Google Earth Virtual Tour Project

Is there somewhere in the world where you’ve always wanted to go? Perhaps you have a favourite holiday destination or an animal that you’ve always wanted to see in the wild. Well, now is a perfect opportunity for you to learn more about that special place. Choose a country and begin your virtual travel journey with a Google Earth Virtual Tour!

Task 1: Where in the World?My destination country is:

Five things I know about my destination country: 1.

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Three things I would like to know about my destination country: 1.

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Task 2: Country MapDraw a map of your destination country. Include the following items on your map:

• A title.

• Compass bearings to indicate the direction of north.

• A mark on the map to show where the capital city is.

• Some defining features, for example, rivers, mountain ranges, deserts or major roads.

• A legend (key) to explain the symbols/features on the map.

• A scale to indicate distance.

Check out the Twinkl example map of Australia provided in the pack for details.

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Task 3: Google Earth Virtual ToursExplore Google Earth Virtual Tours 1. Open Google Earth: https://www.google.com/earth/

2. Press the Launch Earth button in the top right-hand corner.

3. A new window will open. Press search in the left-hand column and type in your

destination country. Press return and the map will navigate to your country.

4. Press the search button again and click on ‘Guided Tours’.

5. Click through each of the guided tours to learn more about your destination country.

Task 4: Add Your Destinations to the Country Map

Add the Guided Tour destinations that you visited in Google Earth to the Country Map on page

3. Write about or draw illustrations of the places you explored.

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Task 5: Y ChartChoose one of the Google Earth Guided Tours to complete the Y Chart. Use the Google Earth images to complete the looks like section and use your imagination to complete the smells like and sounds like sections.My destination country is:

My Google Earth guided tour was to:

Looks like

Sounds likeSmells like

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Task 6: Dear DiaryImagine you have experienced the Google Earth Guided Tour in real life. Perhaps you spent the day sightseeing historical buildings, adventuring through canyons or exploring temples. Write a diary entry about the time you spent at the destination using the words and phrases from your Y Chart to help you write descriptive sentences. Draw or cut and paste images of the things you saw on the tour in the photo frames provided.

Date:

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