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Subject Area(s): Earth Science Associated Unit: none Associated Lesson: none Activity Title: Globe Balloons Header: none Grade Level 6 - 9 Activity Dependency: none Time Required: 1 hr Group Size: 6 Expendable Cost per Group US $2 Summary: Students will learn what longitude and latitude and how to use them to indicate locations. They will also learn about important biological features associated this certain latitudes. This activity may precede other activities where students map features using latitude and longitudinal coordinates. Engineering Connection Structural engineering requires an understanding of how places are located on Earth. Understanding latitude and longitude and high tech equipment used in navigation, such as the Global Positioning System, are important for engineering projects. Engineering Category (1) relates science concept to engineering Level of Inquiry This lesson has guided questions that make students think about the uses of latitude and longitude and abiotic and biotic patterns around the earth associated with them. The level of inquiry can be adjusted according to different student ability. Students will need to put together information from several different maps to find listed features and answer questions about phenomena at different latitudes. Keywords Latitude, longitude, direction, Global Positioning System, desert, rainforest Educational Standards State science: Earth Science 5f.* Students know the interaction of wind patterns, ocean currents, and mountain ranges results in the global pattern of latitudinal bands of rain forests and deserts. 6b. Students know the effects on climate of latitude, elevation, topography, and proximity to large bodies of water and cold or warm ocean currents. 6c. Students know how Earth’s climate has changed over time, corresponding to changes in Earth’s geography, atmospheric composition, and other factors, such as solar radiation and plate movement. 8a. Students know the the