11/21/16

Google Earth
Objectives:
- The students will be able to use the features of Google Earth to find their own house.
- The students will be able to drop a person on a street while they are looking at Google
Earth and explain what they noticed.
Standards:
- 2 G1.0.2 Use maps to describe the spatial organization of the local community by
applying concepts including relative location and using distance, direction, and scale.
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2 G2.0.2 Describe how the local community is part of a larger region (e.g., county,
metropolitan area, state).

Assessment:
- Formative: I will walk around while the students are on their computers to take notes on
how they are using the features of Google Earth.
- Summative: I will listen to the students comments about what they found out about maps
using Google Earth.
Materials:
- Computers (1 for each student)
- Log in codes
- Addresses of students
- Meadow Brooks Address

Motivation:
1. Bring students to the carpet in the front.
2. Review what we have learned about maps.
a. What do maps show? (Pictures of the world)
b. How many continents are there? (7)
c. Which continent do we live on? (North America)
d. How many oceans are there? (4)
e. How much of the earth is filled with water? Land? (3/4; 1/4 )
3. Today we are going to be looking at maps, but from a different perspective.
a. We are going to use Google Earth to look at the world.
Development:
1. Show students the features of Google Earth.
a. Zoom in (+)
b. Zoom out (-)
c. Drop a person (Yellow Person)
d. Move the map (Click, hold, and move the mouse)
e. Change the perspective (Side Arrows)
f. Change the view (3D; 2D)
g. Search bar (Search Google Maps)
2. Send students back to their computers.
a. Have them log into their computers.
b. Click on Google Chrome.
c. Type in Google Maps to the search bar.
d. Click on the square in the bottom left corner of the screen that says Earth
3. Pass out their addresses to the students who want to find their house. Then give students
time to explore Google Earth on their own.
a. Walk around and discuss what students have found. Take notes of how well they
are using the features of Google Earth.
Closure:
1. Bring students back together at the carpet. Ask students these questions and let every
student share.
a. What did you find out about maps?
b. Were you able to find your houses?
c. What other places did you find using Google Earth?
REFLECTION:
This lesson went extremely well. The students were so excited to find their houses and their
school on Google Earth! They were so excited that it was hard to get them to quiet down so that
I could teach them the features of Google Earth, but once I was able to get through my teaching,
they thoroughly enjoyed exploring. They were very talkative while they were exploring, and I
kept hearing Oh, Miss Dunn! Look at this! I found that you can do _______ on Google Earth!
It was really fun to see the students so excited about looking at maps, and I was glad I was able
to incorporate Google Earth into my unit. The students kept saying how they were going to go
home and show their parents what they have learned about how to use Google Earth.