Thursday, July 8, 2010

Google Maps and Landmarks/ Scavenger Hunt

Today we did a lot of activites. The first activity that we did was that we made google maps of our community and added some landmarks to them. Here are some of the questions we wrote about our landmarks and our maps:

-What is the landmark called?
-write directions for a visitor to find it
-how is it used by members in the community
-what was its history? who do you think built it and why?

Tyie DeBeary:
It's my house. from my house to get to my cousin's you would catch the 33 trolley to 19th and market. Then ou would wak to 19th and JFK blvd and get on the 33 bus to 22nd and cambria. then you would walk down cambria towards 21st until you get to van pelt st and make a left. its the first house on the left. It is used because people know where i live and i have the only red door on the block. i don't believe that my house has any important history.

Ryneik Coachman:
The landmark is called the Graysferry Bridge. the way that you get to Graysferry bridge from my house, which is 20th and wilder street is very easy. First you will make a left at the end of my block and keep going straight until you reach twentieth and Tasker st. Secondly you make a right on tasker and go straight until you reach 33rd st. then on 33rd street you will see an open street that leads to the schukyll expressway.

Naeem Brown:
The landmark is called LOVE Park. if you start at the liberty bell go up 6th street, take a left at market, then take a right at Penn Square, last take a left and your there. it's used by looking for other landmarks to help get around. I don't know about the history

Eliljah Jennings:
the landmark is Chew Playground. it's at 18th and Ellsworth. You can take the 17 bus. People play basketball, pool, walk the dog, and bring their kids there.

James Brewer:
This is a map of landmarks in the neighborhood

View My Neighbor hood in a larger map



The next activity that we had was a scavenger hunt around campus. Some of the places we went to were the founder's garden, Pollett Walk, Anderson Hall, the Tech Center, and the Student activities center







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