Later today Im performing an online professional development workshop about Google Earth and Maps. One of my goals for the workshop is to assist participants develop ideas for using Google Earth and Google Maps for more than simply geography and history lessons. To that end Ive put together a brief list of concepts and resources for using Google Earth and Google Maps in several disciplines.
Language ArtsGoogle Lit Trips is probably the most popular example of utilizing Google Earth in the context of language arts. Google Lit Trips are Google Earth tours based on authors and books. In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your trainees can develop their own trips highlighting essential places in a book or crucial locations in the life of an author.
ScienceGoogle Earth offers a fantastic method for students to check out interesting geological landmarks in 3D. Using the timeslider in the desktop version of Google Earth can show trainees the changes in a landscape due to disintegration and other natural and manufactured forces.
There is no shortage of lesson strategies including Google Earth readily available online. A couple that I advise looking at are Rich Treves flooding and volcano lessons and Whats a Watershed developed at the Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College.
MathFor K-5 class there is probably no better place to start than on Tom Barretts Maths Maps site. There you will discover short, Google Maps-based activities that require students to perform measurements and use math to answer concerns. The activities represent a terrific mix of mathematics and geography.
You will desire to explore Real World Math if you have middle school or high school students. On Real World Math you will discover lesson strategies that make use of Google Earth for teaching the ideas utilized in determining volume of solids, timezones, and rocketry..
Physical EducationPerhaps my favorite use of Googles My Maps is for planning safe walking, treking, and biking routes. You can also use Google Earth to help trainees comprehend how elevation modification alters the speed at which routes are finished.
ArtBy using Googles My Maps tools or the desktop version of Google Earth, students can map the places of where a piece of local art is housed, where it was developed, and the places that influenced the artist. Each placemark on a trainees map might include a photo of the art work, an image of the artist, and or a video about the art and artist. To provide a total image a trainee can consist of text and links to more details about the art and artist.

One of my objectives for the workshop is to assist participants establish ideas for using Google Earth and Google Maps for more than just geography and history lessons. To that end Ive put together a short list of ideas and resources for using Google Earth and Google Maps in numerous subject areas.
In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your students can produce their own trips highlighting essential places in a book or important places in the life of an author.
ArtBy using Googles My Maps tools or the desktop variation of Google Earth, trainees can map the areas of where a piece of regional art is housed, where it was developed, and the locations that inspired the artist.

For some motivation on this subject take a look at Monet Was Here on Google Arts & & Culture.