Google+Earth+in+the+classroom

(see also @geography) http://www.google.com/educators/activities.html
 * GOOGLE EARTH IN THE** CLASSROOM

http://sitescontent.google.com/google-earth-for-educators/classroom-resources

**Classroom Resources**
Google Earth can help you bring a world of information alive for **//your//** students. It can be used with all grade levels, and the possibilities are endless with //**your**// imagination! Students can use Google Earth to explore topics like the progress of human civilization, the growth of cities, the impact of civilization on the natural environment , and the impact of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina. Teachers can use Google Earth demos to get their students excited about geography beyond the static map, or use different Google Earth layers to study [|transportation], demographics, [|economics] , and in specific local or exotic contexts.

Below is a list of several other ways students and teachers can use Google Earth. Explore the pages below to get started using Google Earth in //**your**// classroom:
 * Students can use Google Earth to:**
 * Explore the animal kingdom and endangered species with the National Geographic layer and other content . Easy
 * Create annotated place markers indicating location of school and points of interest in their town such as the local fire and police stations, the city library, local parks, and museums. Easy
 * Study climate change and the effects of global warming . Average
 * Create tours of their school or community. Average
 * Track earthquakes in real-time Advanced
 * Teachers can use Google Earth to:**
 * Set the scene for geography, history, literature, astronomy and other lessons. Easy
 * Involve students in pro-active engagement in a wide-range of Google Outreach projects. Easy
 * Adapt traditionally abstract lessons to the “real-world” by having students interact with virtual “real-time” data such as weather, earthquakes , elephants migrations , etc. Average

[|**Features for My Class**] //Learn how different Google Earth features can be used in an educational setting//

//Discover ways Google Earth can be used for your specific subject, including lesson plans!//
 * [|Projects for My Subject]**

//Check out lesson plans created by teachers for teachers, and submit your own.//
 * [|Lesson Plan Library]**

Throughout the sections above lesson plans are labeled according to their difficulty level. Learn more about this site's [|leveling rubric] for Google Earth lesson plans.

Google Earth Education Community

Google Earth Livebinder This is a fantastic resource from Steven Anderson. It includes tutorials, lesson ideas and just about everything else.

Google Earth 101 This is an interactive "self-paced" wiki site that has videos and other resources to help you become a google earth expert. This site was developed by Quentin DSouza.

Google Earth Primer - //from: Google Earth Education Community// Everything to get you started with Google Earth in one place. A great site with resources and screenshots.

Making Enhanced Placemarks-Video Tutorial

Google Earth lessons-From gelessons.com

26 Ways to Use Google Earth in the Classroom Some great ideas here. Aimed at MS/HS but some ideas that are suitable or easily adaptable to ES

Google Earth Place Marker Template
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:jdungan-presos/GoogleEarth Template.doc|Download]]
 * 20 KB

**Science**
Discover Channel Earth Tour
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:jdungan-presos/planet-earth.kml|Download]]
 * 46 KB

Earth Quakes-USGS

Seasons and Daylight-Google Earth Blog

UK Air Pollution Layer The lesson plan for this Air Pollution lesson using Google Earth can be found HERE

Environmental News Current Events Project

Explore the Oceanwith GE 5

Explore the Moon

Explore the Sky-Google Earth

Human impact on Oceans Layer-from National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)

Volcano Webquest - Volcano Database
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:jdungan-presos/vulkanen over de hele wereld.kmz|Download]]
 * 44 KB

**Social Studies**
Heritage Sites-Global Heritage The Global Heritage Fund layer explores the 13 cultural heritage sites that GHF is attempting to preserve for future generations.

American Early Colonies


 * [|Details]
 * [[file:jdungan-presos/ColoniesUSI5.kmz|Download]]
 * 1 MB

Natural Resources-Appalachian Voices Mining and it effects on the earth Take a geographical trip to the Appalachian Mountains to see the problems caused by mountaintop removal coal mining.

Map Skills-Latitude and Longitude Use Cntl+L (PC) or CMD+L (mac) to show lines of latitude/longitude in Google Earth

Where are we from?-from gelessons.com

Drake's Circumnavigation

CIA Factbook Downloadable .KMZ file that allows you to view country data from the CIA factbook in 2D or 3D. Great for basic geography fact finding missions.

Marco Polo
 * Explorers and Trade Routes **


 * [|Details]
 * [[file:jdungan-presos/marco_polo.kmz|Download]]
 * 3 KB


 * [|Details]
 * [[file:jdungan-presos/Interactive Map of the Travels of Marco Polo.kml|Download]]
 * 1 KB

Magellan
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:jdungan-presos/ferdinand_magellan.kmz|Download]]
 * 3 KB

Columbus
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:jdungan-presos/columbus_first_voyage.kmz|Download]]
 * 5 KB

Silk Road
 * [|Details]
 * [[file:jdungan-presos/SilkRoads.kmz|Download]]
 * 25 KB

** Math **
Area and Perimeter-YouTube video This video's quality is not great but uyou can definitely get an idea for teaching area and perimeter with Google Earth

Real World Math

**Literacy**
Google Lit Trips K-5

Geo Greetings - Use Google Earth for your spelling words