A couple of quickies

First of all, from CREATIVE REVIEW'S blog, come 4 scenes from the Bible 'as they would be seen on Google Earth'... Check them out.

Also news from Noel Jenkins that for those teachers using his classic MONTSERRAT lesson, the quality of the images has been much improved. I remember using this a few years ago, and having to use an overlay as most of the southern part of the island was covered in thick cloud.

Wii Controller for Google Earth

Just came across this from Joseph Coulston - dates back a year or so...

Rainforest Ad

One of my favourite sites: HOUTLUST has now reopened at OSOCIO.
Check out this very clever BRAZILIAN AD, which has a GOOGLE EARTH type slider. Try sliding the zoom out to see what happens....

New GOOGLE School resources

Got a glossy poster in school today advertising a new GOOGLE service: Google Schools.
There are a series of free resources which you might find useful.

The GOOGLE SCHOOL site features a good CARBON FOOTPRINT site for example.

Also featured are POPULATION DENSITY, NATURAL DISASTERS and FAIR TRADE.

Check them out.

Population Density Overlay

Just looking at a find via Kenny O Donnell, via Google Earth Blog.
We were looking at global patterns of population today, and mapping them. Now there is a great GOOGLE EARTH FILE (click the link to download) which overlays the anthropogenic biomes over the world...
Also on GE Blog is reminder about various Santa trackers for Google Earth

Cyclone Sidr Resources

BANGLADESH - Cyclone Sidr Resources

Tony Cassidy spent the October half term of this year in Bangladesh.
As part of his travels, he was asked to create a resource.
The week after he arrived back in England, CYCLONE SIDR hit Bangladesh: the worst cyclone since 1991.

Details of the CYCLONE can be seen on the BBC NEWS site, and there is a very detailed article from the DAILY TELEGRAPH here.

Lesson	Ideas	Resources
1	Rationale- why study this event?Formation of the Cyclone Sidr. Cyclone protection in Bangladesh.	PowerPoint with linked video and embedded animation.Student worksheet about the formation of the cyclone.
2	Causes, Impacts & Responses.	PowerPoint introducing classification task.Student worksheet-classification task.
3	How quickly will Bangladesh cover?	PowerPoint comparing development statistics of the U.K. and Bangladesh.Student response worksheet.
4,5,6	Levelled assessment.	Students to produce a PowerPoint storyboard about the cyclone for B.B.C. news 24.Task worksheet. Assessment criteria. Outline PowerPoint.

The resources are a hefty 26Mb download.

If you use the resources, please make a donation to the OXFAM DISASTER RELIEF FUND. Click the link below, or the logo at the top of this post.

OXFAM DISASTER RELIEF FUND

Lots of new GE stuff

All on GE Blog.
Highlight is the ARCTIC ICE ANIMATION.