| Pass the globe among the students. Tell the students there are
specials features on the globe that help us find other places. Today the
students will locate the North Pole, South Pole, and Equator on the
globe. Write these vocabulary words on the board.
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| Pull the World Map all the way down. In the upper left corner of the
map is a Location Skills inset map with two global projections. The
North Pole and South Pole are identified. Using the map marker, circle
the North Pole on the globe. Read to the students the definitions stated
on the map. Ask the students if they think it is cold or hot at the
North Pole. Is there land or water at the South Pole? (water - Arctic
Ocean)
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| Circle the South Pole on the map and read the definition. Have
another student locate the South Pole on the globe. Is the climate hot
or cold at the South Pole? If you lived there what type of clothes would
you need? Is there land or water at the South Pole? (land - the
continent of Antarctica)
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| Next locate the Equator on the globe. Explain to the students that
the Equator is an important line drawn on maps and globes half way
between the North Pole and the South Pole. Have a student use the map
marker and draw a line all the way around the globe at the Equator. Do
the same on the map. Ask the students to name the continents the Equator
"runs through". (South America, Africa, Asia) Ask the students if they
think it would be warmer at the Equator than at the North and South
Poles. Find your approximate location on the globe. Do you live closer
to the Equator or to the North Pole?
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