Later this week Im performing an online expert development workshop about Google Earth and Maps. One of my goals for the workshop is to assist individuals develop ideas for using Google Earth and Google Maps for more than just geography and history lessons. To that end Ive created a short list of ideas and resources for using Google Earth and Google Maps in several 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 upon authors and books. In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your trainees can create their own trips highlighting important places in a book or important locations in the life of an author.
ScienceGoogle Earth provides a fantastic way for students to explore fascinating geological landmarks in 3D. Utilizing the timeslider in the desktop version of Google Earth can reveal students the changes in a landscape due to disintegration and other natural and manufactured forces.
There is no shortage of lesson plans including Google Earth offered online. A couple that I recommend taking a look 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 classrooms 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 need trainees to carry out measurements and use arithmetic to respond to concerns. The activities represent a terrific mix of mathematics and location.
You will want to check out Real World Math if you have middle school or high school students. On Real World Math you will find lesson strategies that make use of 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 preparing safe walking, hiking, and cycling routes. You can likewise utilize Google Earth to help trainees comprehend how elevation change modifies the speed at which paths are finished.
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 include an image of the artwork, a photo of the artist, and or a video about the art and artist. To provide a complete photo a student can consist of text and links to more information about the art and artist.

One of my objectives for the workshop is to assist participants establish concepts for using Google Earth and Google Maps for more than simply location and history lessons. To that end Ive put together a brief list of concepts and resources for using Google Earth and Google Maps in numerous subject areas.
In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your trainees can create their own tours highlighting essential places 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 areas of where a piece of local art is housed, where it was produced, and the places that inspired the artist.

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