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Latitude, Longitude, and Direction: Angle from the Equator

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Which has the higher IQ, latitude or longitude? Longitude because it has 360 degrees! The interactive introduces the way latitude is measured and why it can never have more than 90 degrees. A handful of challenge questions encourage pupils to apply their learning.

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Concepts

latitude and longitude, the equator, angles

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

Connect the idea of latitude, longitude, and elevation to the way GPS works

Classroom Considerations

Requires a free CK-12 account to access the interactive
Relies on prior knowledge of angles, degrees, and the equator

Pros

Offers hints for struggling scholars
Does not require a large amount of class time

Cons

None

Common Core

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