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Absolute Location PPTAbsolute Location PPT
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Mr. Head's 6th Grade Classroom
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6th - 8th
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15 mins
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Absolute Location

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How do we know where we are in the world? A presentation for middle schoolers explains absolute location and other geography terms such as relative location. It also gives scholars the opportunity to practice finding absolute location on a map. 

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Concepts

geographic locations, absolute location, academic vocabulary, physical geography, world geography

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Pair the presentation with a worksheet on absolute location 
  • Have learners give examples of absolute versus relative location 

Classroom Considerations

  • The presentation is short and should be used in conjunction with other activities 

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  • The presentation incorporates two assessment slides at the end
  • Resource is designed for multiple grade levels 

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