Name
Latitutde and Longitude
Topic
geography, history, astronomy
Learning time
4 hours
Designed time
4 hours
Size of class
25
Description
students will learn how to determine the geographical coordinates with modern methods starting from the history of navigation
Mode of delivery
Blended
Aims
to motivate pupils to improve their orientation in space and in the nature using latitude and longitude to understand the history of latitude and longitude and different ways of measusing them
Outcomes
Knowledge, Comprehension, Application
Editor
Gabriela88
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ENGAGE
60 minutes)
  • Discuss
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    How to travel on Earth and on sea without getting lost? Brainstorming: each student writes his answere on a piece of paper With the teacher's aid the students make a map with their ideas. the teacher focus on responses that include latitude and longitude and explain that this is largely the basis for planes knowing where to land and ships knowing where to navigate. The teacher gives a detailed explanation of the Prime Meridian that divides East and West and Equator that divides North and South.. The teacher models using latitude and longitude points to locate different places on the world map. Included in the modeling will be a variety of places; such as, cities, oceans, nations, mountain ranges. The teacher models using various places on the map and gives the latitude and longitude points of those places.
  • Read Watch Listen
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    And in ancient times? the students watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DlNhbkPiYY
  • Discuss
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    The class discuss about the history of latitude and longitude
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EXPLORE
60 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
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    the all class looks at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7yoXhbOQ3Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTrsvGytGG0
  • Discuss
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    The student discuss how to determine latitude and longitude
  • Investigate
    30
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    Students work in pairs and are provided with a world map containing latitude and longitude grids. Students are given a set of 10 points and are asked to record what major area is located at that point (city, nation, ocean, mountain range). Students are given 10 areas (city, nation, ocean and mountain range) and they have to give the latitude and longitude points on the map of the area
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EXPLAIN
80 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    20
    1
    The Global Positioning System (GPS) provides three-dimensional position, velocity, and track measurements to users located on the ground, on the water, or in the air. the students look at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ-9Wd56AJo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU_pY2sTwTA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU_pY2sTwTA
  • Collaborate
    60
    2
    Nowadays, longitude and latitude can be calculated electronically using man-made satellites. This is a great aid to ships and planes in finding their way on the Earth Geocaching is a world wide treasure hunt in which people hide a "treasure" and then post the longitude and latitude coordinates, along with a little hint so that others can find it. Once found, the finder signs a log sheet and, if something is there to take, removes a trinket and leaves a trinket for the next finder Using a computer with Internet access and projector (optional), access the Geocaching Web site (www.geocaching.com) and provide to the students an overview of this worldwide recreational activity. Generate and build on student interest by entering your afterschool location to see what caches might be nearby. Arrange to take students to look for one of the caches registered on the Web site. Finaly the class is diveded in 4 groups: each group use global positioning system (GPS) devices to find hidden caches. https://www.geocaching.com/play
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EVALUATE
40 minutes)
  • Produce
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    The student will identify at least 10 places on the world map using the given latitude and longitude points to the nearest whole degree with 90% accuracy.. The student, will identify the latitude and longitude points of at least 10 places on the world map to the nearest whole degree with 90% accuracy. The students will answer to the question: How to travel on Earth and on sea without getting lost? using latitude and longitude and knowing how to determine them
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