Google+Earth

**Google Earth

Google Earth Presentation 2:15-3:30

Part 1: GE Tools (15 minutes) • Tool Bar o Place Mark o Polygon o Path o Image Overlay o Record a Tour o Timeline o Sunlight Across The Sky o Ruler o Google Maps • Screen Split (left side tool bar) o Search box o Places (Place marks) o Layers • Geographic Web • 3D Buildings • Go through Each option Part 2: Content Areas (20 Minutes) • National Symbols -> Mt. Rushmore, White House • Continents-> 7 Continents-Analyze differences in culture • Landforms -> Mountain, Volcano, Valley, Hill, River, Canyon • Native American->Regions • Holidays Around the World- Look at the Culture • Natural Resources->Gold, Coal, Oil • Measurement ->Feet, Yards, Meters, Inches (Measured Distances of National Symbols from our school) • Field Trip

Part 3: Othere Ideas (15 Minutes) • Visit location of a field trip • Measurement • Slow Zoom • Virtual Autobiography (Book timeline) • Hole in the Earth • Using Google Maps (Faster)

Part 4: Visit Resources & Interaction (25 minutes) http://classroomgoogleearth.wikispaces.com/ http://www.gelessons.com/lessons/ http://sites.google.com/site/gtools4teachers/resourcepage/google-maps http://www.livephysics.com/ptools/dig-hole-through-earth.php**