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Google

Google Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site provides 3D visual images of any place on earth.
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.
Article
Other

Ggmap: Spatial Visualization With Ggplot2 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In spatial statistics the ability to visualize data and models super imposed with their basic social landmarks and geographic context is invaluable. ggmap is a new tool which enables such visualization by combining the spatial...
Lesson Plan
Google

Google for Education: Exploring Computational Thinking: What Is Ct?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn about computational thinking which involves a set of problem-solving skills and techniques that software engineers use to write programs that underlie the computer applications you use such as search, email, and maps.
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Other

Satellite Images Bridge Understanding Gap Between Climate Change and Individuals

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses how Google Earth has brought the reality of climate change to the average person so that they can see it for themselves. The north and south poles are indicators of what is happening with climate change and an...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 2: What's a Watershed?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students build a physical model to simulate watershed features, then use Google Earth software to tie the model to a real place. By exploring several layers of map-based images and data, students learn the complexity of a watershed and...
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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:...
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Other

Bowdoin College Library: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Digital Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
Chamberlain's life and legacy. Archive includes examples of letters written by and to Chamberlain, a gallery of photographs, and annotated biographical maps courtesy of Google Earth and Google Maps.
Unit Plan
NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Biodiversity in an Estuary

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity introduces students to the amazing biodiversity of an estuarine environment, focusing on the habitats in the Rookery Bay National EstuarineResearch Reserve, Florida. They begin by exploring the estuary using Google Maps....
Article
Other

History Blog: Family Looking for Broken Sewer Pipe Finds 2,500 Years of History

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating story about a family in Lecce, Italy, who made a major archaeological discovery while digging under their house to find the source of a problem in the pipes that led to a toilet. What they found instead was an entire...
Lesson Plan
US National Archives

National Archives: u.s. V. Amistad: A Case of Jurisdiction

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars will review the Amistad case and use passages from the case explore the concept of jurisdiction and how a case travels through the federal court system. Also, included are links to the background of the Amistad case, a...
Unit Plan
NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Observing Estuaries:

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate landforms and features associated with estuaries by taking a journey down a river to an estuary system where the river empties into the Gulf of Mexico near Weeks Bay. They will use Google Maps and other resources to...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Is Gis?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Geographic information systems (GIS) are important technology that allows rapid study and use of spatial information. GIS have become increasingly prevalent in industry and the consumer/internet world in the last 20 years. Historically,...
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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...
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Other

Bscs: Frog Symphony

For Students 9th - 10th
In this self-directed lesson plan, students use maps and graphs of data to investigate the habitats and time of year and day to hear a full chorus of frogs. A handout with everything the student needs to complete this lesson plan is...
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Other

This Is Nova Scotia

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home of Nova Scotia's Official Tourism Website. Find much useful information about this beautiful Canadian province including learning about its history, culture, music, climate, and geography. Capture its charm while viewing...
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Other

Bscs: Restoring Oyster Reefs

For Students 9th - 10th
In this self-directed lesson, young scholars use data from the Chesapeake Bay estuary to determine suitable sites for oyster reef restoration. A handout with everything the student needs to complete this lesson is available as a PDF or...
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Curated OER

Geology.com: Madagascar Map Madagascar Satellite Image

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this great satellite image of Madagascar from Google Earth. Scroll past the informative political map to see the image. There is more information about the country below the satellite map.
Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: Immigration to America: Stories and Travels

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity asks students to match documents to individuals based on the reasons these people came to and were living in the United States. The photographs and documents are attached to government forms in some of the millions of...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploring Monsoon Precipitation and Streamflow in a Semi Arid Watershed

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use both My World GISTM and Google Earth maps to investigate streamflow and precipitation relationships in the vicinity of Tucson, AZ.
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Other

Hong Kong Space Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Besides an introduction to exhibitions and events at the museum, the site provides a guide to stargazing, an astronomy FAQ, space news, virtual tours (see site map) and research resources (including Chinese-English star and constellation...
Lesson Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Urban Models in the Real World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By using Google Earth and city road maps, students will compare the layout of their city to one of the three North American urban models and see which one is the best fit.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Litter Retriever With a Gps Receiver

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered why litter is in some locations and not others? You will use a Global Positioning System (GPS) to mark the locations of trash and trash cans around a local park or school campus, import the data into Google Earth,...

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