globes

Timmy prepares to crack the biggest case of his generation during a school competition, to find a stolen globe and win a $500 prize.

Teaches the relationship between the real world, small models of real locations, and the purpose of maps. Engaging models of a neighborhood, school and face, become "maps" before our eyes. Information on the models is shown to correspond to simple maps, location and scale. Expands the concept to include globes, or views of the world from high above, showing the difference between water and land (continents) on a globe and on a map. Identifies places on a map of the United States from stories of the past, i.e. where Columbus landed and where the President lives.

Photographs and simple text tell children how to read and use maps and globes.

Presents a children's book for early readers that describes the lines of latitude and longitude on a map or globe and why they are important to know.

Explains how maps and globes are designed and how to get the most out of them, including special purpose maps. Discusses how maps can be used to make written and oral reports more interesting.

Reviews the compass rose, mental maps, and the grid map, and provides additional information designed to help viewers master the skills of locating continents, oceans, the equator, and other places on maps and globes.

Introduces the geography of the world.

Introduces young readers to maps and globes.

Looks at the similarities and differences between maps and globes, including how flat maps distort size, shape, and distance between places on Earth. While exploring the advantages and disadvantages of maps and globes, students learn strategies for determining which one to use.