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Watch videos to learn how to navigate Google Earth.
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Open new tab/click on Google Apps/ Open Google Earth.
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Spend a few minutes exploring our planets
Now Try This...
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Activate the latitude and longitude grid by selecting View>Grid or Ctrl+L.
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Find these major Latitudes and Longitudes: Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, and Prime Meridian.
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Work with your neighbor to find two countries that cross each of the major latitudes and longitudes.
Your task today is to look up these 5 places. Remember you are only to look up the places on this list or ask me before you look up some place. Make sure you zoom around and check out all angles and make sure you try out street view.
*If you know your address when you finish you may look up your house.
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Madison Elementary Ohio
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Statue of Liberty
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White House (Put your street view man on the White House and see what happens)
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Mt. Everest
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Eiffel Tower
Google Earth
Check out the view from Mount Everest
One of the coolest things about Google Earth is the ground-level view. In cities this works like Google Maps’ Street View — giving you a high-resolution photographic view — but you can also use it in remote places such as the top of Mount Everest! In this case, the imagery is just the standard satellite view, but it still looks pretty cool.
Search for mount everest in Google Earth, which takes you to an aerial view of the mountain, then click and drag the little ‘yellow man’ icon in the top right corner onto the peak of the mountain. You just made the easiest ascent of Everest ever! Use the left and right arrow keys to turn around and admire the view from the top.
go to I'm finished when you are done
Week 2: Wonders of the World
Targets:
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I can use my research skills to find a fascinating fact about a Wonder of the World.
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I can create a presentation about my Wonder of the World.
Wonders of the World
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Eqyptian Pyramids
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Great Wall of China
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Stonehenge
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Colosseum in Rome
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Grand Canyon
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Great Barrier Reef
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Chichen Itza
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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
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The Eiffel Tower
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Panama Canal
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Taj Majal
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Victoria Falls
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Ngorongoro Crater
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Easter Island
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Ayers Rock
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The Ross Ice Shelf
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Tierra del Fuego
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Straits of Gibraltar
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The Red Sea
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Mt. St. Helens
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San Andreas Fault
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Great African Rift
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Madagascar
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Istanbul
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Siberia
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Death Valley
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Suez Canal
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Vatican City
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The Chunnel
Tips
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Make sure you are spelling your location name correctly.
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Uncheck the box that comes up under the "fly to" locations" to remove the name of your location
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Turn off Photos (the check box under layers)
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Turn your 3D buildings layer on (under layers).
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Pan in so we can clearly see your location or building.
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Tilt the view by pushing down on the mouse wheel and moving the mouse up or down.
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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
