11. • Volume of Solids Objectives:
Find the volume and surface area of geometric solids.
• Lesson Description
Volume and Surface Area problems appear three dimensionally with
the “3D Buildings” mode in Google Earth’s “Layers” selected, the
students will be able to view and pan around these solids.
Each placemark icon includes the necessary dimensions students need
to complete the Geometric Solids Worksheet.
Since teachers differ in their expectations of work for these types of
problems, the formulas are not included in the Google Earth file nor
the worksheet. The polyhedron included in the file are sphere,
prism, and pyramid.
As usual, additional locations can be added to the file. That might
make an interesting exercise for students.
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14. gelessons.com
*GE file contains info about ski resorts throughout the
N.America.
*Students select a ski slope at one of the resorts and
they try to find the slope with the longest steepest run,
using measurement and elevation tool.
*They then construct a right angle representing the
slope and by using formulas the student calculates the
missing side of the triangle and the 3 angles.
18. Demonstrate
• Lines
• Elevation – running
• Place marks & photos, hyperlink, video, use
streetview
• Time button
• Special features – fair trade, weather,
earthquakes…. 3D buildings
