Why Google Earth can enhance learning in the classroom

1. Learning Goals help organize the information that will be taught, causing the lesson to go more smoothly

2. Learning Assessments provide a way to finalize the content in the student's mind and make sure the teacher has taught all the information necessary for the students

3. Learning Assessments

3.1. How to navigate google earth

3.2. Analyze the students knowledge of the Earth and its systems

3.3. Venn Diagram: Have the students compare and contrast two different countries and their topographies

3.4. Have students draw a replica of a state/ country and its topography

4. Teacher Roles

4.1. To show the students what Google Earth is

4.2. Giving students the resources to explore unknown parts of the world and to widen their knowledge about the earth and what it is made up of

4.3. Serving as a resource on how to navigate google earth

5. Teachers are necessary to be the ultimate knowledge source for the lesson

6. Learning goals

6.1. Classify the major areas of the earth such as bodies or water, continents and countries

6.2. Being able to observe and describe the different Earth systems such as topography

6.3. Describe the location of the major topographies

6.4. Being able to navigate google earth

7. Content Area

7.1. Science/ Earth Systems

8. What is it?

8.1. A virtual and realistic way to view the earth by seeing visual pictures of specific places.

8.2. Google earth gives brief descriptions of landmarks. i.e Eiffel Tower

8.3. A map of the Earth

9. Learning Activities

9.1. The teacher will show different types of topography on the earth by looking at oceans, mountain ranges, and plains

9.2. Students can discuss what kind of resources the different countries/ continents might produce based on their topography

9.3. Google Earth Scavenger Hunt: Have a list of different items for students to explore and find on Google Earth.

9.4. Have students locate where different natural disasters have happened

9.5. Finding the exact coordinates of certain places i.e cities, oceans, mountains

10. Using Google Earth provides a new way to see learning in action