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On its own the “Im Feeling Lucky” button offers a great method for trainees to find new places. That stated, students discover more through the “Im Feeling Lucky” button if you offer them a little bit more instructions than simply “click the button and look around.” Thats why I created a little concern sheet to prompt trainees to do a little research study about the locations they discover in Google Earth via “Im Feeling Lucky.” My question sheet can be found here as a Google Doc..
This short video demonstrates how trainees can check out Google Earth in more detail after clicking “Im Feeling Lucky.”.

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Google Earth has a lot of neat features that can assist students find out about the world. Among those neat features is the “Im Feeling Lucky” button that is discovered on the left hand toolbar in Google Earth. Clicking that button will take students to a randomly-selected location on the planet..