February 6

VR Google Expedition: World War II

Last week we learned about the Navajo Code Talkers and how they helped write codes during World War II to help the allied forces win the war against the Axis powers.  We went on a Google Expedition to learn more about World War II.  We visited Pearl Harbor and saw the destruction and chaos that ensued on Dec 7th, 1941 at the hands of the Japanese.  We took a journey to Tuskegee, Alabama to learn about the Tuskegee Airmen the first African American military pilots to fight in World War II.  As a class, we learned about D-Day and how the Allies landed at Normandy, France.  We saw the pictures and beaches of Normandy.  The men fighting valiantly to gain control of the land just beyond the beaches. Finally, we ventured to Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan to learn about the atomic bombs that were dropped there to help end the war.

It was quite a journey traveling across the globe last week.  We learned a lot and it made us think about how our decisions can affect a lot of people.  We learned about unity and standing up for what is right.  We looked at ourselves and wondered what we would’ve done in that same position.

We hope you will read our SEE, THINK, WONDER papers and leave us a comment.  You can click on the comment section of this post and find links to my students SEE, THINK, WONDER expeditions.  We look forward to hearing from you.

As Always Happy Blogging!!!!


Posted February 6, 2017 by Mr. Geiman in category Uncategorized

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My name is Adam Geiman and I was born and raised in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I graduated from Millersville University with a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education and Philadelphia University with a Masters of Science in Instructional Design and Technology. I am a soon-to-be father of a beautiful baby daughter and have been married to my best friend for three years. I have been teaching for 13 years; 10 of them in Eastern York School District and the past 3 years at Eastern Lancaster County School District. Besides teaching, I am passionate about learning educational technology, Philadelphia sports, traveling, and cooking.

21 thoughts on “VR Google Expedition: World War II

  1. Mark Johnson

    Hi all. I got to hear Mr G talk about how your class uses Google VR expeditions to study things like WWII. I was especially interested to hear you ‘visited’ Normandy because I went there last summer. One interesting thing to me was that you can still see the holes that bombs dropped on Pointe du Hoc made on D-Day.

    The See, Think, Wonder pages are great!

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