Teach+the+Globe


 * Teaching the Globe **

Author: Han Liu Lesson Topic: The Globe Subject: Geography Grade: 2-5 Class: three classes - one week

__PA Standards__ ???

=__**NCSS Standards**__= People. Places, and Environment Global Connections

=**__Objectives__**=

Universe
Milk Way Galaxy

Primary Meridian
Equator Longitude and Latitude

U.S. Time zones
**Materials**

White color balloons, color markers, checklist of terms and concepts of globe, globe data sheet. . Google Earth, websites and videos

[|How large is the universe?]

[|Milky Way Galaxy]

[|Solar System]

[|Eight Planet]

Google Earth

[|Longitude and Latitude]:

**[|Latitude, Longitude, and Time Zone] **

[|Why We have Time Zones]

[|What is International Dateline]

[|How International Dateline works:]

[|Time Zones and How They Work]

[|World Time Zones]

[|The World Clock]

[|Time Zone Ticker]

[|United States Time Zones]

[|The Official U.S. Time]

= __Instruction__ =

Watch video to engage student on concepts: universe, milky galaxy, solar system, planets, planets (Eight planets)

Teacher uses Google Earth to demonstrate the shape and terms of the globe from different directions with and without grid views.

Based on the data sheet, every student creates a globe with all items in the sheet.

= __Assessment__ =

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