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Matching the Globe with the Map Lesson Plan

Matching the Globe with the Map Lesson Plan

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Matching the Globe with the Map

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Students examine how to use a globe. In this globe and map comparison instructional activity, students discuss how the globe and map are alike when looking at Africa and Antarctica. Students investigate shapes and sizes of globes versus maps.

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2nd - 5th

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Social Studies & History

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