfBNyBKQA

2. Create a discussion around insects: types of insects, where they live, how they look like, what insects are living in your country etc.

3. Use the ARC Geography app to explore and discuss insects you can see. Read and discuss facts.

4. If you imagine an insect, what would it look like? - draw your imaginary insect.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "World Map", then "Mini Beasts", your students will automatically move with you. Make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

1. What insects do you remember from the videos?

2. What insects are living in your country?

3. What insects are you scared of? Why?

4. Can insects be poisonous?

Additional material:

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/inventing-insects-creative-lesson-plan/

https://www.calacademy.org/educators/lesson-plans/invent-an-insect

https://kidsgardening.org/lesson-plans-insect-safari/ 

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Subject: World Map, Geography, Eco Study

Grade(s): 6

Activity time: 30 mins (~1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App+Geography World Map

Objectives:

• Discover small animals ("mini beasts") hidden in the Geography World Map from CleverBooks;

• Learn about the small animals and differentiate them from each other;

• Examine the physical characteristics and modes of movement of small animals: flying, jumping, creeping, crawling.

Activities:

1. Watch the videos:

about snakes: 

about bats, here and here

2. Create a discussion around the subject: types of mini beasts, where they live, how they look like, which of them live in your country etc.

3. Use the ARC Geography App to explore and discuss th mini beasts that you can discover. Read and discuss facts.

4. How can you group the small animals you have seen (reptiles, amphibians, mammals, insects)?

5. Come up with your own small animal and draw it. What does it eat? How does it move? Where does it live?

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "World Map", then "Mini Beasts", your students will automatically move with you. Make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

1. What small animals do you know that live in your country?

2. What mini beasts are you scared of? Why?

3. Can mini beasts be poisonous?

4. Which small animals that you've seen in the ARC Geography App today have you met in real life? Share your experience.

Additional material:

Learn how to draw a bat.

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Grade(s): 6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: World Map, ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + CleverBooks World Map

Additional materials: device (phone/tablet)

Objectives:

Students will be able to name the different types of birds that are in different places around the world.

Activities:

1. Create a lesson in the ARC Geography App and invite your students to join with the join link (if they are on stationary devices) or the join code (if they are on mobile devices). If the students are on mobile, make sure that you have either the CleverBooks Africa Marker, or the Geography World Map printed out before you start the lesson.

2. Click on “Continents”, the students will automatically follow you. Now they have to point their camera to the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it (make sure that you have the world map printed out and ready before starting the lesson)

3. Students will explore each continent and look for the different kinds of birds that live on specific continents

4. Students will create a chart that describes each kind of bird that includes its name, where it’s from, its characteristics and interesting facts

Questions Outline:

• What bird species live in different continents?

• Where is each bird from?

• What are some of its characteristics?

Additional ideas:

• Have a look at this Bird Crossword

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Grade(s): 6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App+World Map

Additional materials: devices (phone/tablet)

Objectives:

Students will be able to name and describe the different animals that live in the United States

Activities:

1. Create a lesson in the ARC Geography App and invite your students to join with the join link (if they are on stationary devices) or the join code (if they are on mobile devices). If the students are on mobile, make sure that you have the Geography World Map printed out before you start the lesson.

2. Select "Continents" and your students will automatically move with you. Now they have to point their cameras at the world map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

3. Have students explore animals in North America to discover the animals that live in the U.S.

4. After that, students will explore water animals to see all the animals that live in the water.

5. Have students make a chart of the animals and water animals that exist in the United States.

6. Students will name, and describe the animals and what they eat.

Questions Outline:

• What types of animals live in the United States

• What types of water animals live in the United States?

• What types of food do these animals eat?

Additional ideas:

Organize animals into categories by Wild Animals, Pets, Farm Animals, etc.

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Subject: plants, botanics
Grade(s): 2-6

Activity time: 30 mins (~1 lesson)
App/Tech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App+World Map
Additional materials: tablets or mobile phones, desktops, laptops 

Objectives:

Learn about what flora is common on which continent.

Activities:

1. Teacher explains plants and flora. Why are plants so important? What plants can kids name?

2. How do plants grow? How do animals help plants to grow?

3. Explore the virtual travel around the world using ARC Geography and write down plant names for different continents.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", then "Plants", your students will automatically move with you. Make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson, now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras on the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

1. Ask students to find and name all the plants in the ARC Geography app by continent. How many do they remember? Are there any plants that can grow on several continents? Why?

