Our World in Hemispheres

1. Show Me the Evidence! Our World in Hemispheres SS TEKS 3.5C, 3.16E; LA TEKS 3.20A, B, C, D Communities (Grade 3), Scott Foresman, 2003 pp 110-111

2. Prediction: Earth is a sphere.

3. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

4. Prediction: The equator divides the globe into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

5. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

6. Prediction: San Antonio is in the Southern Hemisphere.

7. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

8. Prediction: South America is in both the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres.

9. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

10. Prediction: The prime meridian divides the globe into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

11. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

12. Prediction: The prime meridian runs east and west.

13. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

14. Prediction: Texas is in the Western Hemisphere.

15. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

16. Prediction: Africa is in all four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western.

17. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

18. Prediction: Use the sites below to write your own statement about the International Date Line here. http://greenwichmeridian.com/date-line.htm http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/international_date.html

19. TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

20. Available Resources Grade 3 Textbook: Communities, Scott Foresman, 2003, pp 110-111 Scott Foresman Map Resources CD-ROM Scott Foresman Big Book Atlas or Student Atlas National Geographic Expeditions World Map NASA Latitude and Longitude Map