Location

•Where am I?

•Where do I want go and how do I get there?

•How to show curved as flat?

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Tasks:

Task 3- Using a compass and a map Absolute vs Relative terms to describe location.

Work with a partner to use a compass, paper, pencil and Google Earth to draw a map with numbers, words, symbols, etc. that includes using absolute and relative terms. Our room is the start and the gym is the destination. Let’s see who can give the best directions. Your maps/directions will be posted outside the main office for new students looking for directions to the gym.

Task 4- Latitude and Longitude: Definitions Explanation

Practice determining the latitude and longitude of locations. Choose locations on the following maps and then record their location using latitude and longitude.

Map 1 Map 2

Task 5- Maps & Globes: Using the Fruit Approach

*Your teacher will demonstrate the difficulty in take a round surface and trying to make it flat. An orange would be peeled for your learning experience.

Use your dictionary resources to look up the following words and record the definitions in your own words in your notes document.

title, compass rose, labels, legend, lines of latitude & longitude, scale, symbols and colors. Types: physical, political, thematic, map projections (Mercator vs Robinson)

Task 6- Location: Use the following resources to describe the location of the art room in both relative and absolute terms. You are to use words, drawings, maps (use screen capture), etc. to prepare information to go into a blog post that tells the world where our school art room is located.

Compass, Google Earth (download), Google Maps

Task 7- Work with a partner to create a Keynote or PowerPoint or Google Presentation slideshow where you define the following terms in words and images. Try to create as many of the images on your own as you can:

cartographer absolute location relative location latitude longitude

map projection: Mercator vs Robinson equator Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle Meridians Prime

Meridian GPS Hemispheres (northern, southern, eastern, western)

Note: Always remember to record the sites you get your images from. Create a bibliography slide with the URLs.

Task 8- World Travel Route: You are to create a travel plan for your teacher to go around the world. Make sure that your teacher crosses the equator at least twice while visiting 8 countries. Use Google Earth and Maps to actually map out your trip adding pin postings to each interesting place your teacher is to stop and visit. Use the World Factbook for climate and landform information.

The travel plan to be published in your blog must include:

-the absolute location for each of the 8 places your teacher is to stop and visit.

-give directions (NSWE) from one point to another.

-describe landform and climate descriptions of the places your teacher visits.

-find images of at least 5 landforms and/or climates that your teacher will experience (edit them to be 200 pixels in width & cite the source)