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Kindergarten Social Studies · World 7: Maps and Globes · Level 43
A Globe Is a Model of Earth
A globe is round like Earth. A map is flat.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 43
- We live on a planet called Earth. Earth is round, like a giant ball.
- A globe is a model of Earth. It's round, just like Earth, and it can spin on its stand.
- A map of the world is flat, like paper. It shows all of Earth at once, but flattened out.
- A globe is round. A map is flat. Both show where places are.
- Try it with a grown-up! Find a globe or a ball, and spin it.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- SSKG2 — Explain that a map is a drawing of a place and a globe is a model of Earth.