This lesson is part of Understanding Latitude and Longitude, a unit designed for students in upper KS2 and KS3. It can also be taught as a stand-alone lesson.
This lesson explains step-by-step how to find the coordinates of a point on a world map using lines of latitude and longitude.
In the activity, students are challenged to find the latitude and longitude of 12 points in all four quadrants of a world map. It is differentiated three ways:
Easier – Students find coordinates of 12 points in the NE, SE, SW and NW quadrants of the world map respectively. The compass directions are already filled in.
Medium – Students find coordinates of 12 points in the NE, SE, SW and NW quadrants of the world map respectively.
Harder – Students find coordinates of 12 points randomly distributed across the four quadrants of the world map.
Extension – Students are challenged to draw and label 4 more points on to their map.
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Nicole S –
GREAT resource for my students!
Susie H –
Great resource thanks!!
Nikki S –
Easy resource to use.
Rebecca C –
Great resource! Thank you!
Madeline F –
I used this with students in class but through google classroom so that they could be hands-on individually. This helped them feel more confident with their coordinate skills and easily distinguishes the lines of latitude and longitude. Thanks!
Angela Cummings –
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Amber M –
My students loved using this resource.
Samantha Davis –
My students LOVED this! It is engaging and very hands-on.