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Created by J Huff
Badge Point(s): 2 points
Created by J Huff
What better way to connect learning to the real world than to integrate the actual real world into learning? The built-in tours and lessons in the Voyager section include tours related to travel, nature, culture, sports, history, and more, such as taking a trip to a wildlife reserve in Kenya, investigating indigenous cultural heritage in Canada, or hiking through the national parks of North America. Students can also relive the Votes for Women movement or travel along on the Underground Railroad. Younger students can focus on the alphabet by finding ABCs in satellite imagery. Voyager includes guided tours from scientists, nonprofits, and others, such as BBC Earth and National Geographic. Your class can travel back in time and view places to see how they've changed, see how states have voted in past elections, view historical maps, explore world biomes, dive deep into the ocean, or learn how the physical landscape has dictated urban sprawl.
If those ideas aren't enough, here are a few more: Compare the appearance (in 3D!) of volcanoes or use tools to measure their diameter and altitude. Analyze the architecture of European castles, or just look at where famous monarchs lived. View how Las Vegas has changed since 1950. With Street View, travel the narrowest of waterways in Venice, walk the streets of Disneyland Paris, or hike canyons in the United States. For more advanced lessons, build your own tours around the world with the Tour Builder, create a Timelapse to show the change of Earth features over time, or build your own KML files (tutorials are available on the Google website) for even more customization options.
Review the two short videos to the right to see how you can integrate the actual real world into learning using Google Earth and Voyager.
Take your students on a Google Voyage and explain how it was connected to your curriculum.
Choose a voyage for your class and find at least two more resources to use with your students through the Voyager lessons. Create an interactive lesson using a voyage, quiz, or other resources found within the Google Earth website.
Have the students interact with the lesson that you have created. Share the link with students on Google Classroom.
Take a screenshot of your Google Voyage on your Google Classroom and attach it to the Google Form provided below.
What did you find useful about this site? How did your students respond to the lesson?
Teaching with Google Earth - National Geographic
20 Google Earth Activities for Students | Bringing the Wow Factor to Your Lessons
*Instructions for taking screenshots on a Chromebook:
Full screen screenshot: Ctrl+windows shift button (looks like a rectangle with two lines next to it; above the 6 key).
Partial screenshot: Ctrl+Shift+windows shift button (looks like a rectangle with two lines next to it; above the 6 key). Click and drag around the area you'd like to grab.
Screenshots will be sent to your Downloads file (small blue circular icon with a file folder inside found in the apps menu -- click the small circle icon in far bottom left corner of Chromebook screen to find the Downloads file).
Take your students on a Google Voyage and explain how it was connected to your curriculum. Choose a voyage for your class and find at least two more resources to use with your students through the Voyager lessons. Create an interactive lesson using a voyage, quiz, or other resources found within the Google Earth website. Have the students interact with the lesson that you have created. Share the link with students on Google Classroom. Take a screenshot of your Google Voyage on your Google Classroom and attach it to the Google Form provided below. Answer the following questions: What did you find useful about this site? How did your students respond to the lesson?
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