2. Name the plants that are growing in our neighborhood.

3. Teacher can name plants and ask kids to draw them based on what they remember when using ARC Geography.

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Subject: Biology, Ecology, Birds, Owls
Grade(s): 4-5

Activity time: 30 mins (~1 lesson)
App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map
Additional materials: tablets or mobile phones, desktops, laptops 

Objectives:

• Learn about owls, their life and habitats. 

• This lesson helps students to understand the physical and behavioral adaptations of owls and how these adaptations help them survive.

Knowledge and Skills developed:

• Recognize talons, hooked beak, big eyes, frayed feather tips, off-set ears, and camouflage as essential adaptations for survival.

• Recognition of an owl as a carnivore.

• Recognize that different species of owls live in different places

Activities:

1. Ask students to raise their hands if they’ve ever seen an owl 

2. Where have you seen this animal?

3. What time of day was it?  (talk about diurnal/nocturnal)

4. Talk about the word "adaptation", ask students if they have any cool adaptations or built-in tools they use each day to find food or eat their food?

5. Ask students how owls hunt for food.

6. Display information about types of owls and how they behave in nature using videos available online.

7. Use the ARC Geography app with the students and explore the continents, name where they can find owls.

8. Facilitate creativity and ask students to draw an owl.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", then "Plants", your students will automatically move with you. Make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions Outline:

1. Find out the specific elements of your owl’s habitat:

• Where does it live?

• How much space does it need?

• What does it eat?

• Who eats it?

• Who in the ecosystem would be affected if this owl were no longer there?

2. 1 interesting fact about their owl

3. One question that they have about their owl

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Subject: Geography
Grade(s): 5-6
Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)
Apps/EdTech tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Objectives:

• Help students to understand the world and that it is made of different continents/regions in terms of climate, geography, animal life, and culture

• Teach students to identify the seven land continents and four major oceans. Key vocabulary will include: North America, South America, Antarctic, Australia, Africa, Eurasia, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "World Map", then "Earth" your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Activities:

• Use ARC Geography to facilitate multi-student activities to showcase the Earth as planet and exploration of continents. Showcase time zones, climatic zones. Discuss how morning and evening on different continents can be at the same time, the weather and seasons based on visuals in Augmented Reality.

• Ask students to imagine that they are visiting these continents. Have them write three similarities and three differences between the continents on their own.

• Split students in 6 groups to work on different continents and prepare a short summary on climate, plants, animals, heritage/culture landmarks. Ask students to present their findings using ARC Geography and Augmented Reality.

Sample questions to facilitate discussions:

1. What are the similarities and differences between the African and the North American continent in winter?

2. On which continent can you find elephants?

3. Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

4. It is night in North America. What time of the day is it in Australia?

Author: Pamela Ihle

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Subject: North America

Grade(s): 2

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones

Objectives:

Students will work in small groups to discover different aspects of North America.

Activities:

1. Assign small groups.

2. Assign separate tasks to students to learn about North America including weather, wild animals, water animals, plants and heritage.

3. As a group, students will create a poster of what they have found using the ARC Geography App.

4. After students finish their poster, they can present it to the class.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

• What is the weather like throughout the different seasons?

• What Wild Animals live in North America?

• What are some Water Animals that live in North America?

• What types of plants live in North America?

• What animals live in North America that also live in the US (or wherever you are from)?

• What are the most common landmarks/attractions in North America?

Additional Ideas (optional):

• Students can make a Slideshow with pictures and present to the class.

• Students can take a test for the different life in North America. (Test on Wild Animals, Test on Plants, etc.)

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Subject: South America

Grade(s): 2

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones

Objectives:

• Students will work in small groups to discover different aspects of South America.

Activities:

1. Assign small groups.

2. Assign separate tasks to students to learn about South America including weather, wild animals, water animals, plants and heritage.

3. As a group, students will create a poster of what they have found using the ARC Geography App.

4. After students finish their poster, they can present it to the class.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

• What is the weather like throughout the different seasons?

• What Wild Animals live in South America?

• What are some Water Animals that live in South America?

• What types of plants live in South America?

• What animals live in South America that also live in the US (or wherever you are from)?

• What are the most common landmarks/attractions in North America?

