I found our sister school in Binzhou, China on the maps in Google Earth and Google Maps! While communicating with our sister school computer teacher, Mr. Qing Shan Gao, he was able to send me the latitude and longitude coordinates of his school. In return, I sent him our school’s coordinates. Shoutian Yingcai Primary School is located at 37°23’51.04”N, 118°0’49.30”E Beecher Road School is located at 41°20’09.52”N, 73° 0’25.69”W . See if you can find these locations on a map or using Google Earth/Maps. What are some of the similarities and differences of where the two schools are located?
Did you want to learn more about latitude and longitude? Check out this New York Times site about Latitude and Longitude. Try out the crossword puzzle on their site for a real challenge. Teachers you may want to print out the puzzle and share it with your class.
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