Final week I shared instructions for measuring perimeter and space in Google Earth. Doing that’s certainly one of some ways to include Google Earth into arithmetic classes. Making that video prompted me to make an inventory of the way to make use of Google Earth and Maps (which has comparable measuring instruments) in arithmetic classes.
Here is my checklist of concepts for utilizing Google Earth and Maps in arithmetic classes. The checklist is in no specific order aside from how the concepts got here into my thoughts.
- Measuring perimeter of sq., rectangular, and triangular items of land or buildings.
- Measuring and calculating space.
- Calculating land use for farming actions.
- Calculating the realm of a crop circle.
- Figuring out touchdown strips the place airplanes of assorted sizes can safely land.
- Planning a mountain climbing path and calculating elevation acquire over the path.
- Planning a mountain biking path.
- Calculating the distinction in strolling time in actual life versus what Google Maps calculates.
- Mapping hearth hydrant placement for a metropolis.
- Designing the spacing of homes in a sub growth.
Clearly, I have never stuffed within the particulars of all of those concepts. I am going to do this in a future publish.
