| Write the word Earth on the board. Ask the students to share ideas
about the meaning of the word. After some discussion, tell the student
that one meaning of Earth is the name of our planet. All people live on
the planet Earth. The Earth is a very large place. All the land and
water features that they see are on the planet Earth.
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| Introduce the globe as the model of the Earth. Explain the word
model. Discuss the similarities between models and the things they
represent. Examples would be model train vs. a real train, model cars
vs. a real car. Ask why we use models instead of real objects? (size -
students don't have room to use real trains, the Earth is so large, a
model must be used to study it.) The globe shows two major geographical
features, land and water. Tell the students that largest land areas are
called continents. Write the word continent on the board. Tell the
students they live on the continent of North America, write North
America on the board and circle it on the globe. The largest water areas
are called oceans. Write the word ocean on the board.
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| Pass the globe among the students. Ask them to find what they think
are oceans. (Make sure you point out the Arctic Ocean located at the
North Pole). Place a mark on the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic
Ocean, and Indian Ocean. Ask the students if there is more water or land
on our planet. (water)
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| Tell the students that most of the land and water features have
names. |