Additional Ideas (optional):

• Students can make a Slideshow with pictures and present to the class.

• Students can take a test for the different life in South America. (Test on Wild Animals, Test on Plants, etc.)

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Subject: Europe

Grade(s): 2

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones

Objectives:

Students will work in small groups to discover different aspects of Europe.

Activities:

1. Assign small groups.

2. Assign separate tasks to students to learn about Europe including weather, wild animals, water animals, plants and heritage.

3. As a group, students will create a poster of what they have found using the ARC Geography App.

4. After students finish their poster, they can present it to the class.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

• What is the weather like throughout the different seasons?

• What Wild Animals live in Europe?

• What are some Water Animals that live in Europe?

• What types of plants live in Europe?

• What animals live in Europe?

• What are the most common landmarks/attractions in Europe?

Additional Ideas (optional):

• Students can make a Slideshow with pictures and present to the class.

• Students can take a test for the different life in Europe. (Test on Wild Animals, Test on Plants, etc.)

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Subject: Africa

Grade(s): 2

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones

Objectives:

Students will work in small groups to discover different aspects of Africa.

Activities:

1. Assign small groups.

2. Assign separate tasks to students to learn about Africa including weather, wild animals, water animals, plants and heritage.

3. As a group, students will create a poster of what they have found using the ARC Geography App.

4. After students finish their poster, they can present it to the class.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it. 

Questions outline:

• What is the weather like throughout the different seasons?

• What Wild Animals live in Africa?

• What are some Water Animals that live in Africa?

• What types of plants live in Africa?

• What animals live in Africa?

• What are the most common landmarks/attractions in Africa?

Additional Ideas (optional):

• Students can make a Slideshow with pictures and present to the class.

• Students can take a test for the different life in Africa. (Test on Wild Animals, Test on Plants, etc.)

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Subject: Eurasia

Grade(s): 1-2

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: Clever Books Geography App

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones

Objectives:

Students will work in small groups to discover different aspects of Eurasia.

Activities:

1. Assign small groups.

2. Assign separate tasks to students to learn about Eurasia including weather, wild animals, water animals, plants and heritage.

3. As a group, students will create a poster of what they have found using the Clever Books Geography App.

4. After students finish their poster, they can present it to the class.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

• What is the weather like throughout the different seasons?

• What Wild Animals live in Eurasia?

• What are some Water Animals that live in Eurasia?

• What types of plants live in Eurasia?

• What animals live in Eurasia?

• What are the most common landmarks/attractions in Eurasia?

Additional Ideas (optional):

• Students can make a Slideshow with pictures and present to the class.

• Students can take a test for the different life in Eurasia. (Test on Wild Animals, Test on Plants, etc.)

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Grade(s): 4-6

Activity time: 60 mins (~2 lessons)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones, map of the world or workbook, ARC web-based Geography app

Objectives:

• To familiarise learners with cutting-edge technological tools. 

• To train them how to be technologically literate. 

• To increase learning curves in a fun and digital fashion 

• To develop friendship, reciprocal communication and turn-taking skills. 

• To cultivate effective problem-solving, risk taking, critical thinking and intelligent action. 

• In order to achieve their goal-project, students must practice working with a variety of people, adapting accordingly.

• To develop presentation skills while presenting their work in front of the class. 

• To learn about the European heritage 

Activities:

Part 1 

Divide the class into 2-3 small groups. Each group should have the CleverBooks World Map to work with. Play a blind Kahoot. Kahoots are played by kids without knowing the topic ahead of time in order to be intrigued and easily introduced to it. After that, the class will be shown the CleverBooks World Map. They will be asked if they can imagine what kind of world map this is and what they know about world heritage. Students are given miniatures of monuments and cards depicting cities of the world. Then they are asked to match the miniatures with the corresponding cards. After that students are required to check their answers using the ARC Geography app together with the CleverBooks World Map. Zoom in and out to explore the most famous heritage places of the world. Press on different 3D models to see how to spell its name and hear how it’s called.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson, now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras on the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline: 

• ‘What can you see?’ 

• ‘What kind of map do you think this is?’ 

• ‘What are the most famous monuments?’ 

• ‘In which cities are they located?’ 

Part 2 

Students will play a CleverBooks AR Scavenging hunt. The teacher has pasted QR codes inside the classroom. The students are asked to find and scan a QR code. A clue-like riddle will appear on their tablets and smartphones as soon as a QR code is scanned. The students will use the CleverBooks World map to find the corresponding monument. 

