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

Later today Im conducting an online expert advancement workshop about Google Earth and Maps. Among my objectives for the workshop is to assist participants develop ideas for utilizing Google Earth and Google Maps for more than simply location and history lessons. To that end Ive assembled a list of ideas and resources for using Google Earth and Google Maps in multiple subject locations.
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 books and authors. In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your trainees can develop their own tours highlighting crucial locations in a book or important locations in the life of an author.
ScienceGoogle Earth offers a fantastic way for students to check out intriguing geological landmarks in 3D. Using the timeslider in the desktop version 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 offered online. A couple that I suggest taking a look 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 classrooms there is most likely no much better place to start than on Tom Barretts Maths Maps site. There you will discover brief, Google Maps-based activities that need students to carry out measurements and utilize math to answer concerns. The activities represent a terrific combination of mathematics and location.
If you have intermediate school or high school trainees, you will desire to check out Real World Math. On Real World Math you will find lesson strategies that make use of Google Earth for teaching the principles utilized in calculating volume of solids, timezones, and rocketry..
Physical EducationPerhaps my preferred use of Googles My Maps is for planning safe walking, treking, and cycling routes. You can likewise utilize Google Earth to help trainees comprehend how elevation change modifies the speed at which routes are completed.
ArtBy utilizing Googles My Maps tools or the desktop variation of Google Earth, trainees can map the areas of where a piece of regional art is housed, where it was developed, and the places 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 offer a total image a student can include text and links to more info about the art and artist.

One of my objectives for the workshop is to help individuals establish ideas for utilizing Google Earth and Google Maps for more than just geography 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 subject locations.
In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your trainees can develop their own tours highlighting important locations in a book or important locations in the life of an author.
ArtBy utilizing Googles My Maps tools or the desktop version of Google Earth, students can map the places of where a piece of local art is housed, where it was developed, and the places that inspired the artist.