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To begin using Google Maps, see how many of these places you can find in just 10 minutes!! You'll want to use the Search tool.

First, find your own home.

Find your birthplace, and if possible, the home you lived in.

Take a quick trip to Disneyworld. Be sure to zoom in as far as you can.

Ever been to the Louvre in Paris? Now is your chance. If you haven't already, drag the yellow man from the navigation tools to a street and start driving around the Louvre. Take a look at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. You'll notice the lack of street view here, because the little person is grayed out in the navigation tools.

Hop over to the pyramids. Zoom out a bit. What conclusions would you draw about their location? Now find the Sphinx.

Find one more site of interest to you. List it here:

How do you think seeing maps in this way would interest students in your class?

How would maps like this help the visual learners in your classroom?

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