Google Earth

Today we are learning how to use Google Earth. We will be using it for much of our studies of the Earth.

1. Go to Applications > Google Earth and drag the icon to your Dock.

2. Start it up, read the tip, and practice moving around the planet with the navigation tools.

3. Find SLHS using the navigation tools. Some quick tips: Holding down Control lets you fly into an area and holding down Apple lets you tilt it so you can see it from the side.

4. Once you find the school, press Apple-Shift-4 and drag your mouse across the screen to take a picture of it.

5. Now find where you live. You can put the address right into the search box. Apple-shift-4 again to take a picture.

6. Go to the Layers menu and check the box that says Street View. This will bring up pictures that have been taken of your street. Is there a picture near where you live? Look at it and Apple-Shift-4 it.

7. for the next few questions, make sure the Terrain layer is on. Find Mt. Everest and take a picture of it.

8. Turn on the Borders and Labels layer, zoom out, and tell me what two countries have Everest on the border.

9. Now go to The Grand Canyon. Try to get down near the river and take a good picture of the canyon and river.

10. Put all your images into an Appleworks document along with an explanation of what the picture is and put it in the Google Earth folder on the server.