I downloaded Google Earth and this program is a blast!!! Its a satellite image taken two years ago, and I'm not sure how often they update it.
It gives the kids a nice perspective on the world, and how it looks from space. We zoomed out, we zoomed in. We found our house and "drove" around town.
Then we got a little crazy, and zoomed over to check out the capital and the White House, NYC and Lady Liberty. We flew over to SF and looked at the Golden Gate Bridge.
Then we got a little MORE crazy, and flew over to Europe and Asia. We zoomed in on the Eiffel Tower, cruised over the Great Wall of China.
Some areas are more detailed than others, and the accuracy is not 100%. When we entered our address, we were directed to the house two doors down...but still very cool!
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