GOOGLE EARTHEmma Washington

Katherine Jones

Sarah Kraus

GOOGLE EARTH HISTORY

1995 –Larry Page and Sergey Brin met at Stanford.

2004 – full ownership of Keyhole Incorporation.

2005 – June – Google Earth came out.

HOW TO USE GOOGLE EARTH

Go to Programs Scroll up to Education Applications Click on Google Earth

Basic Skills

• Navigation – there is a compass on the right top corner so you will always know the direction you are facing. Simply click your mouse to grab the world and move it to wherever you wish. • Measurement – Go to tools and click on ruler. This will allow you to determine the distance between any two points. •Image Overlay/Path/Polygon/Placemark – All of these features can be found directly above the globe in the toolbar. You can create these at your will.

GOOGLE EARTH FEATURES - SEARCH

Type in the place you want to go and it will take you there.

Type in specific businesses you want to find and it will find them for you.

Type in where you are and where you want to be and it will give you directions.

GOOGLE EARTH FEATURES - PLACES

My Places

Sightseeing

Has a list of famous places around the world that you can tour.

Temporary Places

GOOGLE EARTH FEATURES - LAYERS

Geographic Web Roads 3D Buildings Street View – allows you to view the desired

area through digital photographs Borders and Labels Traffic – current traffic reports Weather – current weather systems Gallery Global Awareness Places of interest Terrain

GOOGLE EARTH FEATURES - OTHERS

Google Sky – you can switch between Google Earth and Google Sky instantly.

Flight Simulator –you can fly two types of airplanes, but a joystick must be hooked up to the

computer in use. Day/Night feature – you can look at any place in the

world in the daytime or nighttime. Just click on the icon that looks like two mountains with a sun coming up behind it.

Ocean Exploration – you can view life in the ocean by clicking on the ocean layer under “Layers”

Historical Time Lapse/Historical Imagery – you can see the landscape and imagery at different periods of time by clicking on the clock at the top of the page

Saving Your Tour – you can record your journey on Google Earth by clicking the camera button at the top of the page and then record.

GOOGLE EARTH IN THE CLASSROOM What subjects can Google Earth be used for?

History Art Science

GeologyEcologyBiologyEnvironmental

Math Social Studies Literature Global Awareness Technology Foreign Language

GOOGLE EARTH IN THE CLASSROOM• Quizzes

Teachers can create quizzes that require students to explore Google Earth.

• Scavenger Hunts Teachers can create fun activities to

introduce students to Google Earth.• Virtual Field Trips

Teachers can help students explore the entire world without having to leave the classroom.

• Lit TripsStudents can visualize where a story is taking place by taking the journey of the characters in the books.

A FOCUS ON GOOGLE LIT TRIPS

http://www.googlelittrips.org/

HANDS ON LEARNING! Open Google Earth on your computers. Make sure the 3D Buildings, Street View, and

Borders and Labels are checked under the LAYERS bar.

Using the SEARCH bar, type in Washington, DC.

See if you can locate the Washington Monument.

Once you have found the Washington Monument, click on one of the camera icons to see a real picture of it.

Once completed, feel free to exit the photo and explore Google Earth on your own! (Exit photo is on the top right corner of the picture).

GOOGLE EARTH IN THE CLASSROOM Google Earth Activities

Viewing geomorphic landforms

Plate tectonics

Tours of glacier changes

Create maps

Renewable energy projects

Measurement lessons

Exploratory lessons

Google Earth blogs

WHAT DOES GOOGLE EARTH OFFER YOUR STUDENTS?

Imagination

Innovation

Exploration

Understanding

Insight into other worlds

Educational nourishment

CREDITS http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth.html http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/google_earth/activities.html http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/Measurement.html http://realworldmath.org/Real_World_Math/Exploratory_Lessons.html http://www.gelessons.com/lessons/ http://www.googlelittrips.org/ http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ef3e9154a4257edcb80b http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/dherring/ge/googleearth.htm http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/z0302a1700/feb09-d1_2.html http://www.google.com/corporate/history.html