Journey North Map Basics Background
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Print and Use Journey North's Live Maps | ||
Where do I find the live online maps?
Here's what students can do with the maps:
How
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Maintain Your Own Classroom Map | ||
If you choose to plot on a classroom map, students can build mapping skills and an understanding of math, science, and geography concepts such as latitude and longitude. Where
do I find a base map? All Sightings appear instantly in our database as soon as they are reported. We also provide a Data Summary for Classroom Mapping in each week's Journey North News Update. The summaries only include a) recent reportes, and b) reports that have been reviewed by our staff for accuracy. Sightings include: date, town, state/province, latitude, and longitude, comments. Students can use this data to locate observers' sites so they can plot them on their tulip garden maps. |
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Plotting Data on Your Map | ||
Using
Town and State (or Province) Using
Latitude and Longitude Please note that we use decimal degrees, whereas many maps use degrees, minutes and seconds. (To convert: There are 60 minutes in 1 degree. For example: 45.50 decimal degrees equals to 45 degrees, 30 minutes. If this is confusing, simply round off to the nearest degree and use the town name to pinpoint the location.) Final note: All longitude values are given as negative numbers when in the western hemisphere. |