Location	Activity Description	Google Earth Content
1. Acadia National Park	At Acadia National Park there is an island called Bar Island. You can walk to this island. How can you do that? Click the squares around the island to find out. Then imagine what it would be like to walk to Bar Island and write a paragraph about it. Make sure to use descriptive words.	Students will use the square icons to find information, along with looking at photos.
2. Craters of the Moon National Park	This park is a barren area of lava flows, mini volcanoes (called cinder cones), and volcanic tubes. It was called "Craters of the Moon" because people thought the moon looked like this National Park landscape. Use the street view function, zoom, and look at the pictures to get ideas about what the landscape looks like. Draw a picture of what this national park would look like if you were there.	Students will view pictures, use the street view, and zoom function.
3. Glacier Bay National Park	Here in Glacier Bay National Park there are mountains over 15,000 feet tall, coastal beaches with coves, tidewater glaciers, and freshwater lakes. The shorelines and islands you can see today were covered by ice over 200 yrs. ago. The land by the mouth of the bay is now covered by forests of spruce and hemlock trees. Look to see where the forests are around the national park. Why do you think the trees and plants don't go inland further? What other types of plants do you think could grow in this climate? Write your answers down on a piece of paper.	Students will use the zoom function, as well as clicking on various places to view pictures.
4. Arches National Parks	This park was established to protect over 2,000 natural sandstone arches. These arches are rock formations that have been eroded over millions of years. Using the weather function, find out what kind of climate this park has. Also look at the street view to see what the landscape looks like. What kinds of plants and animals do you think live here? How does this national park compare to Glacier Bay National Park? What kinds of plants and animals do you think live in the Glacier park? Why are the plants and animals different in these two different parks? Write your answers down on a piece of paper.	Students will use the weather function, along with the street view and zoom. Also viewing pictures.