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EarthTools

EarthTools

Juicy Geography: Using Google Earth in the classroom Teaching ideas, guides, downloadable files and links to other resources can all be found at Juicy Geography's Google Earth blog. This page is regularly updated, and features original lesson plans and resources, suitable for KS3, KS4 and K12, that have all been thoroughly tested in the classroom. “Stonehenge Management” This lesson is designed to demonstrate the potential of Google Earth as a real world decision making tool. “Visualizing a Safer City” This task promotes spatial thinking and utilizes Google Earth as a simple GIS. “Sea level rise on the Gold Coast” Students create maps of sea-level change and assess the likely impact on the Gold Coast. “His Dark Materials” This lesson idea combines the study of the classic modern children’s book Northern Lights with an investigation in Google Earth, as students find out about an extreme, and fascinating land. “The Diamond Trade” “Montserrat Crisis Management” Google Earth is NOT essential, but very useful.

Ogle Earth: A blog about virtual globes, with a special focus on Google Earth.

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