Longitude and Latitude - 6th grade

Students will be able to define longitude and latitude and what they are used for.

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​Students will be able to understand and locate the hemispheres of Earth.

• Longitude lines go from north to south

• A good way to remember this is the lines are LONG (longitude)

• ​Lines of latitude go from east to west (sideways)

• I have no trick for remembering latitude - JUST REMEMBER IT! :)

​Line goes through the center

​of Earth and divides Earth

​into North and South

• When you look at the Equator or Prime Meridian, those lines start at 0 degrees.

• Longitude and latitude are measured in "degrees" - this looks like a little circle

• To find even MORE SPECIFIC places on a map, we use "minutes" and "seconds" to find exact places (look at the image!)

• (I don't know this guy)

39° 46' 37.596'' N

86° 9' 0.288'' W