2. Our World in Hemispheres SS TEKS 3.5C, 3.16E; LA TEKS 3.20A, B, C, D Communities (Grade 3), Scott Foresman, 2003 pp 110-111

3. Prediction: Earth is a sphere.

4. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

5. Prediction: The equator divides the globe into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

6. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

7. Prediction: San Antonio is in the Southern Hemisphere.

8. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

9. Prediction: South America is in both the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres.

10. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

11. Prediction: The prime meridian divides the globe into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

12. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

13. Prediction: The prime meridian runs east and west.

14. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

15. Prediction: Texas is in the Western Hemisphere.

16. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

17. Prediction: Africa is in all four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western.

18. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

19. Prediction: Use the sites below to write your own statement about the International Date Line here. http://greenwichmeridian.com/date-line.htm http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/international_date.html

20. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

21. Grade 3 Textbook: Communities, Scott Foresman, 2003, pp 110-111 Scott Foresman Map Resources CD-ROM Scott Foresman Big Book Atlas or Student Atlas National Geographic Expeditions World Map NASA Latitude and Longitude Map