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Subject: GeographyLesson Title: Finding the Cradle of the Patriots’ SuperBowl XXXIX RosterGoals/Objectives:• Students will understand the relationship between a place and its latitude andlongitude coordinates.National Standards met: National Geography Standard 1http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/standardslist.htmlSOCIAL STUDIESMethods/Procedures:1) Students will use the team roster (p. 77) and find the location of the players’colleges.A) Write down the name of the Patriot and the college he attendedB) Then, using the Internet, find the city and state of that universityFor example:i. Tom Brady attended the University of Michiganii. Type University of Michigan in a search engine (www.google.com)iii. This should give the student the main college website2) Write down the City and State3) Then go to: http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer4) Type in the City and State5) Click Search and write down the Latitude and Longitude6) Then come together as a group and put it in an Excel sheet as shown below:Name City State Latitude (N) Longitude (W)Tom Brady Ann Arbor Michigan 42.27535 83.730847) Then the students will find the average Latitude and Longitude8) Then go to http://www.topozone.com/viewmaps.asp9) Type in the Average Latitude and Average Longitude10) Click Map11) Click Map / Photo Info12) It will give them a city and state13) Have students find out more information on this location.Pro Football Hall of Fame Educational Outreach Program 128 New England Patriots Edition