Teaching with Google Earth Teaching with Google Earth and Other Geographic and Other Geographic

Resources Resources

Learn to use free online resources that view the world using Learn to use free online resources that view the world using aerial photos, maps and overlays. The most interactive of aerial photos, maps and overlays. The most interactive of these free resources, Google Earth, allows users to share these free resources, Google Earth, allows users to share descriptive placemarks, create trips, measure distances, add descriptive placemarks, create trips, measure distances, add overlays and place 3-D objects. A community of users has overlays and place 3-D objects. A community of users has created many useful additions to teach objectives in science, created many useful additions to teach objectives in science, social studies, math and other subjects. social studies, math and other subjects.

Stephen Titchenal, Program Specialist - Technology

Stephanie Myers, Program Specialist - Math

Cleveland Heights – University Heights City School District

Map Content ExamplesMap Content Examples

• Political Boundaries

• Land Forms

• Transportation Routes

• Topography

• Property Ownership

• Scientific data with geographic content

• Social data with geographic content

Ohio Social Studies Content StandardsOhio Social Studies Content Standards

• GrK: Distinguish between land and water on maps and globes.

Ohio Social Studies Content StandardsOhio Social Studies Content Standards

• Gr1: Identify and describe the physical features (lake, river, hill, mountain, forest) and human features (town, city, farm, park, playground, house, traffic signs/signals) of places in the community.

Ohio Social Studies Content StandardsOhio Social Studies Content Standards

• Gr3: Identify and use symbols to locate places of significance on maps and globes.

Ohio Social Studies Content StandardsOhio Social Studies Content Standards

• Gr3: Use political maps, physical maps and aerial photographs to ask and answer questions about the local community.

Ohio Social Studies Content StandardsOhio Social Studies Content Standards

• Gr3: Describe changes in the community over time…

Ohio Social Studies Content StandardsOhio Social Studies Content Standards

• Gr4: Locate the local community, state and the United States on maps or globes.

Ohio Social Studies Content StandardsOhio Social Studies Content Standards

• Gr4: Use a linear scale to measure the distance between places on a map.

Ohio Math Content StandardsOhio Math Content Standards

• Gr4: Identify and select appropriate units to measure: perimeter

Ohio Social Studies Content StandardsOhio Social Studies Content Standards

• Gr6: Use coordinates of latitude and longitude to locate points on a world map.

Ohio Science Content StandardsOhio Science Content Standards

• Gr8: Use models to analyze the size and shape of Earth, its surface and its interior (e.g., globes, topographic maps, satellite images).

Ohio Science Content StandardsOhio Science Content Standards

• Gr9: Explain the results of plate tectonic activity (e.g., magma generation, igneous intrusion, metamorphism, volcanic action, earthquakes, faulting and folding).

Recent Scanned MapsRecent Scanned Maps

• Microsoft Terraserver (USA)

• Terraserver.com (Wordwide)

• Topozone

Historic Scanned MapsHistoric Scanned Maps

• Library of Congress (MrSID)

• David Rumsey (Insight)

• RailsandTrails.com (DjVu)

• MapTech Historical Topographic Maps

Interactive MapsInteractive Maps

• Google Maps – Panoramio - Quckmaps

• Yahoo Maps – New Features

• Microsoft Live Local– 3D Virtual Earth – 3D buildings, tilt

– Birds Eye Views – High Resolution Photos in 4 directions

– Microsoft APIs– MapCruncher

Mashups how to

Google EarthGoogle Earth

• Finding locations

• Navigating

• Viewing layers

• Measuring Distances

• Tips:– Tools/Options->Set Disk Cache to 2000MB (2Gig)– Go to the sites once before presentation– Keep other programs to a minimum

Creating content in Google Earth Creating content in Google Earth

• Placemarks

• Trips• Image Overlays (Superoverlay)

• 3D Objects (SketchUp)

Student ProjectsStudent Projects

• Local Placemarks

• World Placemarks

• Measuring Distances

• Tours

• Latitude/Longitude

• Community Changes Over Time

Saving ContentSaving Content

• “Save As” to shared locationTip: Have students use their first name in the title of the object

• Email

• Combining objects into folders• Websites (set up mime type)

• Network Links (can be updated on server)

Google Earth CommunityGoogle Earth Community

• Keyhole BBS Education (Google Earth Community)

– American Embassy School Movies (India)– EarthWandering (share placemarks in real time)

• Blogs– Map Room A Weblog about Maps– Topographic Map Archive (Matt Fox)

• KML Reference

ContactsContacts

• http://resources.chuh.org/GoogleEarth/

• S_Titchenal@chuh.org (216-320-2340)

• S_Myers@chuh.org

Cleveland Heights / University HeightsCity School District2155 Miramar Drive

University Heights, OH 44118