DIY Paper Globes Educational Toys  

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This innovative world globe is part craft project, part detailed reference globe, and part educational tool.

Once assembled this globe is fairly sturdy and can easily withstand frequent handling.

Each element of the globe’s interior is labeled to increase awareness of the Earth’s internal makeup.

Beginning with a cross-sectional view of the Earth, the globe is assembled in parts, creating a structural, sturdy polygon globe.

The Earth’s Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Upper Mantle, are each labeled on the interior of the globe.

The exterior skin with map detail represents the Earth’s crust. Continents, oceans, countries and major cities are all labeled on this globe.

Country borders are all outlined. Globe also details the international date line and includes general time zones across the bottom hemisphere.

The outer shape of this globe is technically referred to as a ‘hebdomicontadissadron’ which is a 72 sided,

sphere-like polyhedra, so there’s possibly a geometry lesson here too!

The globe’s interior includes a punched hole to accommodate a hang string, so it can be suspended from above.

Offered in a variety of colors and themes, this is an interesting approach to globe making.

Some globes have a dry-erase compatible finish for planning future trips, marking locations or plotting a course.

Some of these are intended for coloring with coloring pencils for a completely customized look.

Two of these world globes incorporate pictures of animals around the world to make for fun learning for kids and animal lovers.