With Google Maps, you and your students can become arm-chair explorers and cartographers with ease. Google Maps are a fun visual way to help students understand geography concepts, map reading, location, and distance measurement. Besides using Google Maps to teach the fundamentals of mapping, like latitude and longitude, you can inspire students to investigate the world and to think spatially.

• Investigate the modern version of an ancient world

• Pinpoint a book setting

• Create collaborative maps

• Create a campus or school district map

• Create a family heritage map

• Get walking directions

• Plan a trip using public transportation

• Get biking directions

• Add or edit places on maps for your community

• Compare neighborhoods and communities across the world

• Understand traffic patterns

• Use maps as writing inspiration

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