Lab 23 – Make a Globe Project
Teams of two to three students collaborate to make a world globe. The model should be no less than 30 cm in diameter. This lab is associated (primarily) with Earth Science topic 14. The pdf file below provides student instructions for up to eight separate groups/teams.
10.34 How to make a globe model
10:00 Make a mini globe
3:38 Make a globe using a ball
Advanced Modification
Challenge students to emphasize one or more of the following lab attributes in constructing their model.
- Scientific method
- Lab procedures
- Lab safety
- Use of equipment
- Data gathering
- Data measurement
- Graphing and charting data
- Physical relationship calculations
- Devise experiments
- Interpret results