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

Later on this week Im performing an online expert advancement workshop about Google Earth and Maps. One of my objectives for the workshop is to assist participants develop concepts for utilizing Google Earth and Google Maps for more than just location and history lessons. To that end Ive created a short 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 utilizing Google Earth in the context of language arts. Google Lit Trips are Google Earth trips based on 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 locations in the life of an author.
ScienceGoogle Earth supplies a great way for trainees to explore fascinating geological landmarks in 3D. Using the timeslider in the desktop version of Google Earth can show trainees the changes in a landscape due to disintegration and other natural and manufactured forces.
There is no scarcity of lesson plans including Google Earth available online. A couple that I recommend 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 much better place to start than on Tom Barretts Maths Maps site. There you will find brief, Google Maps-based activities that require students to perform measurements and utilize math to answer concerns. The activities represent a terrific mix of mathematics and geography.
If you have intermediate school or high school trainees, you will wish to check out Real World Math. On Real World Math you will find lesson strategies that utilize Google Earth for teaching the ideas utilized in determining volume of solids, timezones, and rocketry..
Physical EducationPerhaps my preferred use of Googles My Maps is for planning safe walking, hiking, and cycling paths. You can also utilize Google Earth to help students comprehend how elevation modification alters the speed at which paths are completed.
ArtBy using Googles My Maps tools or the desktop variation of Google Earth, trainees can map the places of where a piece of regional art is housed, where it was developed, and the locations that inspired the artist. Each placemark on a trainees map might include a picture of the artwork, an image of the artist, and or a video about the art and artist. To offer a complete image a trainee can include text and links to more info about the art and artist.

One of my goals for the workshop is to assist participants establish ideas for utilizing 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 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 trips highlighting essential places 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 areas of where a piece of local art is housed, where it was produced, and the locations that inspired the artist.