"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." ~~ Dorothy Parker

Word of the Day:  .kmz or .kml

Please open this file & it should open Google Earth Esperero.kmz 

Handouts: Sidebar &  Placemarks    

Introduction:  The New Google Earth 5

  Videos of all the new features like Moon, Mars, Historical Places

Online Activities

Resources

• Dr. Alice Christie's Google Earth in Education Resources
• Google Earth Outreach Showcase (See KMZ files created that track the Holocaust or watershed changes)
• Google Earth Files for Educators (Volcanos of the world, World Heritage Sites, Lewis & Clark)
• Google Earth Gallery
• Creating Science Lessons with GE by a team of teachers in New York, including Steve Kluge (Fox Lane HS), Drew Patrick (Fox Lane HS) and Eric Ferman (Eastchester HS)manual.pdf
• Google Earth Blog by Frank Taylor
• Google Earth Lessons Blog
• 100 Things to do with Google Maps
• 17 Most Bizarre Sites in Google Earth
• Google_Earth_and_Math_Activity_Ideas.doc
• Discovery Channel: Google Earth
• "What on Earth?" GoogleEarth and GoogleMaps Extras

GoogleLitTrips  "Three-Dimensionalizing the Story"  -Jerome Burg, Creator

 Favorite Downloads:  Make Way for Ducklings,   Night,    My Brother Sam is Dead

Making your own Lit Trip

Lit Trip Tips

Getting to know GE

act-2-Familiar Places.doc - Play with Google Earth by exploring Tucson, place markers, experiment with measurement.

act-3-Sight-seeing around US.doc  - Visit sites around the US from your computer. Enjoy all the details

act-4-Lat Long equator.doc - Use the Latitude and Longitude measurements at the bottom of the screen in combination with your knowledge about the equator and weather to answer the questions.

act-1-getting to know GE.doc - Explore famous sites and take a look around.

Google Earth Math

Tutorials & Helpers

Google Earth Tutorials

Making Place Markers (tutorial from Dr. Alice Christie)

Searching for .KMZ & .KML Files (eg:  arizona+.kmz or "lewis and clark"+.kmz or ididarod+.kmz)

Other Features

Google Mars

  from Google Earth Blog, Mars description and screen shots

Historical Images

Google Ocean

Example Scavengeroogle	Scavenger Hunts Scavengeroogle
	Clue Name : “Shark Jaws” Submitted by: Andrew Status : Solved (5) Duration: Sun 11/20/05 - Tue 11/22/05 Solved By: Tim J, Bernd, Mike M, Lisa, Bakpaulilin Word Hints : “Marathon divided by 4.3667. Water after the bridge.” Magnification Needed: 15/18