One of my objectives for the workshop is to assist participants establish concepts for utilizing Google Earth and Google Maps for more than just location and history lessons. To that end Ive put together a brief list of ideas and resources for using Google Earth and Google Maps in several subject locations.
In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your trainees can develop their own tours highlighting essential places in a book or important places 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 created, and the locations that inspired the artist.

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

Later on today Im conducting an online expert advancement workshop about Google Earth and Maps. Among my objectives for the workshop is to assist participants develop concepts for utilizing Google Earth and Google Maps for more than just geography and history lessons. To that end Ive assembled a list of ideas and resources for using Google Earth and Google Maps in multiple disciplines.
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 tours based upon books and authors. In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your trainees can create their own trips highlighting essential places in a book or crucial locations in the life of an author.
ScienceGoogle Earth offers a terrific method for students to check out fascinating 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 scarcity of lesson plans including Google Earth available online. A couple that I recommend looking at are Rich Treves flooding and volcano lessons and Whats a Watershed produced at the Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College.
MathFor K-5 class there is most likely no better location to begin than on Tom Barretts Maths Maps site. There you will find brief, Google Maps-based activities that require trainees to utilize and carry out measurements math to address concerns. The activities represent a terrific mix of mathematics and location.
You will want to explore Real World Math if you have middle school or high school trainees. On Real World Math you will discover lesson strategies that utilize Google Earth for teaching the principles utilized in determining 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 use Google Earth to help trainees comprehend how elevation modification modifies the speed at which paths are finished.
ArtBy using Googles My Maps tools or the desktop version of Google Earth, trainees can map the locations of where a piece of local art is housed, where it was developed, and the locations that motivated the artist. Each placemark on a students map could consist of 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.