Part 3 

Each team selects one monument to their choice. They are asked to make a 3D model using Lego. Then they will be asked to write down some information for each monument. Next, they will transcribe the information into QR code messages, which they will print and pin on each monument. 

Additional Ideas (optional): 

• Students can create Aurasma videos presenting the monuments. 

• Students can use Google Earth in conjunction with this app to obtain more details about the monuments. 

• The teacher can organize a Skype Virtual Tour for students to watch one of the monuments live. 

Author: Sophia Christina Andrioti

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Subject: Antarctica

Grade(s): 2

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones

Objectives:

Students will work in small groups to discover different aspects of Antarctica.

Activities:

1. Assign small groups.

2. Assign separate tasks to students to learn about Antarctica including weather, wild animals, water animals, plants and heritage.

3. As a group, students will create a poster of what they have found using the Clever Books Geography App.

4. After students finish their poster, they can present it to the class.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

• What is the weather like throughout the different seasons?

• What Wild Animals live in Antarctica?

• What are some Water Animals that live in Antarctica?

• What types of plants live in Antarctica?

• What animals live in Antarctica?

• What are the most common landmarks/attractions in Antarctica?

Additional Ideas (optional):

• Students can make a Slideshow with pictures and present to the class.

• Students can take a test for the different life in Antarctica. (Test on Wild Animals, Test on Plants, etc.)

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Subject: Australia & New Zealand

Grade(s): 2

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App+World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones

Objectives:

Students will work in small groups to discover different aspects of Australia & New Zealand.

Activities:

1. Assign small groups.

2. Assign separate tasks to students to learn about Australia & New Zealand including weather, wild animals, water animals, plants and heritage.

3. As a group, students will create a poster of what they have found using the Clever Books Geography App.

4. After students finish their poster, they can present it to the class.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

• What is the weather like throughout the different seasons?

• What Wild Animals live in Australia & New Zealand?

• What are some Water Animals that live in Australia & New Zealand?

• What types of plants live in Australia & New Zealand?

• What animals live in Australia & New Zealand?

• What are the most common landmarks/attractions in Australia & New Zealand?

Additional Ideas (optional):

• Students can make a Slideshow with pictures and present to the class.

• Students can take a test for the different life in Australia & New Zealand. (Test on Wild Animals, Test on Plants, etc.)

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Subject: Political map of the world, capitals, population, flags

Grade(s): 6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones, map of the world or workbook, ARC web-based Geography app

Objectives:

• Students will work in small groups to discover different countries on continents around the world;

• Locate countries around the world;

• Compare countries around the world;

• Interpret information about the different countries. 

Activities:

1. Assign small groups.

2. Assign separate tasks to students to discover countries on different continents.

3. Students need to write down and then present to other groups list of countries with capitals on the assigned continent.

4. Assign multi-user game of flags (multi-user in ARC or on mobile devices using CleverBooks map or Geography workbook).

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

• What is a country?

• How are countries different from one another?

• Why are countries different from one another?

• Is the number of countries on each continent equal? 

• How many countries are on the North American (European, African, etc.) continent? 

• Can you estimate how many people live on each continent?

• Do countries have different flags? Which one do you like and why?

• How where the Americas discovered? (use Age of Discovery mode on CleverBooks Map)

Additional Ideas (optional):

• Students can make posters about their continents.

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Subject: Map of the world

Grade(s): 4-6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones

Objectives:

• Students will work in small groups to discover different continents around the world;

• Create project-based learning on continents allocated to groups, make posters;

• Interpret information about the different continents.

Activities:

1. Assign small groups.

2. Assign separate tasks to students to discover countries on different continents.

3. Students need to write down and then present to other groups list of countries with capitals on the assigned continent.

4. Assign multi-user game of flags

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

• What is a continent?

• How many countries are there on the continent your group works on?

• How and why are countries different?

• What is the weather like on your continent during different seasons? 

• What animals live on your continent? 

• What plants can you find on your continent?

• What heritage can you find on your continent?

• Showcase your poster and present your continent.

Additional Ideas (optional):

• Students can make posters about their continents.

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Grade(s): 4-6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones

Objectives:

• Learn that volcanoes erupt due to the shifting of tectonic plates.

