Egypt

It's pretty cool to find your own home on Google Earth and it's pretty cool to be able to visit New York City without all the hassle of getting there!
But what about a trip to Egypt? Teaching Ancient Egypt becomes much easier when you use Google Earth. It quickly becomes apparent why cities grew up along rivers! How could a civilization possibly survive in hot, desert temperatures without a water source?

INSTRUCTIONS:
 * Search for the **Egyptian Pyramids**. You might need to add other words like Sphinx, Giza, etc.
 * Layers - turn on the Borders and Labels layer and Wikipedia.
 * There are several pyramids in Egypt. See if you can find more.
 * Choose the ruler icon in the little menu bar.
 * Let's measure from one corner of the pyramid to the top. You can set the unit to be inches, feet, yards, miles, or metric measurements.
 * Consider using the ruler tool to measure the distance from one city to another. Ex. Wichita to Topeka. Or measure the distance around Niagara Falls or the length of a river. Of course this measurement isn't precise but it does give you an estimate.
 * Now that we've been around the world - yes, that quickly - think about using Google Earth for current events. When a city or country is mentioned in the news, use Google Earth to find it. Do our students know where Iraq and Afghanistan are located?

EARTHQUAKES & VOLCANOES Layers PLACEMARKS:
 * Under Gallery, choose earthquakes and volcanoes. This is good for students to see the relationship between the two. Click on an earthquake icon to find information about that earthquake.
 * Where are the 'hot spots' for volcanoes and earthquakes?
 * Pyramids