Globes
Purpose
Collection of Earth and lunar globes for teaching coordinate systems, planetary features, and spatial reasoning. Inflatable and cloth globes are suitable for throwing to students for interactive activities.
Figure 1:
Replogle political globe on stand with half-meridian ring. Default globe provided unless you request a specific type.
Figure 2:
National Geographic physical globe (c. 1970) showing ocean floor topography and continental relief features.
Figure 3:
Earthseeds inflatable satellite globe (41 cm dia.) showing photorealistic Earth imagery including cloud cover.
Figure 4:
Inflatable political/ocean currents globe (26 cm dia.).
Figure 5:
Large inflatable physical globe (80 cm dia.). Suitable for throwing.
Figure 6:
Hugg-A-Planet soft cloth globes (55 cm, 26 cm, and 16 cm dia.) and Hugg-A-Moon (10.5 cm dia.). Safe for throwing in crowded classrooms.
Figure 7:
Large Hugg-A-Planet cloth globe (55 cm dia.) showing Pacific side.