Online GeoTools to Enhance Science & Math Education Timothy S. Hare & Christine E. McMichael Kentucky Center for Geospatial Education, Research, & Outreach Institute for Regional Analysis & Public Policy Morehead State University

Activity Outline (~120 minutes) What tools are available? GeoTool Demonstrations Google Earth & Commonwealth Map Hands-on Activities Science Data Demonstrations Hands-on Activities Online Support for GeoTools

Free Multimedia Ways to Explore… Kentucky Commonwealth Map Static Web Sites Where Storms Are Worsening Global Warming Art World Atlas of Flooded Lands Interactive Climate Map World Google Earth Virtual Earth National Geographic Map Machine UN Environmental Knowledge for Change US Wetlands Mapper Historical Hurricane Tracks

The Commonwealth Map

Google Earth Free Must be installed on computer Compatibility Windows Mac Details Interactive web mapping of the Earth & sky Very popular with kids Numerous educational materials available

Google Earth Demonstration Main Interface Address locations Built-in modules Add-in modules

GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH GOOGLE EARTH Activity

Activity Tasks - Open Google Earth Locate your study area (home & school) Measure length of your route between home & school(Ruler icon/path) Create a path between home & school (Path icon) & customize color & width Add Placemarks for key locations (Placemark icon) Draw outlines of some buildings (Polygon icon) Save Path, Placemarks, & buildings to kml

More advanced tasks Create a web site and embed your maps Geotag photos Show pictures & graphs in GE & GM Create 3D buildings

Google Earth (GE) Resources Downloading Google Earth Google Earth User Guide Google Earth Outreach Google for Educators Google Earth Galleries Main Gallery Outreach Gallery Additional Resources User Forums Google Earth Blog Google Maps Mania

How to integrate these tools into your classroom… As classroom demonstrations As supplemental/supporting material for prepared subjects Building hands-on student activities To support individual student projects Class projects E.g., collecting community data & creating web maps

As classroom demonstrations Where are the wetlands in your community? Have hurricanes ever affected Kentucky? What is the effect of global warming? What areas are affected most by flooding? What areas are running out of clean water?

As stand-alone activities Targeting content standards Environment & wetlands Social Studies Math Geography Economics History

Benefits Free Easy to use Hands-on activities Depth of knowledge & understanding Gee-Whiz affect for students

Supplementary Data for GE Wetlands Satellite Images Geology Other Green Initiatives Energy Coal

DESIGNING A CLASS ACTIVITY USING GOOGLE EARTH Activity

Activity – Design Classroom activities Choose a class topic Locate a related GE resource Outline a student activity that uses the selected GE resource to help students understand the topic Prepare a short explanation of your activity to the class

Online Materials All associated resource can be downloaded from the Internet at:

Thank You Timothy S. Hare & Christine McMichael Kentucky Center for Geospatial Education, Research, & Outreach IRAPP, Morehead State University 100D Lloyd Cassity Building

Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy (IRAPP) Center of Excellence, MSU A Kentucky Program of Distinction