Initial Publication Date: July 7, 2010

Google Earth Resources

Explore the following resources for Ambassador Sessions and potential use with your students

Google Earth instructional materials

  • Hurricane Highway — Lesson plan and kml file teaching about the movement of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. Includes answer key.
  • Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring Air Quality in Aura NO2 Data Explore relationships between air quality and population density using the image visualization tool, Google Earth. Learn how to download NO2data and analyze them to develop a conceptual understanding of how population and topography can influence the air quality of a region.

Data sources

Ocean Science Google Earth Gallery
Deforestation Google Earth Gallery