Glider Guide

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Title:

 Glider Guide

URL:

 https://ssec.si.edu/glider-guide

Content Source:

 Smithsonian
Type: Interactive/Game

Overview:

In this interactive game from Smithsonian, players soar above five real world terrains in the United States while learning about different types of land and water features. Observe eleven different land and water features including: mountains, plains, lakes, oceans, and mesas. View terrain maps from a first-person and top-down view. Test your knowledge of land and water features after every flight with an in-game assessment. The Glider Guide simulation is available as a website for computers. Download the application for use on tablets and mobile devices.  No registration is necessary.

Content Standard(s):
Social Studies
SS2010 (2010)
Grade: 1
Living and Working Together in Family and Community and State
8 ) Identify land masses, bodies of water, and other physical features on maps and globes.

•  Explaining the use of cardinal directions and the compass rose
•  Measuring distance using nonstandard units
Example: measuring with pencils, strings, hands, feet

•  Using vocabulary associated with geographical features, including river, lake, ocean, and mountain
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
SS.AAS.1.8- Identify land, land masses, and bodies of water on maps.
Science
SC2015 (2015)
Grade: 2
9 ) Create models to identify physical features of Earth (e.g., mountains, valleys, plains, deserts, lakes, rivers, oceans).

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
SCI.AAS.2.9- Identify physical features of Earth (e.g., mountain, valley, river, lake).
Tags: lakes, mesas, mountains, oceans, physical features of lands, plains
License Type: Custom Permission Type
See Terms: https://www.si.edu/Termsofuse
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AccessibilityGraphics: includes alt tags or long descriptions
Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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Author: Ginger Boyd