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 * First, let's start simple** **.**

**How to Download Google Earth**: Just follow this link: [] Now let's get started!

(This shows you all the water that surrounds us!) (This shows us about the climate change in our world...it is quite amazing!) (Check out all of the sites of ancient Rome)
 * Why do I need this program?** Check out all of the amazing Google Earth Tours...below are a few for you to take a look at and see what you can create by using this program.

" Google's satellite imagery-based mapping product puts the whole world on a student's computer." "From literature to environmental science, Google Earth can help you bring a world of information alive for your students. You can use Google Earth demos to get your students excited about geography, and use different Google Earth layers to study economics, demographics, and transportation in specific contexts." "Students can also use Google Earth to explore topics like the progress of human civilization, the growth of cities, the impact of civilization on the natural environment, and the impact of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina." "Teacher and students will travel the real earth of explorations, migrations, heroes and history and share new instruction growing on the planet itself. " **Now, how you can put it to work in your classroom?!**
 * What does the research say?**


 * Atlantic Basin Storms** This use could be of relevance for town planning, meteorological studies and history lessons.**[[file:atlantic_basin_storms_n.kmz]]**


 * Renewable Energy**- Are you teaching your students about renewable energy? Check out this Google Earth Tour that shows you the places in the world that use the most renewable energy! [[file:RenewableEnergy_Google_Earth.kmz]]


 * Sally Ride Science** Take an educational tour through the universe beyond our own solar system with this preview of "It's Astronomical!", a series of books produced by Sally Ride Science [[file:SallyRideScience.kmz]]


 * Global Warming** Is global warming really happening? Are the rates of change the same in all places? Use this tour to find out! [[file:global_temperatures_n.kmz]]


 * Google LitTrips!** Have students see the places they are reading about! http://www.googlelittrips.org/