1. Maps & Globes
by Brad Hinch

2. Objective: Students will learn to interpret maps and globes.
3rd Grade Curriculum

3. GLOBE:
A globe is a model of the earth.

4. The North Pole is the point farthest north on the Earth
The North Pole is the point farthest north on the Earth. The South Pole is the point farthest south on the Earth. The Equator is an imaginary line going around the Earth ahlfway between the North and South Poles. The area above the equator is the Northern Hemisphere and the area below the equator is the Southern Hemisphere.
North Pole
Northern Hemisphere
Equator
Southern Hemisphere
South Pole
South Pole

5. Cardinal Directions: There are 4 cardinal directions, they are north, south, east, and west.
Compass Rose: The compass
Rose is a small drawing on a map that
helps you find where the directions
are on the map. It helps you
orient the map.

6. Smartnotebook pages
World – North America –
United States

7. Map Key: a map key tells you what the symbols on the map you are looking at stand for. Locator Map: a small map on a bigger map that shows where the area is located on the bigger map.
Locator Map
Map Key

8. Using a Grid Map

9. References: Clipart – Microsoft Word Clipart
Missouri Map, Wrld Map – “Enchantedlearning.com
Owensville Map – Mapquest.com