Jeffrey R. Bouwman
EDT 520/522
Winter 2008
Virtual Field Trip/Tour
Audience: Third & Fourth Grade Students
Instructional Objectives:
This virtual field trip/tour will allow elementary students to locate various Michigan locations utilizing Internet search engines and Google Maps.
Students will view various pictures of famous Michigan locations, and further explore each location with a link provided by the field trip.
Rationale for Tool Used:
Terra Clues is an excellent resource that allows students to explore the world without traditional maps. Students use on-line maps and search
engines to locate various locations. An educator can design his/her own hunt(s) using unique clues, views on a map, and images. A hunt creator
can track student progress and continuously add clues to the hunt. Terra Clues is a free resource that is safe for students to use.
Evaluation Plan:
Each student will have his/her own account. The teacher will be able to view student progress; an additional quiz may be conducted if necessary.
Michigan Social Studies Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs):
G1 The World in Spatial Terms
Use geographic representations to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.
3 – G1.0.1 Use cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) to describe the relative location of significant places in the immediate environment.
3 – G1.0.2 Use thematic maps to identify and describe the physical and human characteristics of Michigan.
Virtual Field Trip/Tour Overview:
This hunt will take you across the Great State of Michigan. You will view various cities, lakes, rivers, and lighthouses. Enjoy your trip across our
beautiful state.
Link to the Virtual Field Trip/Tour - http://www.terraclues.com/PlayHunt.aspx?HuntID=659
* View the story board below. Each row represents a clue in the tutorial.
Clues:
Visual Image(s)
Clue 1: This is the hometown of the Detroit
Pistons. Please remember, you will not find the
Pistons in Detroit.
Map powered by Google.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.nba.com/pistons/
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Answer: Auburn Hills, MI
Clue 2: I am known as "Coast Guard City,
USA." I border Lake Michigan, and I am a
"Grand" town.
Supports (Learner Supports/Scaffolds)
Map powered by Google.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.grandhaventribune.com
Students also have the option of using Google search
Answer: Grand Haven, MI
Clue 3: I am a Great Lake that is best known
for my walleye fishing. You will find the
Detroit River Lighthouse in my waters.
engine to research clue.
Map powered by Google.
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Answer: Lake Erie, MI
Clue 4: I am the home of the Tulip Festival. I
border Lake Michigan, and you can find the
"Big Red" lighthouse here.
Map powered by Google.
Map powered by Google.
Map powered by Google.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.nps.gov/slbe
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Answer: Sleeping Bear Dunes, MI
Clue 7: Our State Capitol.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.exploringthenorth.com/whitefish/whitefish.html
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Answer: Whitefish Point, MI
Clue 6: I am the largest dunes in Michigan. I
am the legend of a mother bear and her two
baby bears.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://holland.org/
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Answer: Holland, MI
Clue 5: I was the last "Point" that saw the
Edmund Fitzgerald. You will find a shipwreck
museum here.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.great-lakes.net/lakes/erie.html
Map powered by Google.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.cityoflansingmi.com/
Answer: Lansing, MI
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Clue 8: I am home to a "Grand Hotel." You
are not allowed to drive a car on this island.
Answer: Mackinac Island, MI
Map powered by Google.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.mackinac.com/
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Clue 9: "I am the lake they said, that never
gives up her dead." The northern most Great
Lake
Map powered by Google.
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Answer: Lake Superior, MI
Clue 10: I am the River that connects Lake St.
Claire and Lake Erie. I travel past a large city.
Map powered by Google.
Answer: Detroit River, MI
Clue 11: I am home to the Gerald Ford
Presidential Museum, the Grand River,
Fredrick Meijer Gardens, and John Ball Park
Zoo. The second largest city in Michigan.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.great-lakes.net/lakes/superior.html
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.detroitriverfront.org/
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Map powered by Google.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.grcvb.org/visit.php
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Answer: Grand Rapids, MI
Clue 12: I am known as the “Cereal City,
USA.”
Map powered by Google.
Answer: Battle Creek, MI
Clue 13: You will find "The Big House" here.
Maize and Blue are the colors of my
university.
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Map powered by Google.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.annarbor.org/
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Answer: Ann Arbor, MI
Clue 14: I am surrounded by the Grand
Traverse Bay (West Arm and East Arm).
Better known as the "Cherry Capital."
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.battlecreekmich.com/
Map powered by Google.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.visittraversecity.com/
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Answer: Traverse City, MI
Clue 15: The largest city in the Upper
Peninsula.
Map powered by Google.
Answer: Marquette, MI
Clue 16: Home of the Lightships and
Bluewater Bridge. I border Lake Huron.
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Map powered by Google.
Answer: Port Huron, MI
Clue 17: I am the bridge that connects Detroit
with Windsor, Canada.
Map powered by Google.
Map powered by Google.
Answer: Tahquamenon Falls, MI
Clue 19: I am the first city you arrive at once
you reach the Upper Peninsula.
Answer: Sault Ste. Marie, MI
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.ambassadorbridge.com/
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.exploringthenorth.com/tahqua/tahqua.html
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Map powered by Google.
Answer: St. Ignace, MI
Clue 20: Home of a set of locks that help
move ships.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.porthuron.org/
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Answer: The Ambassador Bridge, MI
Clue 18: I am a beautiful set of waterfalls
located in the Upper Peninsula.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.marquettecountry.org/
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.stignace.com/
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.
Map powered by Google.
Answer contains a link for further exploration –
http://www.saultstemarie.com/
Students also have the option of using Google search
engine to research clue.