Google Lesson Using Google Earth: Lesson 2
Temperate Rainforest Biome 					Name ______________
Directions: 
1.  Type in or click on https://www.google.com/earth link. Click on Launch Google Earth in Chrome. 

2.  Use the coordinates in the table below to discover the name of the area (national park or forest) where one could travel to see this biome and write this in the table. Find these areas by typing or pasting in the coordinates in the search bar and clicking search.

3.  Select one of the parks (of the two you listed for the temperate rainforest biome) to discover one of the area’s environmental issues and how it became problematic and the current management or solutions for this issue. You may search the park’s website to discover these. 
4. Click on the Icon on the top of the menu bar that has links through it.  Then scroll down and click on My Photos
5.  On Google Earth you will see photo icons within the area. Click on these to view the pictures. Select one of these scenic pictures that you think best represents the flora and fauna of the area’s biome that you are to explore and write the coordinates in the table. * To obtain coordinates, hover your mouse on the photo icon and then look on the bottom right of the screen.

					BIOME DISCOVERY - Temperate Rainforest 
Coordinates To Discover	National Park, Preserve, or Forest	Scenic Photo Coordinates	
  47 51 35.50 N
123 56 03.51 W
(scroll out to see name of park)	Olympic National Park	   47 51 46.50 N
123 56 00.84 W	
    56 44 00 N
  133 00 00 W	Tongass National Park	   56 44 29.21 N
133 00 56.86 W	
Park Name 	Environmental Issue	Management 	
Olympic National Park	Invasive plant species introduced unintended by visitors. 
https://www.nps.gov/olym/learn/nature/invasiveplants.htm	Monitor and assess areas to control the spread and removal of the plants.