Frank J. Gallucci
Goal
To teach location by using longitude and latitude.
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To use direction.
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To be able to measure to the minute longitude and latitude of a place.
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To be able to select a body of land and determine its location.
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Materials
World maps, regional maps, local engineers map (7 1/2° map of New Haven), ruler, compass.
Procedure
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Determine a location on a world map by using the longitude and latitude lines.
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Have students read the longitudinal location—E and W reference the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, England.
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Have students determine location of latitude by using the equator as the reference.
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Have students determine the hemispheres a body of land through location.
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To use a 7 1/2° map of New Haven to be able to determine the exact location, to the second, of any particular site in New Haven, by using a ruler and dividing the degrees in minutes and seconds.
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To be able to approximate time zones by using every 15° of longitudinal change to represent 1 hr.
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