Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Does Climate Affect Your Environment?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students access the Global Sun Temperature Project website and research the relationship between the location and climate of a participating school to its building structure. They consider how climate affects the type of structures...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Circle the Earth - Explore Surface Types on a Journey around Earth

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students use CERES percent coverage surface data with a world map in locating landmasses and bodies of water at Earth's Equator.
Activity
Social Studies for Kids

Social Studies for Kids: Latitude and Longitude

For Students 5th - 8th
A collection of latitude and longitude mapping activities ranging from pin-pointing exact locations on the globe to researching the history behind this basic geography concept.
Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Try to locate famous landmarks using latitude and longitude coordinates in this interactive classroom activity.
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City University of New York

Virtual Geology: Where on Earth: A Latitude and Longitude Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This quiz starts with select points on a globe. Students must determine the latitude, longitude, and direction for each point.
Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Places on the Planet: Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students learn how citizen scientists involved in the Geological Society of America's EarthCaching project use GPS technology and latitude and longitude coordinates to find special places on the Earth.
Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Latitude and Longitude?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Provides interesting facts about latitudes and longitudes including how they are measured, why they are important, and the Halley meridian and Bradley meridian.
Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Introduction to Latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students learn to determine the latitude and longitude of locations within the United States, while making observations about climate and the ways in which these measurements can be useful. Includes maps and discussion...
Unit Plan
City University of New York

Brooklyn College, Cuny: Latitude and Longitude

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can read about how lines of latitude and longitude form a grid that makes it easy to pinpoint one's location on Earth. Then they can take an online quiz to check their understanding.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Latitude and Longitude Treasure Hunt

For Students 1st - 8th
Use the longitude and latitude clues to find the treasures on the map. The more treasures you find the more challenging it will be to find them.
Website
NASA

Nasa: Latitude and Longitude

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides definitions of latitude and longitude with good graphics.
Lesson Plan
Teachers.net

Teachers.net: Explore Latitude and Longitude With Pumpkins: Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students paint pumpkins to make their own globes in this fun way to learn longitude and latitude.
Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: A Latitude/longitude Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 6th
Through examining maps students will be able to identify locations and characteristics of them based on latitude and longitude and infer what events might occur in the places.
Website
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution: Time and Navigation

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore navigation methods by sea, air, and space, what latitude and longitude mean, how GPS works, about satellite navigation, and learn about professional navigators. Includes a timeline of developments in navigation from 1280 to the...
Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Latitude and Longitude

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Latitude and Longitude."
Handout
Diffen

Diffen: Latitude vs. Longitude

For Students 5th - 9th
Find out about the basics of latitude and longitude with this comparison chart. Then read the article and watch the video to dig a little deeper into the topic.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Location and Direction

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using latitude and longitude to find a location.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Location and Direction Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on latitude and longitude. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.
eBook
Quia

Quia: Noise Pollution?

For Students 3rd - 8th
This quiz will determine whether you can use latitude and longitude properly to find absolute locations on the earth.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Location on the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using latitude and longitude to find a location.
Graphic
University of Hawai'i

The Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium: Lunar Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the Exploring Planets in the Classroom series, this site provides images of the Moon, with Latitude and Longitude reference lines.
Unit Plan
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: In Quiry: Minutes From Me: Latitude, Longitude and Vacations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An explanation of latitude and longitude along with a classroom activity that uses the location of students' vacation destinations for charting latitudes and longitudes.
Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Latitude & Longitude

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Latitude & Longitude.
Handout
Other

Boat Safe Kids: Longitude and Latitude

For Students 9th - 10th
This website starts at the very beginning and explains how round globes are transferred to flat maps. Then they explain the use of longitude and latitude.

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