Young geographers discover not only how to read and recognize coordinates on a map, but also gain a deeper understanding of latitude and longitude and how climate changes can vary significantly across latitudes.

Here is your go-to student resource on primary geography concepts, including facts about the surface of the earth and its hemispheres, latitude and longitude, globes, types of maps, and identifying continents and oceans.

Young scholars identify why the Hopi tribe practiced running as it relates to health, delivering messages, defeating other tribes, and for ceremonial events. In this social studies lesson, students use maps to identify latitude and...

High schoolers determine distance and direction on a nautical chart. In this nautical instructional activity, students identify obstacles and characteristics of common aid to navigation on a nautical chart.

Students identify latitude, longitude, prime meridian, international date line, and equator. They compute the latitude and longitude of different objects.

Students apply map reading skills by locating places through the use of latitude and longitude.

In this latitude and longitude worksheet, students plot 39 latitude/longitude locations on a graph, connecting the dots as they go along.

In this latitude and longitude worksheet, students place a dot on a graph that represents each latitude and longitude location given. The worksheet has 46 locations to graph.

In this latitude and longitude activity, learners plot 34 latitude/longitude locations onto a graph, connecting the dots as they go along.

Students identify and analyze map symbols and map grids by completing various worksheets and creating their own map using these skills. Students identify and analyze what latitude and longitude are on a map to play a game of Bingo....

Second graders discover how to use longitude and latitude to locate specific sites on Earth. They compare old and new ways of locating specific places, and discover how latitude and longitude coordinates are used to locate places on Earth.

Young scholars in this exercise are introduced to the distinct ways of measuring distance (nautical miles) and speed (knots) at sea, as well as the concepts of latitude and longitude for establishing location.

Students read newspaper articles. In this social studies lesson plan, students locate the latitude and longitude of the location where the news article takes place. Students write a summary of the news article.

In this parallels and meridians worksheet, students read about parallels and meridians and answer questions about lines of latitude and longitude. Students complete 8 problems.

Ninth graders describe latitude and longitude and how they may be useful to find things on a map.  In this cartography lesson students divide into groups and devise a coordinate system that can be used to communicate a position. 

Students participate in activities based upon the concepts of latitude and longitude. They apply the fact that technology can be used in our society for a variety of uses. This should help students reflect upon the role of technology.

From the layers of Earth's spheres to latitude and longitude to looking at topographic maps, learners discover the elements of Earth's systems. 

This resource provides two ways to engage learners in using latitude, longitude, and research skills. In pairs, or on their own, learners will locate several Antarctic regions on a map. They will write the name of the place and a few key...

Over a period of 35 years, earthquakes and volcanoes combined only accounted for 1.5 percent of the deaths from natural disasters in the United States. The 15th instructional activity in a 20-part series connects the locations of...

Historians have proven that as early as 1497 skilled navigators were using a kamal to sail across oceans. Scholars learn about navigation tools and astronomy before building their own kamals. They then learn how to use it to determine...

Students study the variables that affect the Earth's albedo.  In this environmental data analysis lesson students interpret and graph information and calculate changes. 

In this latitude and longitude worksheet, students use their classroom notes on both longitude and latitude lines as well as seasons to complete 20 fill in the blank questions.

Students create graphs comparing the amount of snow cover along selected latitudes using data sets from a NASA website. They create a spreadsheet and a bar graph on the computer, and analyze the data.

In this latitude and longitude activity, students determine the number of degrees between the equator and specific latitude points. Students to the same for the longitude points from the Prime Meridian. This activity has 3 problems to solve