WhatwoulditbeliketotakeawalkonthesurfaceofMars?Ifyoucoulddesignthetallestbuildingintheworldwhatwoulditlooklike?DoyoudreamofbeingthenextJ.K.Rowling?Thissummeryoucanexperienceallofthesethingsandmore.AllyouneedisanInternetconnectionandyourimagination.
ArecentstudybytheKaiserFamilyFoundationfoundthatkidsspendanaverageof1hourand29minutesonlineeachday.Manykidsliketousethattimetochatwithfriendsplaygamesorchecke?mails.ButthenexttimeyougetontheWebtryexploringtheworldinstead.“WiththeInternetyoucangoback11000yearsintimeorgo11000kilometersacrosstheplanet.”saidRussellWebsearchexpertofGoogle.“Thewholescopeofhistoryandtheworldisopentoyou.”
Thereisawealthofinformationtobefoundonline.Forexampleifyourfamilyisgoingonvacationsomewhere,doaquickonlinesearchontheareabeforeyouevengetinthecar.“What'sthebackgroundoftheplace;what'sthehistory?”saysRussell.“Iliketotellmykids‘Wheneveryouhaveaquestionwheneveryouhaveadoubtsearchitout.’”
Readytolaunchavirtualjourneyofyourown?Hereareafewstartingpointstogetyouthinkingandtohelpyouonyourway.Youcaninviteyourparentsalongfortheridetoo.Alwaysaskforpermissionbeforedownloadingprogramsandsoftwareontoyourcomputer.AndcheckwithaparentoranadultbeforevisitinganewWebsite.
Navigatetheworldin3?DwithGoogleEarth.Begininouterspaceandzoom(快速移动)intothestreetsofanycityfromHongKongtoSanFrancisco.Orvisitancientmonumentswatchthechangingrainforestsovertimeanddiveunderwatertoexploretropicalreef.
WiththeMooninGoogleEarthtoolyoucanwalkinNeilArmstrong'sfamousfootsteps.Takeaguidedtourofthemoon'ssurfacewithArmstrong'sfellowshuttlemateastronautBuzzAldrin.
Whenyou'reexploringthatpartofthesolarsystemhoponovertotheRedPlanetwithGoogleMars.ThereyoucanmoveveryquicklyaroundthesurfaceandseeimagesfromtheMarsRovers.
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