I wanted to remind teachers of the value of Google Earth in a science  or social studies classroom.  It doesn’t matter what part of history or science you are covering, Google Earth can provide a 3D-view of the geography associated with historical events as well as detailed information about scientific phenomena.  If you have a projector in your classroom, providing students (EL students included) with the additional visual connections will help with comprehension and engagement.

What’s all nice about Google Earth is you can add pre-created layers on top of the existing Earth.  These are pre-created files with a .kmz file extension.  You can open them very easily by clicking File-Open and selecting the .kmz file.  Once you open it, you can click on the placemarks to read each cause.

What’s especially nice about Google Earth is you (and even students) can create your/their own layers on top of the Earth for whatever topic or event you want.  Google Earth is also a great way to make that difficult connection between Social Studies and Math (for interdisciplinary planning).

Awesome Tutorials and Lessons Using Google Earth in all subject areas.
Good PowerPoint Presentation for using Google Earth with sample files
World War II Tour and Worksheet
Compare Aeriel Photographs between Modern Day and World War II in Google Earth
Awesome World War II Photography
Google Earth in Earth Science
Visual Tour of 1906 Earthquake
Google Earth for Astronomy
More Google Earth Resources Online and of course Google Lit Trips — Connecting Literature to Google Earth (includes novels like Night and Grapes of Wrath etc.)