Name of the lesson: Longitude and Latitude

Grade level: 5 subject: Earth Science Prepared by: Mileni Arriaga

Overview and purpose: Education standard and addressed

explain the terms Latitude and longitude
Student share about they understand
Explain the time of latitude and longitude (can use trick
to remember.)
Name the worlds continents, major bodies of water,
rivers, countries, and major cities, and mountain
ranges
Introduction of new vocabulary words
Explain Earths grid and the use of a grid
Explain cardinal directions
.
1. Discuss with students what they already know about
maps.
2. Introduce the concepts of latitude and longitude.
3. Have students practice figuring out latitude and
longitude.
4. Have students find landmarks with the same latitude
and longitude as their location.
5. Discuss with students why and when latitude and
longitude are helpful map tools.

Teacher guide Student guide Materials needed:

Objective Knowledge of map orientation (N,
(Specify S, E, W, NE, SE, NW,SW)
skills/information that Can able to give directions from
will be learned) one place to another using
orientation. Students will be
introduced to the major cities,
major rivers, worlds continents
Students will know and
understand the cardinal
directions.
Identify at least 5 places on the
world map using the given
latitude and longitude points to
the nearest whole degree
Day 1: Rose Compass
Worksheet
Day 2: World map
Hand out of world map
containing latitude and
longitude grids and
contains names of major
cities, nations.

Day 3: Oranges and a

Information Latitude and longitude is used to
(Give and/or measure distances on the earth's
demonstrate necessary surface in degrees. Latitude and
information) longitude starts with two lines: the
equator and the prime meridian.
Latitude measures the distances
north or south from the equator.
Longitude measures distances east
and west from the prime meridian.
The Equator and the Prime
Meridian. Students will get a clear
understanding of longitude and
latitude. New vocabulary words
such as latitude, longitude,
degrees, equator, prime meridian,
globe, map, atlas, special lines of
single tomato.
The equator is used as a starting Globe Activity
point for measuring latitude. Latitude and Longitude
Latitude lines run west to east, worksheet
but they measure north to south.
The prime meridian is the starting
point for measuring longitude.
Longitude lines run north to
south, but they measure east to
west. Latitude and Longitude are
measured in degrees.
 latitude and longitude, North,
Southern, Western, and Eastern
hemisphere
Checking students understanding,
Verification at the beginning of the week Posters, crayons,
(Steps to check for students will be assigned a project markers, construction
student understanding) where they will create a map paper, scissors, glue.
including continents, major
oceans, rivers, and mountain
ranges. They will plan a vacation
and give latitude and longitude
coordinates in their description.
Two class hours will be given on
two days to aid in completion
Day 1: A worksheet will be Oranges
Activity handed out that will allow them to 1.Map It: Tomato
(Describe the apply their knowledge of cardinal Study latitude and longitude on Worksheet
independent activity to directions using the rose compas. the map. 1928N and 9909W Crayons
reinforce this lesson) Day 2: A worksheet will be 2.Find It: Globes
handed to students where they will What is the latitude and
be asked to color in the continents, longitude of Kansas city,
major rivers, etc. with specific Missouri? What is the latitude
colors that identify each of them. and longitude of Oslo, Norway?
Day 3:Oranges peeled by students
and opened into wedges to teach
meridians and teacher will cut
tomato to show parallels. Students
will use globes to synthesize all
the knowledge they have acquired.
Students will acquire an Students gathered a visual
Summary understanding of the terms understanding with hands on Additional notes
longitude and latitude through activities that demonstrate their
several activities created understanding of longitude and
throughout the week. Those latitude.
activities include a rose compass
worksheet, world map
worksheet,and Latitude and
Longitude worksheet.
At the end of the week, a project is
to be completed where create a
map of the world that include what
was taught throughout the week
(major rivers, mountains, etc.)
with the degrees of the locations
and plan their vacation in their
destination of choice.