Earth from Above

by: Tom Stahley

Using free software called Google Earth, students can view Earth by hovering over features and locations they preselect or by serendipitously exploring locations that catch their fascination. This article presents a lesson in which students use Google Earth to learn basic navigation skills to effectively view images; determine distance measurements, elevations, and coordinate locations; locate and analyze images based on personal research choices; and share findings from their research with the class.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 10/1/2006Stock # tst06_073_07_44Volume 073Issue 07

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