Location…Location…Location…Lesson Plan
OmniGlobe Unit Lesson Plan
Grade / Class / Subject: 6th Grade Social Studies
Lesson Time: 60 -120 minutes
Unit / Theme: Unit 1: Geographic Foundations of the Western Hemisphere
2010 Colorado State Standards:
 Social Studies: Geography Standard 2-Develop spatial understanding, perspectives and personal
connection to the world.
Essential Question: How does where we live influence how we live?
Content Objective(s)- Students can:
 Use longitude, latitude, and scale on maps and globes to solve problems.
Language Objective(s)- Students can:
 Verbalize the process of determining the absolute location of a Capital City.
 Write in sentences two or more interesting facts about the capital city and/or country they
identified.
Key Vocabulary:
 Absolute Location
 Relative Location
 Longitude
 Latitude
Depth of Knowledge:
 Level 2 (Skill or Concept)
Critical Thinking Strategies:
 Inferring
 Questioning
 Background Knowledge
Resources:
 iPads- with Google Earth
 Printed Worksheets
Extensions / Variations:
 This lesson has two variations, the long form with writing and the short form.
 Worksheets can be saved and loaded onto the iPads for students to fill in.
Pathway to OmniGlobe Images:
 Social Studies / Map Skills/ Latitude and Longitude Location Map - Finding Countries and Capitals.
Lesson Delivery:
 Setup –
1. Set up the OmniGlobe so that students are in a circle or horseshoe around the globe with
something to write on.
2. iPads need to have “Google Earth” installed.
3. Group students according to the number of iPads you have available.
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1. Pre-lessona. Discuss with students the purpose of the Latitude and Longitude lines on a globe.
b. Explain the difference between absolute and relative location. (How and why they are both
used.)
c. If needed, explain the use of Google Earth.
2. Work Timea. If possible, use the gradual release model for this lesson. Select a few locations to model as
a class. Have students work on a second group with guidance. The third group of locations
can be done independently or in their small groups. This can be done in one session or ever
multiple days.
3. Assessment or extensiona. Formative Assessment can be the last group of capitals.
b. Summative Assessment can be done with or without the OmniGlobe by picking new
locations to identify.
c. Remediate if necessary with new locations to find or have students make up their own map
and worksheet with locations that they have found.
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Location… Location… Location...
Finding the location of countries and their capitals using a Longitude and Latitude Grid.
Task:
1. Using the OmniGlobe and an iPad with Google Earth, write down an estimate for the
longitude and latitude location for each blue dot on the OmniGlobe.
2. Enter your estimate into the Google Earth search function.
3. Using your estimate and the OmniGlobe as a reference, find the closest country and
capital to your estimate. (A red star in Google Earth marks capitals of countries.)
4. Write down the absolute location of the capital of the country from Google Earth.
5. Using the Wikipedia link in Google Earth, find and write down, using complete
sentences, at least 2 interesting facts about that capital and/or the country.
(Sample) - Location:__A__
 Estimate: _33o N and 13o E.
 Country Name: Libya
 Capital Name: Tripoli
 Exact Capital Location: 32o54’8” N and 13o 11’9” E
 Interesting Facts: (Write in complete sentences!)
1. The Phoenicians originally founded the city of Tripoli in the 7th century BC and
they named it Oea.
2. The average high temperature for Tripoli from 1961 – 1990 was 79.5 degrees
Fahrenheit and the average low temperature was 60.1 degrees Fahrenheit. The
record high temperature was 118 degrees Fahrenheit.
3. In April of 1986, President Ronal Reagan ordered the bombing of Tripoli and
Benghazi because of the possible involvement from the Libyan government and
leader, in the bombing of a West Berlin nightclub where U.S. Servicemen
attended.
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Location:
 Estimate: _____________________________________________________________
 Country Name: ______________________________________________________
 Capital Name:________________________________________________________
 Exact Capital Location:_____________________________________________
 Interesting Facts -2 minimum: (Write in complete sentences!)
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Location… Location… Location...
Finding the location of countries and their capitals using a Longitude and Latitude Grid.
Task:
1. Using the OmniGlobe and an iPad with Google Earth, write down an estimate for the
longitude and latitude location for each blue dot on the OmniGlobe.
2. Enter your estimate into the Google Earth search function.
3. Using your estimate and the OmniGlobe as a reference, write down the names of the
closest country and capital to your estimate. (A red star in Google Earth marks
capitals of countries.)
4. Write down the absolute location of the capital of the country from Google Earth.
Blue
Dot
Estimate
Country Name
Capital Name
Exact Capital
Location
A
33o N and
13o E.
Libya
Tripoli
32o54’8” N and
13o 11’9” E
(Sample)
B
C
D
E
F
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Answer Key
Blue
Dot
Estimate
Country Name
Capital
Name
Exact Capital
Location
A
33o N and
13o E.
Libya
Tripoli
32o54’8” N and
13o 11’9” E
(Sample)
Nairobi
1o 17 ’ S and 36o
49’ E
C
35o N and 42o Iraq
E
Bagdad
33o 20’ N and 44o
26’ E
D
55o N and 33o Russia
E
Moscow
55o 45’ N and 37o
37’ E
E
2o N and 103o Singapore
E
Singapore
1o 17’ N and 103o
50’ E
F
37o S and
155o E
Australia
Canberra
35o 18’ 29” S and
149o 07’28” E
G
9o S and 146o
E
Papua New
Guinea
Port
Moresby
9o 25’ S and 147o
17’ E
H
40o N and
125o E
North Korea
Pyongan
39 1’ 10”N 125
44’ 17”E
38n 140e
Japan
Tokyo
35 42’ 2”N 139
42’ 54”
B
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1o S and 38o E
Kenya
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46n 76w
Canada
Ottawa
19n 99w
Mexico
Mexico City 19 26’N 99 8’W
18n 72w
Haiti
Port-auPrince
18 32’N 72 20’W
33s 70w
Chile
Santiago
33 26’S 70 40W
16s 47w
Brazil
Brasilia
15 48’ S 47 54’ W
64n 52w
Greenland
Nuuk
64 10’ 30”N 51
44’ 20”W
52n 1 W
United
Kingdom
London
51 30’ 26” N 0 7’
39” W
18w 59n
Sweden
Stockholm
59 21’N 18 04’E
7e 46n
Switzerland
Berne
46 57’N 7 27’E
17e 22s
Namibia
Windhoek
22 34’ 12” S 17
5’1”E
51s 57 w
Falkland
Islands
Stanley
51 42’S 57 51’W
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45 24’N 75 40’ W