🚌 Magic School Bus: The ultimate Field Trip with Google Earth 🌏

"Google Maps is for finding your way. Google Earth is about getting lost."

Warm Up: I'm Feeling Lucky!

Launch Pad - www.google.com/earth/education/

Knowledge Cards

People also explore...

Fly to your location

Street View

2D / 3D

Reset View - Airplane

Classroom Applications:

Writing Prompts
"Classroom Management" :)
Launchpad - Establish Connection and Context
Homework - Explore on your own.
What do you Notice? What do you Wonder?

NAVIGATION Tips and Tricks:

SHIFT + Click - Pan and tilt

Paper Airplane - Reset to default

The Magic "N" - Reorient your Earth

Mini-Earth Navigation (bottom right)

Menus & Map Styles

Voyager: Explore The World

Demo: Everest Base Camp

Activity: Explore

Share!

My Places

Adding My Places

Show/Hide Place

Editing My Places

Duplicate List

Export KML/Import KML

Getting Geeky: Experimental Features

Creating and Sharing Lists: KML and KMZ

Go to Settings
Enable KML file import (experimental)
Volcano Sample: Click here
Add to Drive or Download (look in the upper right).
Go to My Places
Import KML file
Explore

KML Imports

Create a KML with Google My Maps Activity |

Click here!
Draw a polygon around a state or country (ONLY 1 per person)
Add a marker to a state or country and add a title, photo or description.
Refresh your map occasionally...
Click the three dots to export KML/KMZ
Export Entire Map to .KML (see image to right)

Resources:

Official Google Blog: Google Earth Launch

EdTechTeam Google Earth Blog Post & Poster

Google Earth - How to upload Google Lit Trips - Eric Curts

Nat and Friends - Google Earth Explained

Earth Engine - Timelapse

Sample Activity

Activity: Where in the World: Did you Know?

Use I'm Feeling Lucky
Find a location you are interested in. Learn something new.
Take a screenshot.
Open is Google Slide Presentation: Where in the World
Pick a slide, add your picture, add a did you know fact
Check out the example or get creative.

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