Ways to use Google My Maps and Google Earth
- Show major battles and include additional information
- Show a character’s journey in a novel
- Plot points around the community
- Outline an area on the map and talk about the area
- Distance between two points
- Plotting natural disasters
- Routes of exploration
- Calculating rate/distance/time
- Plot locations with different climates and vegetation (and include pics)
- Create a layer for each type of government (democracies, monarchies, etc.) to get a better idea of where they are located
- Or check out this Google My Maps Cheat Sheet for more info
- To find further resources with Google Earth and My Maps, check out google.com/earth/education/resources