Remember how the book "Lord of the Rings"
had a map that caught the interest of students worldwide and encouraged reading about
history, adventure and science?
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| The Travels of Marco Polo. ©Google/MyReadingMapped |
So, join me as we explore the world, and digitally walk where explorers of the past have traveled, locate sunken and abandoned ships, roam hundreds of ancient ruins and battlefields, discover undersea phenomena, and investigate environmental disasters. This site has a select group of Google Maps, that are based on wide a selection of explorer eBooks and other reading material, covering historic events that allow you to zoom in on the details and improve your interest in reading about history and science. Each location plotted is cited by either a quote, page reference, web link and/or other source. Maps that are based on eBooks are indicated by this book symbol at the right, and you can read them while viewing the map.
Below are just a few examples of the
many maps and activities on this site.
many maps and activities on this site.
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| Track the battles of Alexander the Great. ©Google/MyReadingMapped |
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| Compare Aztec, Egyptian, Inca, Mayan and Chinese Pyramids. |
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| Locate shipwrecks |
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| Investigate the Classic Castles of Europe. ©Google/MyReadingMapped |
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| Apply weather to see how weather played a role in ships sinking. ©Google/MyReadingMapped |
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| Locate Commercial Airline Crash Sites. ©Google/MyReadingMapped |
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| Seek out the battle sites of the American Revolution. ©Google/MyReadingMapped |
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| Learn about these Environmental Disasters. ©Google/MyReadingMapped |
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| Or, study the oceanic trenches and other undersea phenomena. ©Google/MyReadingMapped |
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| In Google Earth, view famous paintings where they were painted.
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