Tour the Statue of Liberty with Google Earth Tours
Make a virtual field trip to one of North America’s most famous landmarks. You will be using Google Earth to watch a pre-recorded tour of Lady Liberty as she proudly stands in the New York Harbor. Making cameo appearances on the journey are the Freedom Tower, Ellis Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Empire State Building, to name just a few.
The video begins with a view of North America from outer space. You are then zoomed in to the site’s location to see it from a few different viewpoints. Next, you will see the statue from street view as you get a panoramic view of the statue and it’s surroundings. Finally, you are taken back out to a long shot of North America.
The product includes a document of 15 talking points and interesting facts about Lady Liberty.
It also provides a pdf with information on what you are looking at based on the corresponding minutes in the video. These time stamps enable you to pause the tour at the given time and let the class know what they are seeing.
For example the document says at 18 seconds – “ :18 - Liberty Island is the island directly in the center of the screen. It is the smallest of the three islands in the bay. The other two islands are Ellis Island and Governor’s Island.”
To watch, all you have to do is click on the file entitled “Statue of Liberty Tour.kmz” and you will be taken on a short visit to the bronze statue. * Your computer must have Google Earth to watch these tours.
Feel free to visit some other famous landmarks in North America.
1. The Grand Canyon (1:37)
2. The Golden Gate Bridge (1:46)
3. Chichen Itza (1:36)
4. Niagara Falls (1:21)
5. Panama Canal (3:02)
6. Statue of Liberty (3:10)
7. Ole Faithful in Yellowstone National Park (1:26)
8. Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri (1:06)
These tours work great with social studies lessons about famous landmarks, maps, cardinal directions, etc.
Here are a few links to some helpful tutorials on how to use Google Earth.
How to Use Google Earth For Beginners – by Rick Castellini on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgjMSBXsFZQ
Beginner Google Earth Tutorial Videos by Google - https://www.google.com.ni/earth/learn/beginner.html
Please feel free to email me directly at r_nyg@yahoo.com if you need any assistance.
The cover photo is a Public Domain photo by gmvoelkl - found at this link. - https://pixabay.com/en/new-york-statue-of-liberty-liberty-1657136/
Google Earth Tour Map Attribution
Map Data: Google, Image Landsat / Copernicus
Data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO
Image IBCAO
Image U.S. Geological Survey
© 2017 Google
Make a virtual field trip to one of North America’s most famous landmarks. You will be using Google Earth to watch a pre-recorded tour of Lady Liberty as she proudly stands in the New York Harbor. Making cameo appearances on the journey are the Freedom Tower, Ellis Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Empire State Building, to name just a few.
The video begins with a view of North America from outer space. You are then zoomed in to the site’s location to see it from a few different viewpoints. Next, you will see the statue from street view as you get a panoramic view of the statue and it’s surroundings. Finally, you are taken back out to a long shot of North America.
The product includes a document of 15 talking points and interesting facts about Lady Liberty.
It also provides a pdf with information on what you are looking at based on the corresponding minutes in the video. These time stamps enable you to pause the tour at the given time and let the class know what they are seeing.
For example the document says at 18 seconds – “ :18 - Liberty Island is the island directly in the center of the screen. It is the smallest of the three islands in the bay. The other two islands are Ellis Island and Governor’s Island.”
To watch, all you have to do is click on the file entitled “Statue of Liberty Tour.kmz” and you will be taken on a short visit to the bronze statue. * Your computer must have Google Earth to watch these tours.
Feel free to visit some other famous landmarks in North America.
1. The Grand Canyon (1:37)
2. The Golden Gate Bridge (1:46)
3. Chichen Itza (1:36)
4. Niagara Falls (1:21)
5. Panama Canal (3:02)
6. Statue of Liberty (3:10)
7. Ole Faithful in Yellowstone National Park (1:26)
8. Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri (1:06)
These tours work great with social studies lessons about famous landmarks, maps, cardinal directions, etc.
Here are a few links to some helpful tutorials on how to use Google Earth.
How to Use Google Earth For Beginners – by Rick Castellini on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgjMSBXsFZQ
Beginner Google Earth Tutorial Videos by Google - https://www.google.com.ni/earth/learn/beginner.html
Please feel free to email me directly at r_nyg@yahoo.com if you need any assistance.
The cover photo is a Public Domain photo by gmvoelkl - found at this link. - https://pixabay.com/en/new-york-statue-of-liberty-liberty-1657136/
Google Earth Tour Map Attribution
Map Data: Google, Image Landsat / Copernicus
Data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO
Image IBCAO
Image U.S. Geological Survey
© 2017 Google
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