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Introductory exercises:

Pass the globe

You will need:

• an inflatable globe

Pupils pass an inflatable globe around the class. Ask each one to make a statement about what they can see on the globe, for example: land masses, the Equator, the North Pole, oceans, and names of countries. Some of these things are visible on Earth (e.g. land masses), others are invisible (e.g. the Equator).

Then ask them what they cannot see on the globe, for instance: people, houses, and trees. Explain that globes and maps only show certain pieces of information and leave off others. They also show things that are not actually visible.

Spin the globe

You will need:

• a conventional or inflatable globe

Ask each pupil to spin the globe and then describe what countries and continents they can see in front of them. They will only be able to see one side of the globe; the other side is out of view.

Ask them to turn the globe round to see what places are on the other side. Because the globe is a spheroid, you can only ever see half of it at one time. The only way to see the whole world at once is on a map.

See-through world

You will need:

• a transparent inflatable globe that marks land masses

Pass the globe round the class as above; ask pupils to choose one land mass and then look around the globe and see what land is on the opposite side of the globe. They can write these observations down.

When you have worked through the pack, you can return to this activity; ask pupils to find the same land masses on the world maps. Are they surprised to see where these land masses appear on the maps? Are they where they expected?

> Activity 1: Design your own planet

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