Activities:

1. Open the ARC Geography app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. 

2. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). 

3. Select "World Map", then "Earth", your students will automatically move with you. If they are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

4. Select the tectonic plates on the right and showcase tectonic plates through the ARC Geography app.

5. Find all the volcanoes and where they are located in the app app, write down the names.

6. Discuss locations, find additional information on the web for each volcano. Identify active and sleeping, state the difference, discuss.

Questions outline:

• How and why is the Earth constantly changing?

• Why do the continents move, and what causes earthquakes and volcanoes? 

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Grade(s): 5-6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: Clever Books Geography App, map of the world

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones, map of the world or workbook, ARC web-based Geography app

Objectives:

• Identify the relevant components of the geosphere

• Identify and describe the relationships (interactions) within and between the geosphere and hydrosphere

• Describe the ways that the geosphere and hydrosphere affect Earth’s surface materials and processes 

Activities:

1. Open the ARC Geography app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. 

2. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). 

3. Select "World Map", then "Earth", your students will automatically move with you. If they are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

4. Select the layers of the earth on the right.

5. Use the scroll to check the layers one by one, describe them and discuss.

6. Let students identify and describe the multiple layers of the geosphere and their interactions with the hydrosphere. 

Questions outline:

• How and why is Earth constantly changing?

• How do Earth’s major systems interact?

• Identify the relevant components of the geosphere

• Identify and describe the relationships (interactions) within and between the geosphere and hydrosphere

• Describe the ways that the geosphere and hydrosphere affect Earth’s surface materials and processes 

Additional Ideas (optional):

• Students can draw the Earth layers to check their knowledge.

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Grade(s): 4-6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App+World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones, desktops, laptops.

Objectives:

• Students will work in small groups to discover different aspects of Eurasia.

• Learn to work with mind maps.

Activities:

Watch the video and facilitate a discussion:

1. Assign small groups.

2. Assign separate tasks to students to learn about Eurasia including weather, wild animals, water animals, plants and heritage.

3. As a group, students will create a poster of what they have found using the ARC Geography App.

4. After students finish their poster, they can present it to the class.

5. Ask students to create a mind map about Eurasia

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

Ask the questions to explore in-depth information about different aspects of Eurasia.

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Grade(s): 4-6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography & ARC Space Web Apps/Mobile Apps + Geography World Map+Space Poster

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones, map of the world or workbook

Objectives:

• Compare the layers of the Earth in the ARC Geography App to the layers of the Sun (what happens in these layers?);

• Determine the locations of the Earth to the Sun with the ARC apps;

• Determine how habitats are affected by the Sun;

• Illustrate how the Sun casts a shadow;

• Observe the effects of sunlight by using the ARC Geography app. Explore climatic zones and seasons and discuss how sunlight affects them.

Activities:

• Use the ARC Geography and ARC Space apps to check the distance between the Sun and the Earth.

• Ask kids to draw the location of the planets. Discuss how far or near the Sun is to the Earth. What would happen if the Sun was closer to the Earth? What would happen if it was further away from the Earth?

• What is the sun? And what are stars? Where do stars come from? What does it mean when someone talks about stars "dying"?

• Use animations inside the app to see how the Sun causes time zones, weather, seasons, climate and shadows on the Earth.

Questions outline: 

1.How does sunlight affect the Earth’s surface?

2.What patterns can be noticed between the Sun and other planets? 

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Grade(s): 5-6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: Tablets or mobile phones

Objectives:

• Learn about Age of discoveries;

• Learn about the countries whose travelers made the discoveries of other continents.

Activities:

1. Watch the videos:

   1. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nItN2c6gZ4

      2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOclF9eP5uM

      3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H7wD_xK0E8

2. Discuss each video with students.

3. Split the class into groups and use the ARC Geography app to check the age of discovery mode.

4. Ask students to take notes and create a poster or mind map.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline: 

1. What is age of discovery?

2. Why does it have such a name?

3. Who are the main explorers you have learnt about?

4. What countries do they represent?

5. What have you learnt by following the explorations of the travelers?

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Subject: World Map, Geography, biology, natural history

Grade(s): 1-2

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Objectives:

Discover the world by using the processes of geography, biology, nature studies:

• Understanding pandas

• Where pandas live

• Peculiarities of panda bears

The students are encouraged to work in the small group to find answers to questions; initiate discussions on each topic; discover and analyze data; and communicate findings and decisions.

