It's a small world after all !
We've been learning all about the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Eastern and Western Hemispheres. We now know all about the 0 degree of the Prime Meridian with its longitudinal meridians running east and west which ultimately intersect at the North and South Poles respectively. We have learned about the parallel latitude lines emanating to the north and south from the 0 degrees Equator. The grapefruits and oranges brought in by the students, were marked with coordinates in class. We then scored them to prove that the longitutinal lines do intersect and the latitudional ones are indeed parallel. They were then cut according to the Prime Meridian for the eastern and western hemispheres and then the Equator to illustrate the northern and southern hemisphers. Differences in the types of maps with their respective distortions have led to incredible classroom discussions.It has been a fascinating time in Geography and Social Studies. All of the Navigators and Explorers have been thoroughly enjoying it.
We've been learning all about the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Eastern and Western Hemispheres. We now know all about the 0 degree of the Prime Meridian with its longitudinal meridians running east and west which ultimately intersect at the North and South Poles respectively. We have learned about the parallel latitude lines emanating to the north and south from the 0 degrees Equator. The grapefruits and oranges brought in by the students, were marked with coordinates in class. We then scored them to prove that the longitutinal lines do intersect and the latitudional ones are indeed parallel. They were then cut according to the Prime Meridian for the eastern and western hemispheres and then the Equator to illustrate the northern and southern hemisphers. Differences in the types of maps with their respective distortions have led to incredible classroom discussions.It has been a fascinating time in Geography and Social Studies. All of the Navigators and Explorers have been thoroughly enjoying it.
Recently I shared my favorite Geography video with the classes on the 5 themes of Geography. Like the old ABC Wide World of Sports theme song stated, "Spanning the globe to bring you the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat", this National Geographic movie does precisely that. It is especially pertinent to current global interdependence as dictated by the geography of various countries. It was riveting and educational. If any of you would like to view it for your family's educational purposes, please feel free to let me know. It is that good!
DASH POINT
STREAM PROJECT
THIS FRIDAY !
DRIVERS
ARE STILL NEEDED!
Students received their next week's spelling words today. Please ask your Explorer to share them with you. They are in their binder. SPELLING TEST on TUESDAY.
Congrats to the students who received 100% on this week's spelling tests!! GREAT JOB to ALL the Explorers. Everyone did excellent work on their spelling. Keep up the great job!
HOMEWORK TONIGHT:
Math: All math homework was completed in class today.
Science: Please check Mr. G.'s website.
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