Science
Google Earth
Kids spin a 3D globe, zoom down to a single street and ride along on guided story tours of reefs, parks and cities.
Google Earth drops the whole planet onto a 3D globe that kids can spin and zoom, from a continent right down to one street. The Voyager stories play like guided field trips, visiting national parks, coral reefs and world heritage sites, while the I’m Feeling Lucky button lands somewhere unexpected. Street View turns that into standing in a famous square, climbing a mountain trail or peering inside a landmark in 360 degrees. Timelapse may be the most striking part: decades of imagery going back to the 1970s, with glaciers retreating and cities spreading. There are creation tools too, for pinning places and adding text and photos to build a map of a family trip, a book’s setting or a wish list of countries. For a kid drawn to geography or Earth science, it looks like a rich place to roam.
- Ages
- Kids ready to explore the globe
- Works on
- Web browser; ChromeOS app
- Topics
- Science, Nature, History
- Languages
- English
- Listed
- 2026-10-18
What kids do
- Take a Voyager tour of a wild place
- Spin the globe with I’m Feeling Lucky
- Walk a famous street in Street View
- Watch a glacier shrink in Timelapse
- Pin places on a map project
Who it suits
Kids ready to explore the globe.
Notes for parents
Runs in a web browser, Chromebooks included. Google’s education pages list ready-made Earth activities pitched at grades 4–8.
What you need
- Computer or Chromebook with a web browser
- Internet connection
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