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Google Earth

Week 1: 

Target:

  • Today I will use Google Earth to visit American Symbols

  • Using academic vocabulary and complete sentences (fly to, zoom, street view, horizon, layer, 3D)

  • So that I can learn about our world using a computer

  • I'll know I've got it when I can fly to each American symbol and describe details about the places I visited.

 

Visit each of these sites on Google Earth by typing in the name and pressing enter:

  • Statue of Liberty 

  • Pentagon 

  • Washington Monument 

  • Golden Gate Bridge

Week 2: Wonders of the World

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  • Click on the image to the left.  

  • Today you will solve the puzzles and then explore the 7 Wonders of the World using Google Earth.

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Targets:

  1. I can use my research skills to find a fascinating fact about a Wonder of the World.

  2. I can create a presentation about my Wonder of the World.

 

Wonders of the World

  1. Eqyptian Pyramids

  2. Great Wall of China

  3. Stonehenge

  4. Colosseum in Rome

  5. Grand Canyon

  6. Great Barrier Reef

  7. Chichen Itza

  8. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

  9. Leaning Tower of Pisa

  10. The Eiffel Tower

  11. Panama Canal

  12. Taj Majal

  13. Victoria Falls

  14. Ngorongoro Crater

  15. Mt. Everest

  16. Ayers Rock

  17. The Ross Ice Shelf

  1. The Ross Ice Shelf

  2. Tierra del Fuego

  3. Straits of Gibraltar

  4. The Red Sea

  5. Mt. St. Helens

  6. San Andreas Fault

  7. Great African Rift

  8. Madagascar

  9. Istanbul

  10. Siberia

  11. Death Valley

  12. Suez Canal

  13. Vatican City

  14. The Chunnel

Tips

  1. Make sure you are spelling your location name correctly.

  2. Uncheck the box that comes up under the "fly to" locations"  to remove the name of your location

  3. Turn off Photos (the check box under layers)

  4. Turn your 3D buildings layer on (under layers).

  1. Pan in so we can clearly see your location or building.

  2. Tilt the view by pushing down on the mouse wheel  and moving the mouse up or down. 

  3. Select File > Save > Save image...or click the Save Image  button on the toolbar to save your picture. Select your flash drive as the location

Watch these videos if you need help

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