Activity Ten Teachers: Latitude and Longitude

Instructions for Teachers

Materials:

• Overhead transparency of latitude and longitude
• Two-page latitude/longitude handout (Page 1, Page 2 - click to download a pdf file)

Learner Objectives:

• Identify latitude, longitude, prime meridian, international date line, and equator.
• Compute the latitude and longitude of objects.

Procedure:

• Using the Introduction to Latitude/Longitude page, create a transparency for the overhead.
• Identify and discuss the concepts of:

To test knowledge, the two-page Latitude/Longitude Handout may be used (see above). The answer key is below. World maps may be used instead to create a "Navigation Bee" in which students test their skills identifying locations based on coordinates provided by the instructor. Higher-level identification may be done by having students compute the coordinates of a city or a country.

Latitude/Longitude Exercise Answer Key (click to download a pdf file)

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