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Ab Cya: Latitude and Longitude Treasure Hunt
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Location and Direction
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using latitude and longitude to find a location.
Quia
Quia: Noise Pollution?
This quiz will determine whether you can use latitude and longitude properly to find absolute locations on the earth.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Find Your Longitude
Lost at sea with only your sextant? Use your knowledge of longitude to find your place. The non-shockwave interactive activity makes the concept of longitude concrete.
PBS
Pbs Nova Online: Lost at Sea the Search for Longitude
"The quest for a reliable method to find your way at sea was one of the thorniest problems of the 1700s." Find out about the search for longitude at this NOVA site. Includes interactive Shockwave game, learning activities and more.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Science Today Scientists Go Below to Find
In this activity, using the USA TODAY Infograph "Scientists go below to find," students will graph a city's location by using latitude and longitude coordinates. Students will determine the distance to travel between cities using a...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Location on the Earth
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using latitude and longitude to find a location.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Judy Brophy: The World's Biggest Address Book
Great slideshow to learn about latitude and longitude. There are many great discussion questions as well as maps to enhance your learning.
NOAA
Noaa: Solar Calculators
This resource allows users to find sunset/sunrise calculations based on latitude and longitude for various locations. Provides a glossary of related terms and an explanation of their calculations.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Titanic's Lost Sister: Camera Overboard!
Learn about different diving equipment in order to determine which would be most useful in recovering a sunken object and exploring underwater. Find a location on a globe or map using latitude and longitude coordinates.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Direction on the Earth
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using latitude and longitude to find a location.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Elevation on the Earth
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using latitude and longitude to find a location.
NSTATE
The Geography of Texas
Here you will find a variety of facts about the geography of the state of Texas. Find out the geographic center, total area, climate and much more.
NSTATE
The Geography of Pennsylvania
Here you will find a variety of cool facts about the geography of the state of Pennsylvania. Find out the geographic center, total area, elevations and much more.
NSTATE
The Geography of Mississippi
Here you will find a variety of facts about the geography of the state of Mississippi. Find out the geographic center, total area, elevations and much more.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Traveling on Good Circles
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this high-level math lesson has students delve into the topic of Great Circles on a sphere (specifically, the Earth), in order to find the shortest distances between locations. Students will...
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University: Alabama State Maps
Check out this site from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for several different types of maps for the state of Alabama. You can find everything from a county map to a shaded relief map. If you are looking for map...
Other
Clari Net: Local Times Around the World
Click on a continent, and then a country to find out the current time. Includes date, time, latitude and longitude, local time zone, and whether or not the country is on standard time or daylight saving time.
Mariners' Museum and Park
Mariners' Museum: Age of Exploration: Tools of Navigation
Sailors improved on many of the tools used in navigation to help them in their long journeys across an ocean. On this site from the Mariners' Museum, find many of these tools, perhaps in use already in the 15th century, but made even...
NSTATE
Net State: The Geography of North Carolina
Here at NetState you will find a variety of facts about the geography of the state of North Carolina. Find out the geographic center, total area, elevations and much more.
NSTATE
Net State: The Geography of Rhode Island
Here at NetState you will find a variety of facts about the geography of the state of Rhode Island. Find out the geographic center, total area, elevations and much more.
Curated OER
Degree Confluence Project
This project makes it interesting to learn about degree confluence, latitude, longitude, and the geography of the world in general. Volunteers can visit the nearest confluence; or you might want to take a mysterious trip to find one that...
Curated OER
Degree Confluence Project
This project makes it interesting to learn about degree confluence, latitude, longitude, and the geography of the world in general. Volunteers can visit the nearest confluence; or you might want to take a mysterious trip to find one that...
Curated OER
Degree Confluence Project
This project makes it interesting to learn about degree confluence, latitude, longitude, and the geography of the world in general. Volunteers can visit the nearest confluence; or you might want to take a mysterious trip to find one that...