This is the free planning overview for Understanding Latitude & Longitude. A topic title page is also included.
This Geography unit is designed for students in upper KS2 and KS3 and contains a sequence of four lessons with differentiated activities and worksheets. These are carefully designed to help students learn the skill of reading latitude and longitude coordinates on a world map.
All the resources described in this unit plan are available on the Teach It Forward, either as individual lessons or as a bundle. Lessons include:
L1 – Introduction to latitude and longitude
L2 – Finding latitude and longitude coordinates on a world map
L3 – Reading latitude and longitude with greater accuracy
L4 – Locating world capital cities using latitude and longitude
If you like this resource, please review it. We will happily send you a free resource of your choice in return for useful feedback. Contact us at ed@teachitforward.co.uk.
Chuck W –
This was a great resource for the students to understand how to read a map. Some struggled but overall a good experience.