Thanks to everyone who entered the Google Ancient Rome in 3D Curriculum Competition!
While Google's suite of geospatial tools--Earth, Maps, SketchUp, and Sky--are used daily around the world by educators hoping to bring a fresh perspective to lessons, every once in a while a new product feature comes along that we believe will knock the socks off teachers and students alike! We're proud to announce the winners of the Ancient Rome 3D Curriculum Competition in conjunction with a new layer in Google Earth that models the ancient city of Rome in unbelievable detail.
Congratulations to all our winners!
To view and adapt the winning lessons for your classroom, just click on the lesson name to download the files.
Grades 9-12
Grades K-8
- Cheryl Davis of Acalanes Union High School District in Lafayette, California for her lesson, Roman Holiday with the Ancients
- Jennifer Wagner of Calvary School in Windomar, California and Kathy Shields of Creek View Elementary in Alpharetta, Georgia for their lesson, Archy-the-Arch
- Ingrid Gustafson and Carol Alcusky of Sarah Gibbons Middle School in Westborough, Massachusetts for their lesson, The Roman Record
Honorable Mentions
- Ivan Nieves and Sally Hatcher of Winsor School in Boston, Massachusetts for their lesson, Ecce Rome
- Mijana Lockard and Craig Hilgenberg of Lincoln Avenue Academy in Lakeland, FL for their lesson, What can we Learn from Ancient Societies?
For the first time ever, K-12 educators in the United States had the chance to highlight their creativity and technical know-how by combining this brand new Google Earth content with classic classroom curricula. Curricula was accepted from all grade levels and K-12 subject areas including art history, math, social studies, physics, and philosophy.
Winning teachers will enjoy a prize package including:
- Apple MacBook laptop
- Digital classroom projector
- Digital camera
- 3D Navigation mouse
- $500 in gift cards to Target or Office Depot
- Engraved Google "Top Educator" plaque
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