Google Expeditions

Geography | Ages 11-14, Ages 14-16

  1. 1. Introduction to Biomes
  2. 2. Tundra and Taiga biomes
  3. 3. Tropical Rainforests and Temperate Forests
  4. 4. Savannah and Desert
  5. 5. Angel Falls
  6. 6. Environmental Change in Borneo
  7. 7. Wildlife Conservation
  8. 8. Plate Tectonics and Mount Everest
  9. 9. Farming in Tanzania
  10. 10. Reforestation in the Amazon

Angel Falls

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Lesson overview

In this lesson students will create a fact file and tourism brochure all about Angel Falls, in Venezuela. They will answer key questions about the waterfall including, looking at the location of the waterfall and the significance of it.

Learning outcomes:
  • Locate the Angel Falls
  • Recount the waterfall's "Discovery"
  • Explain the issues with the naming of the waterfall
  • Suggest the significance of Angels Falls to Venezuela

Expedition Prep Checklist

Download the Google Expeditions App on all devices & find select the expedition Angel Falls.

Explore the expedition and locate points of interest.

Review the video content in the Lesson resources section to update your knowledge and develop some teaching ideas.

Lesson steps
  1. Introduction (10 mins)
    Establish students’ prior knowledge of Angel Falls, where it is located and why is it significant.
    Explain that students will be learning about Angel Fall and creating a fact file.
  2. Expedition (20 mins)
    Students to complete the Student Sheet, in the Lesson resources section and create a fact file about Angel Falls. Students should think about the following information: Why is Angel Falls so special? Why is it described as a hidden wonder? Should it be known by its current name, Angel Falls or the name that the indigenous people who live near it have called it for hundreds of years Kerepakupai Merú? Is the visit worth the long journey?
  3. Activity (30 mins)
    Students to create a brochure for tourists. The brochure should include a map to show where Angel Falls is located, a description of how the site was discovered and have information on how to get there.
  4. Extension
    Students imagine a conversation between Jimmy Angel and Ernesto Sánchez La Cruz (a Venezuelan explorer who discovered the Waterfall in 1912). Research the two men and write a dialogue between the two. Consider, if Ernesto might have been angry with Jimmy? Is Jimmy embarrassed by the fact that the falls are named after him. Do they reach an agreement, or do they end the conversation angry?