
Applications for Education
Using Google Earth to look at the path of hurricanes and other storms is one way to bring current news into the science classroom. The start of school coincides with hurricane season which presents teachers with a great opportunity to introduce students to the workings of Google Earth while teaching lessons about hurricanes and tropical storms.
Here are a couple of related resources that may be of interest to you:
Stop Disasters - Disaster Simulation Game
Hurricane Tracking Resources
Two Ways to Watch National Geographic Online