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Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy: Introduction to Sustainable Forestry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students interact with Google Earth to identify forests that have been logged selectively versus those that have not. They also learn how to distinguish the appearance of forestry methods in satellite images.
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Immigration to America: Stories and Travels

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity asks learners to match documents to individuals based on the reasons these people came to and were living in the United States. The photographs and documents are attached to government forms in some of the millions of...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: A Reader's Guide to Climate Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity from the Deep Earth Academy, students divide into groups to read and discuss one of nine short articles (1-2 pages) about research done by the Ocean Drilling Program. These articles discuss our understanding about past...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Litter Retriever With a Gps Receiver

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered why litter is in some locations and not others? You will use a Global Positioning System (GPS) to mark the locations of trash and trash cans around a local park or school campus, import the data into Google Earth,...
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Other

Personal Website: Richard Treves: Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Study climate change with Google Earth, explore glaciers in the Himalayas, and learn how to avoid lava destroying a home in Hawaii with these three expert-developed lesson plans.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Arctic Climate Curriculum, Activity 1: Exploring the Arctic

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity introduces students to the Arctic, including different definitions of the Arctic and exploration of the Arctic environment and Arctic people. Students set out on a virtual exploration of the geography of the Arctic using...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Urban Models in the Real World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By using Google Earth and city road maps, students will compare the layout of their city to one of the three North American urban models and see which one is the best fit.
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Wondering About Landforms in Asia

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Following a guided observation through Google Earth of a landform in Asia, students will be able to form questions that reflect what they have observed and what they want to know about that landform.
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Other

Lesnansky's Control Center: Word Processing Software: Wonders of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students watch a video about the Wonders of the World then research one of the Wonders and create a Microsoft Word document that details the story.

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