Google Earth
Presenters: Kacey Sensenich, Bobbie Combs
• http://googleads.pbworks.com/w/page/36687080/FrontPage
• Writing assignment- Exa. Where is the plane and why is it there?
• Planetarium- Same Navigation for Google Earth, move the Earth around
http://www.barnabu.co.uk/planetarium/
• nuke it- choose method of mass destruction to predict what will happen, you can show
them.
• Live cam- Show students specific places around the world (etc. ground zero), give
students money and they an plan a trip including gas...etc.
http://www.earthcam.com/
• Google Earth, Google map- side by side for comparison
http://www.barnabu.co.uk/geapi/gegmaps/
• distance between cities and places on a map
http://www.distancefromto.net/
• A more detailed version of constellations than Planetarium
http://www.barnabu.co.uk/geapi/hr/
• Add ons available- located on the presenterʼs website
• solar system in google earth- turns the Earth into the sun in comparison to planets
• Planets- distance between planets and the comparison of size
• planets time- lapse movie- Plays satellite pictures of different planets
• ISS tracks- international space station tracker and where they are located, figure when
the space station will be in your area
• constellation boundaries- blocks off constellations to see where they overlap and how
they distinguish
• daylight hours- show how many hours of daylight a particular part of the Earth has a
certain time (seasons, etc.), visual model
• current lunar month- Shows the phase of the moon on different nights of the year, can
show history
• Earth 360- shows volcanoes and Earthquakes, etc. and where located, shows picture,
provides information
• Under gallery has many layers, can look at them in the temporarily or drag into your
permanent files
• KMZ files or KML- pegged places or built models
• 360- double click gives a 360 degree picture so that students can visualize the
location
• Weird images on website are good for writing prompts