Google Earth and its uses
Google Earth is a free software that can be easily downloaded from the internet. If you think that you cannot view whole earth in 3D, then you are wrong as this has been made possible by Google Earth.
Google Earth's satellite imagery puts the entire world on your child's computer. With Google Earth, you will be able to fly from one place to another. You can explore cities and other places of the world. Google Earth is a 3D model of planet Earth that allows you to spin and zoom into any location on Earth. Now using Google Earth, you can visit different cities and other important places with Google Street View.
You can even see your own house in Google Earth. Do you want to view photorealistic 3D structures? You can even show your children sunset with new sunlight feature. From environmental science to literature, you can bring information alive for your children. You can make use of Google Earth demos for creating interest among students about geography. The different layers of Google Earth can be used to study demographics, transportation, and economics in specific contexts.
For instance, you can make use of real time coordinates to show distance calculations and the results can be verified using measurement tools. Tectonic plate shift evidence can be viewed by examining mountain ranges, whole continents, and areas where volcanic activity takes place. Using Google Earth, you can study dry lakebeds, impact craters and other landforms.
Students can also make use of Google Earth for exploring topics like progress of civilization, impact of civilization on natural environment and impact of disasters life floods and Hurricane Katrina. Students can recreate ancient cities using historic overlays. Don't use Google Earth to view only our lonely planet. If you prefer, you can even explore the beautiful night sky. Whether you explore the Hubble telescope images, check current astronomical events, or simply star gaze, you will definitely enjoy viewing the universe.
Using Google Earth, you can make children aware of hazards of global warming. Students can check some of the cities global warming problems. Google Earth accurately depicts these problems and thus you get a clear understanding of what actually is global warming.
Using Google Earth, you will be able to find images, descriptions, and links with information about several volcanoes of various countries around the globe. You can also explore velocity, distance and other properties of tsunami waves.
Most teachers today are using Google Earth to teach students on a variety of topics. It twirls, spins and the interactive terrain is astonishingly detailed. Kids can zoom in wherever they want. Google Earth allows teachers and other people to create collections of work by integrating photos, 3D buildings, or NPR stories. You can also share your work on the internet. Students and teachers can travel the earth and explore as much as they want. In Google Earth, you can make your own 3D buildings, however you will have to buy ‘Google Earth plus’, that costs only 20 dollars per year.
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