Earth+Science+Google+Earth+Project

toc =Instructions= Google Earth Project To begin, take a look at this sample tour in Google Earth.

1. Read the questions in this file and then click on the websites under the questions 2. Some questions ask for picture 3. Some questions ask for animations 4. Some questions ask you to find an example on Google Earth
 * Search through the website (or search online for alternate websites) for the answer to the question
 * Answer each question in your own words (no copy and paste) in the space provided
 * Find an appropriate picture online and copy the picture then paste it in the space provided
 * Search the web and then paste the address of the animation in the space provided
 * Don’t try to copy the animation itself
 * Use the internet to find locations of possible examples
 * Navigate to the location on Google Earth
 * Adjust your view to best show the feature
 * Go to edit copy image and then paste it in the space provided
 * Add a placemark in google earth and then name it with the following format
 * Question number, location, description
 * Go to file….save my places

=Questions=

Conclusions - Tying it together
Write a conclusion (constructed response) that answers the prompts:
 * 1) Plate tectonics is a central unifying theory for the field of geology. A theory is an explanation for how or why something in nature occurs. Describe how the theory of plate tectonics ties the ideas together from each of the questions.
 * 2) How can a tool like Google Earth help someone formulate an understanding for plate tectonics? What are some limitations of Google Earth in particular?

Honors Challenge Options - Respond to these prompts

 * 1) Questions 6-12 are concerned with types of evidence that we see on the surface of the earth that are clues for plate tectonics. Scientists have been aware of some of the evidence for a long time (early part of the 1900s), while others are newer pieces of information. Which type of evidence is newest? How did that new evidence help scientists formulate the theory of plate tectonics? (These resources might be helpful)
 * 2) Write a discussion of current events (within the last 12 months) that weave together topics in product descriptor related to plate tectonics.
 * 3) In response to the limitations of Google Earth for demonstrating plate tectonics, propose 3 changes you would like the Google Earth designers to consider for improvement.

=Tools=

Making your Google Earth .kmz file
media type="custom" key="2702967" =Rubric= See shared "Google Earth Rubric" in Google Docs.

= Additional layers for Google Earth to check out: = [|Several here] [|More here to check out]

Resources for conclusion
rss url="http://delicious.com/Wooten102/platetectonics+history" link="true" description="true" number="10"

 =**Turning it in** =


 * 1) You need to save your Pages file as **//Lastname.ESQuestions//**
 * 2) In Pages, //**save as a .doc file.**//
 * 3) [[image:pages_save_as.png width="705" height="486"]]
 * 4) Upload your .doc file to GoogleDocs. Make sure to **//check to convert to a Google Docs file//**.  **(This may not work. Several students have reported errors in this step. If it does not work, please upload the doc file without converting it.)** [[image:Screen_shot_2010-11-02_at_10.16.13_AM.png width="491" height="418"]]
 * 5) Share your document with me.
 * 6) Upload your .kmz file to Google Docs. Save as //**LastnameGE.kmz.**//
 * 7) Share your kmz file with me.