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Location, location, location! By Marygrace Burnett

Content Area: Geography • Third Grade • Summary: The purpose of this Power Point is to have the students understand the difference between relative and absolute location using real world applications and locations found in the Americas. • Learning Objective: Given websites that contain definitions and examples of relative and absolute location, the student will learn the difference between relative and absolute location by correctly answering all of the questions in this module. • State Standard: 3. 5 Explain the difference between relative and absolute location. • ISTE Standard: 3. Research and information fluency • b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. • c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

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There are two ways to tell where we actually are v i t a l e R n o i t a e Loc Abs olut Loc e atio n

For your information… Relative Location A location that is relevant to other landmarks. Absolute Location A place on Earth’s surface based on latitude and longitude Take a look at this website for more info (Rosenberg, What Is the Difference Between Relative Location and Absolute Location? , 2015) Geo. Lounge

Just in case you forgot. . . • Latitude: the lines on a map that run horizontally - Called parallel because they are equidistant from each other and are parallel. - Each line is exactly 69 miles apart - Numbered from 0°-90° North and South • Equator: imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres, is labeled 0° If you need some more help check out this information here. (Rosenberg, 2015) • Longitude: lines on a map that run vertically - Also known as meridians - They touch at the poles and are widest apart at the equator - Numbered 0°-180° East and West

e v i t Rela n o i t a c o L • Location of something in comparison to the location of something else Example: The US Capitol is relatively close to Baltimore, it’s about 38 miles southwest of it. (Morais, 2014)

n o i t a c o L e t u l o s b A The exact spot on Earth where something is Example: The absolute location of the U. S. Capitol in latitude/longitude is 38° 53′ 35″ N, 77° 00′ 32″ W. (Morais, 2014)

Still unsure of what absolute and relative location is? • Take a look at this video clip to get some further information and examples on what absolute and relative location is Absolute and Relative Location Video (Meiring, 2013)

Is this relative or absolute location? The store Kroger is close to Regions Bank. A. Absolute Location B. Neither C. Relative Location

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Is this relative or absolute location? The First Tennessee Bank is one building down from the store Rent One. A. Absolute Location B. Relative Location C. Neither (Jackson TN, 2015)

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Is this an example of relative or absolute location? Lake Maracaibo is located in Venezuela at 9. 80°N and 71. 56°W. A. Absolute location B. Relative location C. Neither (Morais, 2014)

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Is this an example of relative or absolute location? For a fun family vacation visit 28. 4186° N, 81. 5811° W. A. Neither B. Absolute Location C. Relative Location

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Just for fun, let’s use what we’ve learned to find out where that last location leads us. For a fun family vacation visit 28. 4186° N, 81. 5811° W. That gives us absolute location, thanks to the coordinates. This vacation spot is close to Orlando, Florida. This gives us relative location. A. B. C. D. Disneyland Atlantis Paradise Island Resort Walt Disney World Cayman Islands

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So, what have we learned today? Relative location is a description of something’s location relative to what is around it. Absolute location is something’s exact location on earth. So now you know how to tell where you are (Caryl-Sue, 2015)

Reference s: • National Geographic Education & Children's Media. (2015). Map. Maker Interactive. Retrieved from National Geographic: http: //mapmaker. education. nationalgeographic. com/b 2 Tdg. WST 8 e. JDohguf. Bxrs 7/? edit=f. Huezz. Se 4 r. ONyix. Xkvg. E 3 H#/ • Caryl-Sue. (2015). location. Retrieved from National Geographic: http: //education. nationalgeographic. com/encyclopedia/location/ • Images. (2015). Retrieved from bing: https: //www. bing. com/images/search? pq=walt+disney+&sc=812&sp=1&sk=&q=walt+disney+world&qft=+filterui: license-L 2_L 3&FORM=R 5 IR 43 • Jackson TN. (2015, May). Retrieved from Google Maps: https: //www. google. com/maps/@35. 659476, 88. 8280795, 3 a, 75 y, 78. 56 h, 87. 16 t/data=!3 m 6!1 e 1!3 m 4!1 subn. Ow. Ommplh 4 h. UI 0 Azyw. Zg!2 e 0!7 i 13312!8 i 6656!6 m 1!1 e 1 • Meiring, R. (Director). (2013). Absolute and Relative Location [Motion Picture]. • Morais, C. D. (2014, November 29). Examples of Absolute and Relative Location. Retrieved from GEOLOUNGE: http: //www. geolounge. com/examples-absolute-relative-location/ • Rosenberg, M. (2015). Absolute Location. Retrieved from abouteducation: http: //geography. about. com/od/locateplacesworldwide/a/latitude. htm • Rosenberg, M. (2015). What Is the Difference Between Relative Location and Absolute Location? Retrieved from abouteducation: http: //geography. about. com/od/understandmaps/fl/What-is-The-Difference-Between-Relative. Location-and-Absolute-Location. htm • Walt Disney World/Coordinates. (2015). Retrieved from Google: https: //www. google. com/webhp? sourceid=chrome- instant&rlz=1 C 1 CHWA_en. US 611&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF 8#q=what%20 is%20 the%20 absolute%20 location%20 of%20 disney%20 world