Create an interactive map using Google Earth.
View an interactive map for information about the ships during the attack.
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/ax/frameset.html Use Google Earth to illustrate the location of the ships and the Japanese flight path.
This is an example: Pearl Harbor.kmz
Note: You must use a computer that has Google Earth installed on it in order to view the example and to complete this assignment. A free version of Google Earth is available here: http://earth.google.com/
Citation
Attack Map Overlay - http://www.delsjourney.com
Wreckage of USS Arizona - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+@band(fsa+8e09026))
USS West Virginia Aflame - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+@band(fsa+8e00809))
Pearl Harbor Ships and Planes - http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/history/pearlharbor_facts.html
Created by Taylor Kendal of TPS-Colorado as an example activity incorporating the Google Earth technology.
Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others.
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