This page lists, links to, and briefly describes files developed for the purposes of teaching social studies using geospatial tools (primarily Google Earth and My World GIS). Most, but not all, of these files have been developed at Lehigh University by students in the Teaching and Learning with Geospatial Tools (TLT 368) course taught by Dr. Hammond.
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1787 - 1958: Addition of U.S. State GovernmentGovernments
Google Earth file with timeline feature of states in the United State, developed by Brian Flood: us_states.kml
Description: Provides viewers with the sequence of states being added to the United States, starting with Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware (1787) and concluding with Hawaii (1958). Note that this file uses the timeline feature, allowing the user to scroll backwards and forwards through the process of adding states. . In fact, by looking at the kml in a text editor, I was able to figure out some of the basics of working with the timeline.
1790 - 1870: Antebellum African-American population
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Description: Provides a path from the expedition's starting point to its terminus on the Pacific Coast. Includes images from places and encounters along the way, and makes use of the Rumsey historical map collection to include the engraved map produced from the expedition's sketches.
1804 - 2005: The Louisiana Purchase & Native American Displacement
Extensive Google Earth file – incorporating GIS data and historical map overlays – developed by the Teaching American History project at Portland State, 2008: LA_Purchase_Native_GoogleEarth.kmz
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