Thursday Starting Line Directions: Enter the classroom, log onto Blackboard and click on the Starting Line for today. Answer the questions below on the Google Form. You have 4 minutes to do this. List the 4 spheres. From Question 2 on the Webquest, list 1 feature for each of the 4 spheres. Do you think clouds should be part of the atmosphere or part of the hydrosphere? Why? List one way that you interact with another sphere.

Thursday Starting Line Directions: Enter the classroom, log onto Blackboard and click on the Starting Line for today. Answer the questions below on the Google Form. You have 4 minutes to do this. Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere A = wind, H = rivers, G = rocks, B = plants Answers may vary

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Announcements Vocabulary Quiz on Friday!! Homework Check: Webquest 20 words! There are 5 metric conversions on it! Homework Check: Webquest Answer Review? Homework for Tonight: Vocabulary Review Worksheet (on the back of the Webquest)

Earth and Space Science Unit 1: Earth Science and Mapping Daily Objective: I can identify lines of latitude and longitude and use them to plot points on a map.

Notebook Notes Directions: In your document, write the following information in this order on the LEFT SIDE. (Your Name) Mr. Swisher Earth and Space Science _____ (Period) 8/25/2016

Notebook Notes Directions: In your document, write the following information in this order in the CENTER in BOLD. 3.1 Finding Locations on Earth

Earth as a Globe Earth is a nearly perfect sphere that rotates (spins) on its axis. Reference Points of Rotation: North Pole and South Pole

Latitude Latitude: Horizontal lines that MEASURE distance north and south from the equator Measure using degrees (º) Equator: 0º Latitude, the line that splits the Earth into a northern hemisphere and a southern hemisphere

Latitude Lines north of the Equator = º N Lines south of the Equator = º S North Pole = 90º N South Pole = 90º S

Longitude Longitude: Vertical lines that MEASURE distance east to west from the Prime Meridian Measure using degrees (º) Prime Meridian: 0º Longitude; Located in Greenwich, England Lines east of the Prime Meridian = º E Lines west of the Prime Meridian = º W

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Finding Direction Tools to Use: Magnetic Compass: works with the magnetic field of the Earth to determine direction Global Positioning System (GPS): Satellite navigation system using 3 satellites to calculate your location

Practice Time Directions: Using the map provided, please mark/plot: Equator with a RED LINE Prime Meridian with a PURPLE LINE 2 Ocean Locations with a BLUE X 19 Cities with a GREEN LETTER Due: Friday, August 28 at the END of class!