Standard 6. Innovations and Revolutions

Lesson Plans and Activities:

• Absolute Location of Global Tourist Sites – Jane Smith – 6.3
  • blank world outline map
• Geo-caching – Ryan Swearingen – 6.2
• The Geography of the Political Spectrum – Scott Royer – 6.1 (10.2, 10.3, 10.6)
• Hands-On Geography – Jill Grimes – Lesson 1 of 5
• The Harpoon: Understanding the Space and Time of a Valuable Indiana Resource – 6.2 (4.5, 7.1, 7.2) a World War II era airplane is available for viewing at Mount Comfort Airport outside of Indianapolis (east in Hancock County, north of I-70). The aircraft is operated by the American Military Heritage Foundation, P.O. Box 29061, Indianapolis IN 46229. Contact Penny Litz, AMHF President at 317.883.4721 or 760.835.7529 to find out additional information and to arrange a tour. Indiana is lucky to have such a resource as the Harpoon (http://www.amhf.org/aircraft/harpoon.shtml). It is the only one on the entire planet that is flying! A book with information about the Harpoon, and other PV Units by Alan Carey is available.  The book provides background information about the Harpoon and other similar aircraft: rationale for development, successes, problems, international linkages and much more. PV Ventura/Harpoon Units of World War 2, ISBN 1-84176-383-7 can be found on Amazon.com or via Osprey Publishing (http://www.ospreypublishing.com/). Connect the Harpoon to the study of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the study of a Landing Ship Tank (LST) located in Evansville, Indiana for a more comprehensive unit.
• Brief Power Point images of the Harpoon
• Brief History of Ralph Johnson, Indiana native, aviation pioneer
• Historic Landmarks status Press Release, May, 2009
• Introduction to Remote Sensing – Ryan Swearingen – 6.2
• Remote Sensing #2 – Spectral Signatures – Ryan Swearingen – 6.2
• Maps, Current Events, Historical Events – Joy Loymeyer – Lesson VII of VII – 6.2, 6.4
• Regions Becoming a Global Community: Diffusion of Goods and Culture – Joy Loymeyer – Lesson VI of VII – 6.2, 6.4
• R.I.P., Graves, Griffins, and Grafitti – Anne Gardner and Connie Yeaton – 6.6 (3.2, 3.4, 8.1, 8.4, 9.2, and 9.3)
• Southwest Asia Unit – Jessica Niksch – 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6
•             Unit Introduction
•             Let’s Get Physical…Physical Geography of Southwest Asia
•             A Harsh and Arid Land – Climate and Vegetation of Southwest Asia
•             Core Cultural Hearth – Mesopotamia
•             History in a Glass
•             The Fat, the Water,and the Rock…Religion in Southwest Asia
•             Colonial Tinkering in Southwest Asia
•             Current Issues in Southwest Asia
• The World Cup: It’s Geographic Impact on the World – Ernie Ruble – 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
• Other Materials:
• The Technology of Mars Exploration (National Geographic)