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= = =UK Trip: Visiting York =

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 * "Let's visit York": **

Let's find some facts about **York** in here: [|York Facts], pick the information you find interesting and when told, share some of your findings (at least 3 facts) to the rest of the group.

** But.... what will we do in York? Well.. we will visit two places: **

 * 1) Jorvik Center and York Minster and **
 * 2) York Minster **


 * 1) Jorvik Center and York Minster **

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 * "Jorvik Center Story" **

We will be visiting **Jorvik Center** and this is a map of the place... Let's explore what we will see!



Did you notice that everything in it.... is about **Vikings**........ but who were/are they?

Well, let's find out some interesting things about Vikings from this website....[|Who are the Vikings]


 * 2) York Minster **

We are not there yet... but we can visit it right now: [|Virtual Virtual Tour]

Google map: York Tour
You will use Google maps to design a tour of the region that includes photos, information and a route.

If you don't have a personal GMail Account please create one here.
 * Step One: **

Click on maps at the top of the GMail Page or go to Google Maps directly and click on create a new map.
 * Step Two: **



Name your map and write a short description for it.
 * Step Three: **


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You can view your map in different ways. Try the different views: **Map, Satellite and Terrain.** You can also add photos, videos and More by clicking on the More button.
 * Step Four: **



-Find a location on your map that you are would like to use in the project and pinpoint it using the marker. -Once you place it on the map a window will open up asking you for a label and description. -These are important parts of your map and need to be filled in carefully.

** Don't worry if it is not perfect, you can always edit it later. ** -Notice how you can change the icon or add a picture as an icon by specifying a URL or web address of the picture.

Important! Try using Google Image's advanced search option to search for pictures that are available for reuse. ==