Longitude and Latitude

Stephanie Morgan
ED 629

Latitude and Longitude

Grade 4
Unit includes:
Compass Rose
Definitions of latitude and
longitude
Major lines of latitude
Hemispheres
Finding locations using
latitude and longitude

Objectives

Students will be able to identify lines of

latitude on a map including

Equator
North Pole
South Pole
Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn.

Students will be able to identify lines of

longitude on a map including
Prime Meridian

Objectives

Students will be able to locate all

four hemispheres including

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere

Students will be able to identify

which line divides the earth into the
correct hemispheres.
Students will be able to find locations
on map using longitude and latitude.

Materials

Compass Rose Worksheet

Globe
World Map
Latitude Worksheet
Longitude Worksheet
Different colors of yarn
Scissors
Matching Note cards
Map of world showing latitude and
longitude
Globe Bingo Worksheet
Skittles
Student minds

Activities

Compass Rose Map Hunt

Latitude and Longitude Worksheet
Signing Latitude and Longitude
Yarning about Latitude and Longitude
Match Latitude and Longitude
Major lines of latitude worksheet
Globe Saysactivity about major lines of
latitude
Globe Bingo

Pre-Assessment

Can you
draw and label a compass rose?
identify the Equator and Prime Meridian on a
map?
label all the major lines of latitude on a map?
Identify what line of latitude divides the earth
into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere? Can
you identify these hemispheres on a map?
Identify what line of longitude divides the earth
into the Western and Eastern Hemisphere? Can
you identify these hemispheres on a map?

Compass Rose Map Hunt

Students will draw and label a

compass rose.
Students will discuss why a
compass rose is important.
Students will locate cardinal
roses on various types of maps.
Students will discuss what a
compass rose is used for and
who uses a compass rose.

Latitude

Students will be
introduced to latitude
and longitude.
Students will complete
the latitude worksheet.
Students will trace the
equator in green and the
other lines of latitude in
blue.

Signing Latitude

Latitude:
I'm climbing the
Ladder of latitudes,
latitudes, latitudes.
I'm climbing the ladder
of latitudes, all around
the world.

Longitude

Students will be
introduced to longitude
by looking at the globe.
Students will complete
the lines of longitude
worksheet.
Students will trace the
Prime Meridian in orange
and the other lines of
longitude in yellow.

Signing Longitude

Longitude:
It's a LONG, LONG
way from pole to pole,
pole to pole, pole to
pole
It's a LONG, LONG way
from pole to pole, so
we call those
LONGITUDES.

Yarning about Latitude and

Longitude

Students will participate in making a globe

Four students will be in North, South, East, and
West positions
Different colors of yarn will make

Lines of latitude
Lines of longitude
Equator
Prime Meridian
North Pole
South Pole

Match Longitude and Latitude

Another name for
lines of longitude

Meridians

States that border

Ohio

Indiana, Michigan,
Pennsylvania,
West Virginia,
Kentucky

Direction that
meridians run

North and South

The four cardinal

directions

North, East,
South, West

Direction that
parallels
run

East and West

South Pole

90 S

Another name for

lines of latitude

Parallels

North Pole

90 N

Equator

Equator divides Earth

into

Northern Hemisphere
and Southern
Hemisphere

Major line of
latitude at 0
Major line of
longitude at 0

Prime Meridian

Prime Meridian
divides Earth into

Eastern Hemisphere
and Western
Hemisphere

Major lines of Latitude

Students will do the Major

lines of latitude worksheet.
Students will locate the
major lines of latitude on
the map.
Students will identify the
latitude degree of each
major line of latitude.

Major lines of latitude

North Pole
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
South Pole

Globe Says

Students will complete the worksheet on the

major lines of latitude
North Pole
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
South Pole

Globe Says

After learning the major lines of latitude

students will perform Globe says.
Body parts represent the major lines of latitude

Top of head North Pole

Ears Arctic Circle
Shoulders Tropic of Cancer
Waist Equator
Knees Tropic of Capricorn
Shins Antarctic Circle
Toes South Pole

Globe Bingo

To review, students
will be given a
Blank Globe Bingo
Worksheet.
Students will fill in
the sheet before
the next days
class.

Globe Bingo
G

Word List

Equator

Prime Meridian

North Pole

South Pole

Meridians

Parallels

East and West

Cardinal Rose

Tropic of Cancer

Antarctic Circle

North and South

East

Arctic Circle

Tropic of Capricorn

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

Assessment

Students should be able to:

Draw and label a Compass Rose
Identify the major lines of latitude and
longitude on a map
Correctly label all four Hemispheres on a
map
Find locations on a map using
latitude and longitude

Websites for Students

Social Studies for Kids: Basic Geography

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/geograp
hy/latitudelongitude.htm
BoatSafeKids: How are flat charts and maps made of
our round planet?
http://www.boatsafe.com/kids/mercator.htm
Interactive Latitude and Longitude
http://www.geovista.psu.edu/grants/MapStatsKids/M
SK_portal/concepts_latlg.html
Map Stats for Kids
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applicat
ions/imaps/maps/g3_u6/index.html

Websites for Teachers

Geography Classroom Game

http://geography.about.com/od/teachgeography/a/classlatit
ude.htm
Great Teaching Tools
http://www.classbrain.com/artteach/publish/article_108.sht
ml
Latitude and Longitude
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/01/
popup/lat_long.html
Yarning about Latitude and Longitude
http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/021/lesson043.shtml