Google Earth and Google Earth Voyager has become one of our top resources to explore our amazing planet. Today I wanted to share an activity that could be used as a brain break or connected to something students are exploring in any classroom. We are studying maps in my class, but this Where in the World Virtual Field Trip is really designed as more of a brain break to get students exploring. I also hope to inspire them to be curious about our world, The activity starts with a quick exploration of maps. This could also start with video or even a site for younger students. National Geographic has some great map resources for students of all ages. Students are then given a list of longitude and latitude coordinates and a link to Google Earth. Copy and pasting the coordinates in the Google Earth search will “fly” the student to the location. Sometimes the location is fairly obvious and at other times the students may need to zoom in and out or use Pegman to explore stre...
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