1. A is for Aerial Maps and Art
best practices in elementary school geography
A is for Aerial Maps and Art
larry littrell | 2nd grade teacher | lubbock independent school district
reese todd | college of education | texas tech university
tina delahunty | department of geography | texas tech university
saturday, december 1, 2007
8: :15a.m.
national council for the social studies
san diego, california

2. aerial image of our school neighborhood
wester elementary school in lubbock,texas
lubbock independent school district boundaries
“From above, our school looks square. Where is our classroom?”

3. children use places in our neighborhood to learn about location, distance, and direction
“Sonic is just before you get to Slide” [major arterial street]
“That’s the new highway. Construction started when I was in kindergarten”

4. children also learn about symbols and scale
“We need to add a symbol for the baseball field and the playa lake.”

5. “That is where I live; I can see the trampoline in the back yard”
children identify familiar places on the aerial images of our neighborhood
“That is where I live; I can see the trampoline in the back yard”

7. paintings of the neighborhood from aerial perspective
a school,
a playground
a car
the track
the baseball field
a cotton field
it’s a…….……

8. description of the project
Aerial image of our school neighborhood
Making symbols
Painting pictures
Seeing change over time on aerial image
Drawing what the area
will look like in the
future
Meeting standards
Extending learning
Building partnerships

9. places change… what will be part of our neighborhood in ten years?
Will I be driving in ten years?
See the parking places at the mall. There will be more stores.

10. working together: teachers, faculty, and future teachers
“Our kids were so excited when the faculty and students
from Texas Tech came to our class”

11. Contact Information
Larry Littrell:
Reese Todd:
Tina Delahunty:
Resources
Center for Geospatial Technology. Texas Tech University
National Atlas
National Map
U.S. Geological Survey .