This team activity develops collaboration, critical thinking, information search and public speaking.

Activities:

1. Watch and discuss the video.

2. Use the ARC Geography app to find pandas' location.

3. Draw a panda using this worksheet.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson, now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras on the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it. 

Questions outline:

• What kind of animal is a panda?

• Where can we find pandas? Which continent?

• What do pandas eat?

• What do they do during the day?

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Subject: World Map, Geography, biology, natural history

Grade(s): 6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Objectives:

Discover the world by using the processes of geography, biology, nature studies:

• Understanding bears

• Learn about different types of bears

• Find out where bears live

• Peculiarities of different types of bears

The students are encouraged to work in the small group to find answers to questions; initiate discussions on each topic; discover and analyze data; and communicate findings and decisions.

This team activity develops collaboration, critical thinking, information search and public speaking.

Activities:

1. Watch and discuss the following videos:

   1. 1. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04dUAA8cS2M

         2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAJgJR2rroM

         3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54CDgurNMSI

2. Use the ARC Geography app to find bears' locations around the world.

3. Ask students to create presentations on different types of bears that have learnt about in today's lesson and present in front of the class. Students should work in small groups on creating a poster or a presentation slides.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

• What kind of animal is a bear?

• Where can we find bears? Which continents?

• What do bears eat?

• What do they do during the day? During different seasons?

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Grade(s): 6

Activity time: 30 mins (~1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: device (phone/tablet)

Objectives:

• Learn about different time zones;

• Understand what day and night are;

• Apply your time zones knowledge and identify time zones using the ARC Geography app.

Activities:

1. Watch the videos and discuss with the students:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j-SWKtWEcU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgINA9_IFiI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-whBKIB1e0

2. Tell kids about different time zones:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_time_zones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_time_zones_by_country

Use the ARC Geography app to explore and discuss time zones, day and night in different countries and on different continents

3. Work in groups and ask kids to identify times zones in different parts of the world by assigning a separate continent to each group of students.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

1. What are day and night?

2. Why is it day time in some countries and in other countries night time at the same moment?

3. Where does the time zone starts? Why?

4. How many time zones are there?

Additional materials:

Ask students to prepare a presentation about time zones.

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Grade(s): 4-6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: AR Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: device (phone/tablet)

Objectives:

• Learn about Ancient Egypt

• Learn about its remaining heritage and find it on the map

• Learn about the culture of Ancient Egypt

Activities:

1. Watch the videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsiYrpdTnQ8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqY-_wAH4Wg

2. Use additional resources to talk about Egypt, its culture and history:

https://www.worthprimaryschool.com/ancient-egyptians/

https://www.tes.com/en-ie/teaching-resource/ancient-egypt-daily-life-12127138

http://waringstownps.co.uk/attachments/article/166/P5W_Ancient_Egypt.pdf

3. Do the activity of Cracking Egyptian names and writing your own.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

1. What did you learn about Egypt?

2. Where is Egypt on the map?

3. What kind of history does Egypt have?

4. What kind of heritage can we still see today? Why do you think it is still there?

5. What's your favorite fact about ancient Egypt?

Additional material:

Ask students to prepare a poster on facts about Ancient Egypt and sign with their names in old Egyptian calligraphy.

Go to the geography app 

Grade(s): 4-6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: device (phone/tablet)

Objectives:

• Living creatures;

• Living things have basic needs, including food and water; 

• Location of places and their features on simple maps. 

Activities:

1. Watch the video. Students identify and describe the natural, managed and constructed features of places at a local scale and identify where features of places are located. They recognise that people describe the features of places differently. Students identify changes in features and describe how to care for places. Students respond to questions about familiar and unfamiliar places by locating and interpreting information from sources provided. They reflect on their learning to suggest ways that places can be cared for. 

2. Use additional resources from CleverBooks to find the animals and plants and discuss what kids know about them.

3. Divide kids in groups for group activities: posters and presentations about animals and plants (1 animal, 1 plant per group).

4. Presentation of created posters.

5. Watch video about challenges and discuss what impacts eco challenges (Students make connections between texts by comparing content. They listen for particular purposes. When discussing their ideas and experiences, students use everyday language features and topic-specific vocabulary. They explain their preferences for aspects of texts using other texts as comparisons. They use a variety of strategies to engage in group and class discussions and make presentations).

