Later today Im conducting an online professional development workshop about Google Earth and Maps. One of my goals for the workshop is to assist individuals develop 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 ideas and resources for utilizing Google Earth and Google Maps in several subject locations.
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 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 essential locations in the life of an author.
ScienceGoogle Earth provides an excellent method for students to explore interesting geological landmarks in 3D. Using the timeslider in the desktop version of Google Earth can show trainees the modifications in a landscape due to disintegration and other natural and man-made forces.
There is no shortage of lesson plans featuring Google Earth available online. A couple that I advise 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 probably no better place to start than on Tom Barretts Maths Maps website. There you will find short, Google Maps-based activities that require trainees to carry out measurements and use arithmetic to answer concerns. The activities represent a fantastic combination of mathematics and location.
You will want to check out Real World Math if you have middle school or high school trainees. On Real World Math you will find lesson strategies that make use of Google Earth for teaching the concepts utilized in determining volume of solids, timezones, and rocketry..
Physical EducationPerhaps my favorite usage of Googles My Maps is for preparing safe walking, treking, and cycling paths. You can also use Google Earth to assist students comprehend how elevation modification modifies the speed at which paths are completed.
ArtBy using Googles My Maps tools or the desktop variation of Google Earth, students can map the locations of where a piece of regional art is housed, where it was created, and the places that inspired the artist. Each placemark on a trainees map might consist of a photo of the artwork, an image of the artist, and or a video about the art and artist. To offer a total image a student can consist of text and links to more information about the art and artist.

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

One of my goals for the workshop is to help participants develop concepts for using Google Earth and Google Maps for more than just geography and history lessons. To that end Ive put together a short list of ideas and resources for using Google Earth and Google Maps in multiple subject areas.
In Google Earth and on Googles My Maps services your students can create their own trips highlighting crucial locations in a book or essential places in the life of an author.
ArtBy using Googles My Maps tools or the desktop version of Google Earth, students can map the places of where a piece of regional art is housed, where it was developed, and the places that motivated the artist.