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    This document provides a student guide for a module on basic coordinates and seasons. The module contains three main sections: terrestrial coordinates, celestial equatorial coordinates, and understanding how the ecliptic relates to seasons on Earth. Each section includes explanatory materials and simulators. The terrestrial coordinates section instructs students to use simulators like a flat map explorer and globe explorer to learn about longitude, latitude, and locations around the world. Students are asked questions to test their understanding of terrestrial coordinates.

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    This document provides a student guide for a module on basic coordinates and seasons. The module contains three main sections: terrestrial coordinates, celestial equatorial coordinates, and understanding how the ecliptic relates to seasons on Earth. Each section includes explanatory materials and simulators. The terrestrial coordinates section instructs students to use simulators like a flat map explorer and globe explorer to learn about longitude, latitude, and locations around the world. Students are asked questions to test their understanding of terrestrial coordinates.

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    Name: Aaron Kendall

    Basic Coordinates & Seasons Student Guide


    There are three main sections to this module: terrestrial coordinates, celestial equatorial
    coordinates, and understanding how the ecliptic is related to seasons on the Earth. Each
    of these sections has its own simulator(s). The background material necessary to utilize
    these tools is contained in each section.

    Terrestrial Coordinates
    Work through the explanatory material on units of longitude and latitude, finding
    longitude and latitude, and a bit of history (optional).
    Open the flat map explorer.
    Familiarize yourself with the cursor and how it prints out the longitude and
    latitude of the active map location.
    Note that you can vary the central meridian of the map (i.e. change its
    longitude). Use the shift map arrows at the top of the simulator to affect
    large rapid changes. Use the shift-click feature of the cursor for finer control.
    Note what information is accessible through the show cities and show map
    features check boxes.
    Center the cursor on your present location. Click the open Google Maps button
    to launch the Google Map tool focused on this location. Experiment until you
    get a good feeling for the Google Maps capabilities and then close this window.
    (Note that you must be connected to the Internet to make use of this feature.)
    Question 1: Use the flat map explorer to complete the following table. You are
    encouraged to try and predict the answers and then use the maps cursor and other
    features to check the accuracy of your estimates.
    Location

    Longitude

    The center of the island of Madagascar. -19.864952 W


    North Pacific Ocean
    Greenwich, England
    Havana, Cuba
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Beijing, China

    Latitude
    46.446750

    157.5 W

    21.2 N

    Prime Meridian

    51.8 N

    82.1 W

    Tropic of Cancer

    23.5500 S
    International Date Line

    46.6333
    W
    Arctic Circle

    New Orleans
    90 W Meridian
    30 N Parallel
    Question 2: Determine which of the 50 states defines the farthest extent of the United
    States in each of the 4 map directions.

    NAAP Basic Coordinates & Motions 1/8

    Direction

    State

    North

    Alaska

    South

    Hawaii

    East (there are two ways of thinking about


    this)
    West

    Alaska
    Alaska

    Question 3: The exact coordinates of the white house in Washington D.C., are 77.0365
    W and 38.897 N. What are these exact coordinates in sexagesimal notation? Show your
    calculation in the box below. (You can use the Google Map tool to check your answer.)

    77.0365 = 77 degrees, remainder = 0.0365


    0.0365 * 60 = 2 minutes, remainder = .19
    0.19 * 60 = 11 seconds
    = 77:2:11W
    38.897 = 38 degrees, remainder = .897
    .897 * 60 = 53 minutes, remainder = .82
    .82 * 60 = 49 seconds = 38:53:49N

    Open the globe explorer. You are encouraged to use the Terrestrial Coordinate
    Explorers link which opens both simulators at the same time for the following two
    questions. Familiarize yourself with the features noting that they are very similar
    to those in the flat map explorer.
    Question 4: A) Where is the North Pole on the flat map explorer? What is its shape?
    It is above the United States at the very top of the map. Its shape is flat

    B) Where is the north pole on the globe explorer? What is its shape?
    The North Pole is located within the Arctic Circle. It is almost circular.

    C) Your answers to parts A and B should be different. Explain why.


    Each illustration looks different because one is a flat model of the planet and the other is a 3

    dimensional model therefore causeing the positioning and the shapes to appear different.

    NAAP Basic Coordinates & Motions 2/8

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