Question: Download The Free Google Earth Software On The Top Left Corner, Find Menu, Then Select “Earth Versions”. Scroll Down Until You See “Download Earth Pro For Desktop” (this May Take A While Depending On Your Internet Connection). After You Click To Download, Find The Location Where You Saved The Program And Double Click To Install The Program. …

Download the free google earthsoftware On the top left corner, find menu, thenselect “Earth versions”. Scroll down until you see“Download Earth Pro for desktop” (this may take awhile depending on your internet connection). After you click todownload, find the location where you saved the program and doubleclick to install the program. (google maps does not have the samefeatures as google Earth, do not use the web browser as areplacement) Open Google Earth You will find the 3D viewer on theright hand side of your screen and thesidebar-search, places andlayers panel to the left. You may have to click oneach panel to expand them. Clicking a checkmark in each box willadd these items (layers) to your 3d viewer bar. Unchecking themwill remove them from your screen. Play around with the checkboxesand manipulation tools until you have an idea of how theyfunction

• The tools on the upper right hand corner will help you navigatethe map.
• Zoom in and out (bottom slider)
• Hand grab tool (middle)
• Tilt/ north tool (top)
• Street view (orange person- middle)

In the search window(top left), type in “Kennesaw State University”

Locate the buildingwhere you have taken the most courses on campus. If you areprimarily a Marietta student then search on that campus. (**If youhave never been on campus, choose 2 locations near your home whereyou have walked i.e. high school, neighborhood) Using theyellow pushpin tool (top toolbar) place the pin atthe entrance to the building you used most often. If you make amistake, right click and delete the place mark and try again. Youwill have to slide the pushpin while it blinks to move it. If yoursidebar disappears, go to view then selectsidebar and it will reappear on the left. There isalso a shortcut icon to the left of the pushpin you may click.Right- click the yellow pushpin and rename yourchosen location

1. Take a screen shot of your chosen location and record forquestion 1 (2 points). Many methods to do this- press printscr button on keyboard, then paste (ctrl-V) onto lab write up. Another method – snipping tool, saveas .jpg then paste. Crop your image so it is not jumbo sized. Rightclick then select crop Add another pin to another building whereyou attended a class. Rename the location, something different fromyour first location.

2.    Take a screenshot showing both of your pinned locations. (2 points) Place yourcursor over your first pin, look to the bottom right corner of thescreen where the elevation ,latitude and longitude, imagerydate are located

3. Record the imagery date, the elevation at both points, andexplain whether you would walk uphill or downhill if you walkedbetween your two buildings. (5 points) Locate and click theruler tool (toolbar). Click each of your points tomeasure the distance between the two locations in miles. Change thelength measurement from inches to miles. On the ruler pop up menu,click the path tab and measure, making multiplepoints, the path you would take between the two buildings. It maketake a few tries before you get the hang of it. Follow sidewalks asbest you can.

4. Record both the straight line distance and the path distance inmiles. Each number requires a unit. (2 points) X out theruler tool In the layers panelplace a check on the roads box. The named roadswill then appear on your screen Zoom out and follow the roadway toyour home making mental note of larger landmarks on your way(highway intersections, airports, malls, etc). You may change thetilt, or direction by using the functions on the top right handside of your screen. Under the layers panel, clickthe small white triangle to expand the moreselection. You will see many other layers to add to your map. Addany layer(s) to your map

5. Make 2 observations about the layers you have added and make 1conclusion regarding your observations. Be sure to include the dateand time you performed this task, especially if you used a weatherlayer try a few additional sub layers (3 points) Uncheck yourselected layers Zoom to any city, or state that you are interestedin visiting in the USA! Zoom in close so that you can seebuildings, streets, schools, or can identify landmarks. Selectview (top – above toolbar) then selecthistorical imagery. A window with a slide bar willappear in your 3D view. Click or Slide the bar to the various datesof the available images.

6. How have the images changed over time? Explain 3 specificexamples (3 points) describing those changes.
7. Have humans impacted the land? Explain 2 specific examples. (2points) Crop and Paste your screen shots to support your answers.Select view, then click on historicalimagery again to remove the historical image slide barUnder view select Explore thensky. Toggle around zooming in and out. Try to zoomin as close as possible then back out again in many differentareas.

8. Make 2 observations and 1 conclusion about theseSKY images. Provide examples and be specific inyour descriptions. (3 points) Under view selectExplore then MARS. Toggle aroundzooming in and out. Try to zoom in as close as possible then backout again in many different areas. Click on the various featuresfound on the surface.

9.    Elaborate on 2 ofyour findings that were of interest to you onMARS. (3 points) Under viewselect Explore then MOON. Togglearound zooming in and out. Try to zoom in as close as possible thenback out again in many different areas. There are hundreds ofimportant findings located on this feature for you to explore onthe moon.

• 10. Take a guided tour or click on one of the many featuresavailable that interest you on the MOON. Summarize3 “events” in your own words and why they are important. By events,you could describe, landings, guided tours, Apollo missions, imagesavailable, craters or other landforms- their discovery how and bywhom etc etc. and what was learned from these events/discoveries.(5 points
• Be sure to answer all questions 1-10, and include both anintroduction section and reflection section on your lab writeup.