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vL9WZ9xYUg

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_a0ysp4g2E 

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson, now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras on the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

1. What animals can be found in Australia?

2. What is biodiversity?

3. What plants have you seen?

4. What is an "endangered species"?

5. How can we protect nature?

Additional materials:

https://prod-media.coolaustralia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/23134001/RS_CurriculumLinks_TuningIn_LP.pdf

https://www.coolaustralia.org 

Go to the geography app 

Grade(s): 3-4

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: device (phone/tablet)

Objectives:

• Students understand that we can all take action to reduce the impact of plastic waste on our oceans;

• Students identify and articulate their dreams for the oceans;

• Students will develop and practice storytelling techniques. 

Activities:

1. Watch and discuss video. 

2. Use ARC Geography app and divide kids in groups. Let each group explore water animals based on each continent. Discuss and present the animals and facts that kids have learnt about each animal.

3. Watch and discuss the video about ocean pollution: this or this. 

4. Storytelling activity: split kids in groups and ask them to imagine a life of a water animal. Let them create a story and present about a typical day of this animal.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", then "Water Animals", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

1. What is an ocean? How is it different from a sea or lake?

2. What animals live in an ocean?

3. Have you ever visited an ocean? Share your experience.

4. What is a pollution?

5. How can we keep our oceans clean? Why is this important?

Additional materials:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8sdXkVAHbY&list=PLQlnTldJs0ZTLL3_CbqRfzyBeXQOQrw2d (for group activity if possible)

https://www.coolaustralia.org 

Go to the geography app 

Grade(s): 4-5

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App + World Map

Additional materials: device (phone/tablet)

Objectives:

• Students understand that living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. Humans use natural resources for everything they do. 

• Students learn that plants depend on water and light to grow. 

Activities:

1. Watch and discuss video about animals and plants in their natural environment: 

• what animals eat:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRszHiLVmUw and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_xzclEl-lY 

• photosynthesis 

• Illuminating Photosynthesis 

2. Use the ARC Geography app and divide kids into groups. Let each group explore plants based on each continent. Discuss and present the plants and facts that kids have learnt about each plant.

3. Use the CleverBooks Geography app and divide kids into groups. Let each group explore animals based on each continent. Discuss and present the animals and facts that kids have learnt about each animal. Feed the animals and find out what each animal eats and what it doesn't. Think of why.

4. Discuss with kids what plants and animals need to survive: animals need air, water, food, and shelter, and plants need air, water, nutrients, and light.

How to facilitate an interactive Lesson with ARC Geography:

Open the app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). Select "Continents", then "Plants", your students will automatically move with you. If your students are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

Questions outline:

1. What do living things need to stay alive?

2. What do you need? What do your pets need?

3. What do plants need?

4. Why do animals need to eat?

5. What kinds of things do they eat?

6. Do all living things eat?

7. Do plants eat?

8. What is photosynthesis?

9. Why is photosynthesis important?

10. What have you understood about Photosynthesis?

11. What do animals eat? Why do they eat different types of food?

Additional material:

CleverBooks workbook in Geography.

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Grade(s): 6

Activity time: 45 mins (1 lesson)

App/EdTech Tools: ARC Geography Web App/Mobile App+World Map

Additional materials: device (phone/tablet)

Objectives:

• Students will learn about the life of snakes;

• Students will be able to identify where snakes live, what they eat, and what their characteristics are.

Activities:

1. Open the ARC Geography app, log into your teacher account and start a lesson. 

2. Let your students join via the join code (if they are on mobile devices) or the join link (if they are on stationary devices). 

3. Select "World Map", then "Mini Beasts", your students will automatically move with you. If they are on mobile devices, make sure that you have the World Map printed out before you start the lesson. Now is the time to distribute it. Your students need to point their cameras at the World Map, so the app can map AR on top of it.

4. Have students find the snake and click on it to reveal more information about it.

5. Students will write down facts about the snake on a piece of paper.

6. Students will answer these questions: Where does it live? What does it eat?

7. Review the Life Cycle of a snake.

Questions Outline:

• Where do they live?

• What do they eat?

• What are their characteristics?

Additional ideas:

• Create a plate snake;

• Create a booklet about the life of snakes.

Go to the geography app