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

Later on this week Im carrying out an online professional development workshop about Google Earth and Maps. Among my objectives 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 created a short list of ideas and resources for utilizing Google Earth and Google Maps in numerous 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 upon authors and books. In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your trainees can develop their own trips highlighting essential locations in a book or essential places in the life of an author.
ScienceGoogle Earth supplies an excellent method for trainees to check out interesting geological landmarks in 3D. Using the timeslider in the desktop variation of Google Earth can show trainees the modifications in a landscape due to erosion and other natural and man-made forces.
There is no scarcity of lesson plans featuring Google Earth readily available online. A couple that I recommend 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 place to start than on Tom Barretts Maths Maps website. There you will find brief, Google Maps-based activities that require trainees to carry out measurements and utilize arithmetic to respond to questions. The activities represent a great combination of mathematics and geography.
You will want to explore Real World Math if you have middle school or high school trainees. On Real World Math you will find lesson plans that use Google Earth for teaching the ideas utilized in computing volume of solids, timezones, and rocketry..
Physical EducationPerhaps my favorite usage of Googles My Maps is for planning safe walking, treking, and cycling paths. You can also use Google Earth to assist students comprehend how elevation change alters the speed at which paths are completed.
ArtBy utilizing Googles My Maps tools or the desktop version of Google Earth, students can map the areas of where a piece of local art is housed, where it was produced, and the places that motivated the artist. Each placemark on a students map could include a photo of the artwork, a photo of the artist, and or a video about the art and artist. To supply a total image 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 help individuals develop ideas for using Google Earth and Google Maps for more than just location and history lessons. To that end Ive put together a short list of concepts and resources for utilizing Google Earth and Google Maps in numerous subject areas.
In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your trainees can produce their own tours highlighting important locations in a book or essential locations in the life of an author.
ArtBy utilizing Googles My Maps tools or the desktop variation of Google Earth, students can map the places of where a piece of regional art is housed, where it was created, and the places that motivated the artist.