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

Later today Im carrying out an online expert advancement workshop about Google Earth and Maps. One of my objectives for the workshop is to help participants establish concepts for using Google Earth and Google Maps for more than just location and history lessons. To that end Ive put together a brief list of concepts and resources for utilizing Google Earth and Google Maps in numerous disciplines.
Language ArtsGoogle Lit Trips is probably the most popular example of using 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 tours highlighting essential places in a book or essential locations in the life of an author.
ScienceGoogle Earth provides a terrific method for students to check out intriguing geological landmarks in 3D. Using the timeslider in the desktop version of Google Earth can reveal trainees 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 offered online. A couple that I advise taking a look 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 probably no better place to start than on Tom Barretts Maths Maps website. There you will discover short, Google Maps-based activities that require students to carry out measurements and use math to respond to concerns. The activities represent a great mix of mathematics and location.
You will desire to explore Real World Math if you have middle school or high school students. On Real World Math you will find lesson strategies that use Google Earth for teaching the principles used in calculating volume of solids, timezones, and rocketry..
Physical EducationPerhaps my favorite usage of Googles My Maps is for planning safe walking, treking, and cycling routes. You can likewise use Google Earth to assist students understand how elevation modification alters the speed at which routes are completed.
ArtBy using Googles My Maps tools or the desktop variation of Google Earth, students can map the places of where a piece of local art is housed, where it was created, and the locations that influenced the artist. Each placemark on a trainees map might include an image of the artwork, a photo of the artist, and or a video about the art and artist. To provide a complete picture a student can include text and links to more details about the art and artist.

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