Ruins Activity | From the Sky

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After having students watch the From the Sky video, have them complete this activity where students pretend to be 'Developers' and find a new vision for the location.

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1 Literacy Skills for Social Studies
- 1.7 Create maps, mental maps, and geographic models to represent spatial relationships.
2-1 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the local community as well as the fact that geography influences not only the development of communities but also the interactions between people and the environment.
- Geography influences the development of communities. To understand the connections between communities and the environment, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
  - 2-1.2 Recognize characteristics of the local region, including its geographic features and natural resources.
7.GM Geometry and Measurement
- 7.GM.1 Determine the scale factor and translate between scale models and actual measurements (e.g., lengths, area) of real-world objects and geometric figures using proportional reasoning.
3.MDA Measurement and Data Analysis
- 3.MDA.3 Collect, organize, classify, and interpret data with multiple categories and draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent the data.

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