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Curated OER

Google for Education: Children and Technology: Google Earth

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A demo presentation using Google Earth to fly around the world, visiting notable visitor points around the globe.
Activity
Other

Jefferson County Schools: Google Earth and Social Studies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This document explains how to use Google Earth in the classroom and offers ideas to get you started.
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Other

Google Earth Teach: Maps

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A free opportunity to allow students and educators to learn and engage using Google Earth. A variety of maps may be selected and multiple layers chosen to display different aspects of each map.
Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Investigating Weather and Climate With Google Earth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this activity, students will investigate the change in global temperature by analyzing data on Google Earth for 13 different cities. Students will then interpret the climate patterns for those cities to make conclusion about the...
Website
Google

Google Earth: Hubble Telescope

For Students 9th - 10th
Get a tour of space with images collected from the Hubble telescope. See nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters on this site. Google Earth must be downloaded to use.
Website
Google

Google Earth: Showcase: u.s. Presidents

For Students 9th - 10th
Google Earth provides a showcase for which to meet the presidents of the United States throughout its history. Find their birthplaces and other facts about them.
Interactive
Google

Google Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site provides 3D visual images of any place on earth.
Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Wind Energy Using Google Earth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students will use Google Earth to investigate ideal features of wind farms and they will use the Google Earth measurement tool to determine the estimated perimeter of each wind farm.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Jet, Set, Go! Travel Google Earth in Ben's Dream

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson uses the picture book by Chris Van Allsburg Ben's Dream with Google Earth to highlight ten major landmarks of the world. After reading and discussing Ben's Dream, students "travel" to each location using the free software...
Website
Google

Google Earth Blog

For Students 9th - 10th
The author has extensive experience using GPS and has worked with NASA. In his blog he posts information about the latest uses and applications of Google Earth.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Do Large Mammals Align Themselves With Earth's Magnetic Field?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science fair project, use Google Earth to determine if large mammals align themselves in respect to the earth's magnetic field. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and...
Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: State Electricity on Google Earth: How Many Solar Panels Would It Take?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity addresses the Energy Awareness Principle by having students calculate electricity use by state, and also determine how much land would be required to replace all sources of electricity with solar panels considering costs...
Interactive
Google

Google Earth Timelapse

For Students 9th - 10th
See an aerial view of how communities around the globe have changed over time.
Interactive
Google

Where on Google Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? The Crown Jewels Caper

For Students 3rd - 8th
Test your knowledge of geography as you travel around the world with Carmen Sandiego to famous landmarks and interview "witnesses" to recover the stolen loot.
Interactive
Google

Google Earth Explore, Search and Discover

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find a specific location in the world. View exotic locations, famous buildings, and even your own home! See the terrain and buildings in 3D. Search for restaurants, hotels, parks and schools within a certain area.
Interactive
Google

Google Earth Explore, Search and Discover

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find a specific location in the world. View exotic locations, famous buildings, your own home! See the terrain and buildings in 3D. Search for restaurants, hotels, parks and schools within a certain area.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Run Around the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Lesson where students utilize Google Maps and Google Earth to create a three mile running course from their houses, addressing any safety concerns that arise (large intersections, availability of sidewalks, etc.). Detailed instructions...
Lesson Plan
Google

Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Create Your Own Google Logo

For Teachers 4th - 9th
A set of three activities where students learn how to use the programming language Scratch to create Google logos, including ones for Valentine's Day and one for Earth Day.
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 4: A Bird's Eye View: Exploring Your Region

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An investigation that is part of a series of lab lessons that expose students to Earth Systems through research, data, and visualizations. In this lab, students will investigate their region by using Google Earth and predicting what...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Projections and Coordinates: Turning a 3 D Earth Into Flatlands

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Projections and coordinates are key advancements in the geographic sciences that allow us to better understand the nature of the Earth and how to describe location. These innovations in describing the Earth are the basis for everything...
Website
Google

Google Earth: Appalachian Voices

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information about a nonprofit organization that is protecting the resources of the central and southern Appalachian region.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Tech Tours Using Google Earth

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Grab your passport and head around the world as K-2 students become reporters using Google Earth and podcasting to learn and share about maps, globes, people and places around the community, state and world. Tools featured include:...
Lesson Plan
Google

Google for Education: Applying Discrete and Continuous Data in a Map

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using various tools, student will be able to analyze and calculate the amount of urban open space available in their city.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Google for Education: Children and Technology: Google Sketch Up

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Using Google SketchUp build a house or upgrade your school building to be the tallest and the most colorful in the world! Then place your buildings on Google Earth and fly over them with Google Earth to see what they look like.

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