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11/27/2007

The Degree Confluence Project
The goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude
integer degree
intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location.
Journey North "The latitude and longitude data from satellite-tracked animals may be difficult to understand at first. For example, if an animal 's latitude changes by 1 degree, how far did it move? This lesson will help students get comfortable with the data so they'll have a feeling of the distances involved when latitude and longitude change."
Latitude, Longitude and Vacations National Geographic:
Crack the Code
National Geographic: Round Earth, Flat Maps
Nova: Lost at Sea:The Search for Longitude

Includes a challenging game and more.
Scholastic Internet Field Trips: Maps, Globes & Map Skills  

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