Teachers: Please note! Mystery 7, coming up in a few weeks, requires students to keep a Moon Journal. Depending on the current phase of the Moon they may need to start this soon! This week would be a good time to give each student a Moon Journal handout and have them get started.

Discuss: What does it mean to say the globe is a model of the Earth?

Discuss: Where is the map of your bedroom on the globe?

Discuss: Which is closer to the North Pole: the blue house or the forest (with the five trees)?

Discuss: Is there an East Pole and a West Pole?

Discuss: What do you think East and West are pointing to on the compass rose?

Class Demonstration

Once you know one direction, you can figure out all the other directions. (This is handy, since some maps have a compass rose that only points “N”.) Try it.

Instructions:

• "Everyone stand up"
• Pick a direction. "Everyone point your bodies north."
• "When I say a new direction, everyone quickly turn and point in that direction."

In the next slide is the Activity video. It will automatically pause every time there is a new step for students to do. To resume after each autopause, just press "play."