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ICT student textbook/The globe on your table with Marble (view source)
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=== Activities ===
=== Activities ===
# You can see the Earth as a 3-D model and explore different maps provided. You can open the "Atlas" map to see the different continents and oceans. You can rotate the Earth to see the entire globe. You can simulate the rotation of the earth by moving the Globe from left (west) to right (east). You can use the mouse to increase the zoom to see a place in more detail. You can move the Atlas to see India and increase the zoom to see the cities and towns in Telangana. Pick up any country of your choice. Try to move the Atlas to locate that region (though you will not see the country name, you can locate the cities and towns, rivers and mountains of that region).
# You can see the Earth as a 3-D model and explore different maps provided. You can open the "Atlas" map to see the different continents and oceans. You can rotate the Earth to see the entire globe. You can simulate the rotation of the earth by moving the Globe from left (west) to right (east). You can use the mouse to increase the zoom to see a place in more detail. You can move the Atlas to see India and increase the zoom to see the cities and towns in Telangana. Pick up any country of your choice. Try to move the Atlas to locate that region (though you will not see the country name, you can locate the cities and towns, rivers and mountains of that region).
# Chapter 2 of your class 6 text book is 'Globe - a model of the Earth'. Can you relate the activities in that chapter to the Marble globe?
## Identify the land masses and water masses. Are they equal? Are they equally distributed in the northern and southern hemispheres?
## Increase the scale by moving the 'navigation slider' to increase the map size. See that latitudes are 'parallel' to one another.
## Move the earth from west to east to simulate the rotation of the earth. Move the Earth 'top down' and 'bottom up' also upside down to show Arctic Circle in the bottom. Are 'north' and 'south' only conventions or are they 'up' and 'down'.
## Are Latitudes lines? Are they parallel lines?
## Are Longitudes lines? Are they parallel lines? By increasing the scale by moving the 'navigation slider', you can increase the map size and see that longitudes are not 'parallel' to one another, but meet at the poles.
## Why are latitudes full circles while longitudes are semi-circles?
## How many time zones does India have? How many does USA have? why is there a difference?
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# You can see the 'Precipitation (July) map. Is there any pattern in the rain heavy zones? Does it depend on the Latitudes?
# You can see the 'Precipitation (July) map. Is there any pattern in the rain heavy zones? Does it depend on the Latitudes?
## (tip - Is there more rain in the northern hemisphere than southern hemisphere? Within the northern hemisphere, is it heavier in some parts, are these related to the latitude of that place?)
## (tip - Is there more rain in the northern hemisphere than southern hemisphere? Within the northern hemisphere, is it heavier in some parts, are these related to the latitude of that place?)