Maps: Latitude and Longitude
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Title:
| Maps: Latitude and Longitude |
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Description:
| These sites focus on latitude and longitude. Other topics include time zones, the prime meridian, and the equator. Many sites are interactive. |
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Grade Level:
| 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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Resource Links:
| Latitude and Longitude
This NASA page gives a brief definition of latitude and longitude. Includes illustrations.
Definition of Latitude and Longitude
This page has a map for you to input latitude and longitude degrees. It also includes a formula for converting degrees:minutes:seconds to degrees.
Look Up Latitude and Longitude - USA
Here's a list of states. Choose one to click on and view the latitude and longitude of major cities.
Latitude: The Art and Science of Fifteenth-Century Navigation
Explore these links to learn how sailors navigated before maps had latitude lines.
NOVA Online: Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
Click on "Find Your Longitude" to play an interactive game where you have to guess your longitude. Site also includes a teacher's guide.
John Harrison and the Longitude Problem
Read about the man who first created the longitude system. Includes photos of his timepieces. This is part of Royal Observatory Greenwich's site.
View Above Earth
Enter a specific latitude and longitude, and then see what this location looks like from space. A fun interactive tool.
The Meridian Line at Greenwich
Provides some basic information about the Prime Meridian.
Activities: Xpeditions
This is a fun activity to get students to practice figuring out latitude and longitude.
Worldtime
This interactive globe lets you click on a country, then see the latitude and longitude plus the local time. Click "Access the Service's Main Page Here" to begin.
Inquiry Almanack: Minutes from Me
This page includes tables showing latitudes and longitudes of different locations. The questions at the end ask students to use latitude and longitude to find the answers.
CIA: The World Factbook
This page lists the coordinates for every country. Look up the coordinates, then find the country on a map.
Tiger Map Server
Enter the coordinates you want to view a map of a location.
FactMonster: Latitude and Longitude of World Cities
A table listing the latitude and longitude of cities around the world. Also includes the time.
Compute Sunrise/Sunset
Enter latitude and longitude coordinates to calculate the sunrise and sunset of that location. A fun interactive tool.
eThemes Resource: Maps: How to Use Them
Students will learn various maps skills and vocabulary words by working with maps and by reading background information. Compare and contrast different maps. Includes eThemes resources on maps. Also features an eMINTS WebQuest.
Latitude/Longitude Position Finder
Click on a state to zoom in and find the latitude and longitude. You can zoom in 9 times to find precise locations.
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Education Standards:
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AL Standards:
1.4
AR Standards:
G.1.4.4, G.1.5.8.a, G.1.5.8.b, , , G.1.7.8, G.1.7.7.e, G.1.7.7.f, G.1.7.8
AU Standards:
4G1.2.3, 4G1.2.4, 4G1.2.6, A.5.a
DE Standards:
G.1.4-5a.2
IL Standards:
17.5.02, 17.5.03, 17.5.05
ME Standards:
D1.a, D1.b
MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 5, 7, 5.A.1, 5.B.3, 5.A.1
NV Standards:
G.1.8.1
OK Standards:
2.4, 2.3, 7.1, 2.1, 1.2, 3.2
UT Standards:
7.1.a, 7.4.c, 11.2.a, 1.2.a, UT.1.2.a.a, G.1.1.b.b
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