Geo Websites

These are some of my favorite geography related teaching, storytelling, and creation tools for students.  I'm always adding new links to this page, so please check back often!  

If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel

http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html

The Solar System Visualized in Scale

GE Teach

geteach.com

Let's students/teachers compare two maps simultaneously/real time. 

Google Earth Engine Timelapse

earthengine.google.com/timelapse

View thirty years of satellite images in one continuous timelapse.  

Earth Null School

https://earth.nullschool.net/

View global winds and weather patterns

The True Size of...

thetruesize.com

Let's students/teachers view actual size of countries to one another.

Project Sunroof

https://www.google.com/get/sunroof

Check useable sunlight and available square footage for solar panels.

Earth View Chrome Extension

Click to Add

See a view of Earth in every new tab

Geologic Map

https://macrostrat.org/map/

Explore the surface of our planet.

Antipodes Map

https://www.antipodesmap.com/

See what's on the other side of the world

Marine Traffic

http://www.marinetraffic.com/

View travel and transport ships around the world

Flight Radar 24

https://www.flightradar24.com

View flights around the world, real time

Map of Life on Earth

https://mol.org/species/

View where different species live around the world

Exercise Global Heat Map

https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/

An exercise map of the world.