One of my objectives for the workshop is to assist participants establish concepts 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 concepts and resources for using Google Earth and Google Maps in multiple subject areas.
In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your students can develop their own tours highlighting essential locations in a book or important locations in the life of an author.
ArtBy using Googles My Maps tools or the desktop version of Google Earth, trainees can map the places of where a piece of local art is housed, where it was developed, and the locations that motivated the artist.

Later today Im performing an online professional development workshop about Google Earth and Maps. One of my objectives for the workshop is to assist participants develop concepts for utilizing Google Earth and Google Maps for more than simply location and history lessons. To that end Ive put together a brief list of ideas and resources for utilizing Google Earth and Google Maps in multiple 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 trips based upon books and authors. In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your trainees can produce their own tours highlighting essential places in a book or important locations in the life of an author.
ScienceGoogle Earth supplies a great way for students to check out interesting geological landmarks in 3D. Using the timeslider in the desktop variation of Google Earth can show students the changes in a landscape due to erosion and other natural and man-made forces.
There is no shortage of lesson plans including Google Earth readily available online. A couple that I suggest looking at are Rich Treves flooding and volcano lessons and Whats a Watershed created at the Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College.
MathFor K-5 class there is probably no better location to begin than on Tom Barretts Maths Maps website. There you will find brief, Google Maps-based activities that need students to utilize and perform measurements math to address questions. The activities represent an excellent mix of mathematics and geography.
If you have intermediate school or high school students, you will desire to check out Real World Math. On Real World Math you will discover lesson plans that utilize Google Earth for teaching the concepts used in determining volume of solids, timezones, and rocketry..
Physical EducationPerhaps my favorite use of Googles My Maps is for planning safe walking, hiking, and biking paths. You can also utilize Google Earth to assist students comprehend how elevation change alters the speed at which routes are finished.
ArtBy using Googles My Maps tools or the desktop variation of Google Earth, students can map the areas of where a piece of regional art is housed, where it was developed, and the places that motivated the artist. Each placemark on a students map might include a photo of the artwork, an image of the artist, and or a video about the art and artist. To provide a complete image a trainee can include text and links to more info about the art and artist.

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