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Making a Globe

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Learners examine the mercator projection or nautical chart and observe how global maps do not have the same distance as flat maps. They design handmade globes using the meridians and equator as guides to draw in the land. They paint and label the oceans, major seas, and continents.

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oceans, continents

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continents, land masses, ocean, social studies
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Grade
5th - 6th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
1998

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