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Where In the World Am I? Lesson PlanWhere In the World Am I? Lesson Plan
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Where In the World Am I?

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Learners identify their location in the world after studying latitude, longitude, relative location, and absolute location. They use assigned web site to find information to make a flipbook that answers questions about their location in the world.

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Concepts

absolute location, continents, hemispheres

Additional Tags

continents, absolute location, directional terms, hemispheres, relative location, english language arts

Classroom Considerations

  • Designed as part of a trip to the Autry Museum in California, but adaptable for a geography lesson without the field trip

Pros

  • Easy to implement in multiple classroom settings

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  • None

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