Flight 307 by Ms. Watkins (Social Studies 6)

Students flew to an unknown destination to hook them in to the unit about Mesopotamia.  Students received a ticket with coordinates that were used for Google Earth.  After putting in the coordinates, they realized we were flying to Baghdad, Iraq.  Using Google Earth allowed the students to explore the area around Baghdad. Students were visually seeing some buildings that were damaged and this opened up discussions about the lives of the people of Iraq.