This assignment teaches students how to use Google Maps and Google Earth to find coordinates, distances, and locations. Students will answer questions that require them to find the distance from their home to school, the coordinates of Hawaii's main island, the length of the Golden Gate Bridge, the coordinates of Mt. Everest, and the distance across Antarctica along a given line.

1. MAP ASSIGNMENT

2.  This Assignment is to familiarize students with google maps and
helps teach them the many ways to gather information from the
site.
 In this assignment students will find coordinates for locations, find
distances from place to place.
 Students will need to use Google Earth to complete this
assignment.
Why This Assignment?

3. QU E S T I O N # 1 : H OW FA R AWAY D O YO U L I V E
F RO M S C H O O L ?

4. QU E S T I O N # 2 W H AT A R E T H E C O O R D I N AT E S
O F H AWA I I ' S M A I N I S L A N D ?

5. QU E S T I O N # 3 : H OW L O N G I S T H E G O L D E N
G AT E B R I D G E ?

6. QU E S T I O N # 4 : W H AT A R E T H E
C O O R D I N AT E S O F M T. E V E R E S T ?

7. QU E S T I O N # 5 : H OW FA R AC RO S S I N
A N TA RC T I C A A L O N G T H E L I N E G I V E N ?