Our World in Hemispheres SS TEKS 3.5C, 3.16E; LA TEKS 3.20A, B, C, D Communities (Grade 3), Scott Foresman, 2003 pp

Prediction: Earth is a sphere.

TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

Prediction: The equator divides the globe into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

Prediction: San Antonio is in the Southern Hemisphere.

TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

Prediction: South America is in both the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres.

TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

Prediction: The prime meridian divides the globe into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

Prediction: The prime meridian runs east and west.

TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

Prediction: Texas is in the Western Hemisphere.

TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

Prediction: Africa is in all four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western.

TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

Prediction: Use the sites below to write your own statement about the International Date Line here.

TRUE/NOT TRUE Here’s the Evidence:

Grade 3 Textbook: Communities, Scott Foresman, 2003, pp Scott Foresman Map Resources CD-ROM Scott Foresman Big Book Atlas or Student Atlas National Geographic Expeditions World Map NASA Latitude and Longitude Map