"A Complete Guide to Using Google Earth in the Geoscience Classroom."
Contains plenty of resources and helpful tips for teachers in other subject areas.
"Visit this site to learn all the tips and tricks for using Google Earth as a teaching tool. You can view lesson plans for a variety of grade levels and subjects, discuss Google Earth teaching tactics with fellow educators, see student-created work, and read how other teachers are using Google Earth in the classroom."
"Join the worldwide geo-modeling community and help put every village, town, and city on the 3D map. Your 3D models can appear in Google Earth and Google Maps for all the world to see."
Over 150,000 historical maps that can be downloaded, viewed, and analyzed by students in Google Earth. A great resource for learning about the past and how our world has changed over time.
With over 56 million videos, there is something helpful here for all grade levels and subject areas. A great resource to find teaching materials to use in your classes!
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Google Earth can be used for learning in many ways and in all the subject areas. Check out this guide created by Richard Bryne for helpful tips and lesson/project ideas.
Full of information for how to use Google Earth for teaching and learning. Includes tutorial tips, a variety of related classroom resources, and student work samples.
The .kml files allow for exploring the seafloor in 3D using street view. To use them in Google Earth:
1. Download the .kml file to your computer. (right-click, Save Link As, etc)
2. Launch Google Earth, click File-->Open and select the downloaded .kml file.
3.The new content will appear under "Temporary Places" in the "Places section of the sidebar.
Make sure you have the "Explore the Ocean" layer checked under "Ocean" in the "Layers" section of the sidebar for these to work.