Comments on: Using Google Earth to visualize the size of the solar system

By: Kyle Stashuk

Kyle Stashuk — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:55:20 +0000

@ajani57: Is the building feature SketchUp by Google? I've never thought about trying to build biological models in that application. I've only ever looked at it briefly. I'd be interested in seeing how your final product looks, have you thought about sharing it online (via slidehsare or similar)? With the animations you describe it might not translate well to these sharing options.

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By: ajani57

ajani57 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:53:13 +0000

Hi! Found your blog through Clicked over at MSNBC. I teach 8th grade science in Arizona. I used Google Earth in a similar manner- to demonstrate the difference in size between a virus and a cell. I start by showing our school yard up close with a picture of a rhinovirus sized to cover the courtyard. I have them imagine what that would be like, to go outside and see a huge virus sitting there. Then I zoom out slowly and they can see where I used the Google Earth building feature (forget what it is called) to build a cell to scale with the virus. I put it all in PowerPoint, and have clouds and airplanes going past the cell. Pretty dramatic. I never have to explain which is bigger again!