GoldLatitude and Longitude
This resource was produced in collaboration with the Geographical Association. It teaches children to identify the position and significance of latitude, longitude, Equator, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle and the Prime/Greenwich Meridian.
The PDF provides notes for the teachers. It contains keywords, a worksheet and an index for the accompanying PowerPoint presentation.
The editable PowerPoint classroom presentation displays the lesson content (select the orange button to download). Please use ‘Slide Show’ mode to activate animations.
The accompanying Word document offers the same worksheet (minus the answers), which you can edit if you wish.
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