ClassFlow
Class Flow: Global Knowledge Where in the World Am I?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains the division of the hemispheres, northern and southern, and eastern and western. The Equator and Prime Meridian are defined, as well as latitude and longitude. Students are given...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Major Topographical Features of the u.s.
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students will locate major topographical features of the United States of America. Website links covering Identify rivers, mountain ranges, the equator, prime meridian, and lines of...
City University of New York
Brooklyn College, Cuny: Latitude and Longitude
Students can read about how lines of latitude and longitude form a grid that makes it easy to pinpoint one's location on Earth. Then they can take an online quiz to check their understanding.
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Boat Safe Kids: Longitude and Latitude
This website starts at the very beginning and explains how round globes are transferred to flat maps. Then they explain the use of longitude and latitude.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Prime Meridian Facts and Information
Discover fun facts about the International Date Line while learning about the Prime Meridian and Greenwich Meridian Time.
Curated OER
The Line Marker Outside the Observatory
Examine how the prime meridian came to be, where it is located, and see actual pictures of the prime meridian.
Curated OER
The Line Marker in the Observatory Courtyard
Examine how the prime meridian came to be, where it is located, and see actual pictures of the prime meridian.
Curated OER
The Clock
Examine how the prime meridian came to be, where it is located, and see actual pictures of the prime meridian.