In addition to many, many, many other things, Hunter worked on his interactive geography notebook this week. The results were pretty cool!
This activity was inspired by this post at layers-of-learning.com. I adapted the idea to meet our needs and the topics we were covering. We learned about latitude, longitude, the Equator, and the Prime Meridian.
- First, I had Hunter draw a star on the map to mark where we live.
- Then he traced the lines of latitude with a fine-point marker (only every other line so the map wouldn't look too cluttered).
- Next, he traced the lines of longitude in another color (again, only every other line).
- Finally, we cut two lengths of sparkly leftover Christmas ribbon, in gold and silver, to glue over the Equator and Prime Meridian.
Here's a closer look:
To download the free world map from Layers of Learning, click here.
During our next geography class, we discussed how the Equator divides the Earth into two hemispheres, the Northern and Southern. Likewise, the Prime Meridian and its opposite, the 180th meridian, divide the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres. After studying the hemispheres, we completed this notebook page:
Hunter wrote a simple definition underneath each flap. For example, under "Northern Hemisphere" he wrote: 'The half of the Earth that lies north of the Equator'.
If you'd like a copy of the flaps, click HERE.
I hope you find them useful!
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