On its own the “Im Feeling Lucky” button offers a great way for trainees to find new locations. That said, trainees discover more through the “Im Feeling Lucky” button if you offer them a bit more instructions than just “click the button and browse.” Thats why I created a little question sheet to trigger students to do a little research about the places they find in Google Earth through “Im Feeling Lucky.” My concern sheet can be discovered here as a Google Doc..
This short video shows how students can explore Google Earth in more detail after clicking “Im Feeling Lucky.”.

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Google Earth has a great deal of cool functions that can assist students discover about the world. One of those cool functions is the “Im Feeling Lucky” button that is found on the left hand toolbar in Google Earth. Clicking that button will take students to a randomly-selected location on the planet..