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

Later on today Im conducting an online expert development workshop about Google Earth and Maps. One of my goals for the workshop is to assist participants develop ideas for utilizing Google Earth and Google Maps for more than simply geography and history lessons. To that end Ive assembled a brief list of concepts and resources for using Google Earth and Google Maps in multiple subject areas.
Language ArtsGoogle Lit Trips is most likely the most popular example of utilizing Google Earth in the context of language arts. Google Lit Trips are Google Earth trips based on authors and books. In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your trainees can produce their own trips highlighting important locations in a book or important places in the life of an author.
ScienceGoogle Earth supplies a terrific way for trainees to check out intriguing geological landmarks in 3D. Using the timeslider in the desktop variation of Google Earth can reveal students the modifications in a landscape due to disintegration and other natural and manufactured forces.
There is no lack of lesson strategies featuring Google Earth available online. A couple that I suggest 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 most likely no better place to begin than on Tom Barretts Maths Maps website. There you will discover short, Google Maps-based activities that need trainees to use and perform measurements math to address questions. The activities represent an excellent mix of mathematics and geography.
If you have middle school or high school trainees, you will desire to explore Real World Math. On Real World Math you will discover lesson plans that use Google Earth for teaching the ideas utilized in calculating volume of solids, timezones, and rocketry..
Physical EducationPerhaps my favorite use of Googles My Maps is for preparing safe walking, hiking, and cycling paths. You can likewise utilize Google Earth to assist students comprehend how elevation modification modifies the speed at which paths are completed.
ArtBy using Googles My Maps tools or the desktop variation of Google Earth, students can map the locations of where a piece of local art is housed, where it was created, and the locations that inspired the artist. Each placemark on a students map might consist of a photo of the artwork, a photo of the artist, and or a video about the art and artist. To provide a complete photo a trainee can consist of text and links to more info about the art and artist.

One of my goals for the workshop is to assist individuals establish concepts for using Google Earth and Google Maps for more than simply location and history lessons. To that end Ive put together a short list of concepts and resources for using Google Earth and Google Maps in numerous subject locations.
In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your trainees can create their own trips highlighting crucial places in a book or crucial places in the life of an author.
ArtBy using Googles My Maps tools or the desktop variation of Google Earth, trainees can map the locations of where a piece of local art is housed, where it was produced, and the locations that motivated the artist.