Maps

I have used maps in the past but in tonight's lesson I learned that I can save and share my favorite maps. I can add text, photos and video. I think this is a great idea, because I continually have youth events for my 8th grade girls at my house and I can now share my map.
I did not know all the search features that went along with searching for businesses. You can search for a business and a map will appear. If you want to search for others businesses of the same nature you leave the "where" box blank, but leave the previous map open, and Google maps will find other businesses. You can click on the business and it will give you details. You can also modify your search by adding terms, such as near and end.
The Google lesson plans were pretty neat. I looked at several and "Mostly Weather" was my favorite. This was a Kindergarten lesson to learn about weather and climate with videos, games and writing prompts. Children learn such things as the coldest city in the US, the city with the most rainfall, snowfall, and the most tornadoes. When the child clicks on the city a quick overview appears and on most of the cities a picture shows up.
I also looked at "The Role of Volcanoes in The Twenty-one Balloons." The map showed a couple of volcanoes and when you click on them some interesting facts appear. The map interacts with the information in the book.
The last lesson I looked at was "How Do We Rock Around the Clock?" The map has several marked sites and you can click on them and see how rocks and minerals affect our lives, with food clothing, shelter, etc.