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The Eyes in the Sky II project website has not been significantly updated since 2012. We are preserving the web pages here because they still contain useful and ideas and content. But be aware that the site may have out of date information. For more recent information you may want to explore the GIS/Remote Sensing area of the Teach the Earth portal.
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