Map Skills Lesson One: An Introduction to Maps

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Map Skills Lesson One: An Introduction to Maps

What do the maps and globe feel and look like? Is the map flat and smooth? Is the Earth flat? Why are maps useful? How are maps and globes different? What 3-D shape is the globe?

Look at a range of maps, plans and globes displays.tpet.co.uk Source: Figure 1-3 – Pirate Treasure Map (source: http://displays.tpet.co.uk/?resource=131#/ViewResource/id131) – Globe centered in Cape Verde (source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Globe_centered_in_Cape_Verde_(globe_location_map_scheme).svg) – London Underground Zone 2 (source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:London_Underground_Zone_2.png) Wikipedia Commons Have you seen maps like this before? Where have you seen them? Wikipedia Commons

Map of London What can you see on this map? Source: google maps

What do people use maps for? Maps are 2-D drawings of our world from above or a ‘bird’s eye view’. They help us find our way around and show where different places are in relation to each other (distance and direction). Maps can show small or large areas: from room plans to world maps.

The world from above: a bird’s eye view Project 365 #200: 190715 You Can See...© Pete, Flickr

Floor plans are a view from above Mynextbedroom © Elif Altinbasak,Flickr

What can you see on this classroom plan? Source: http://intifil-kuna.com/classroom-floor-plan.html How would our classroom look from above?

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST Direction: Compass points Source: Simple compass rose http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Simple_compass_rose.svg © Wikipedia

Compass and Direction Map Skills Subject Knowledge Animation © RGS-IBG

Main Activity Draw a plan of the classroom Look around the classroom. What can you see? Try and draw what objects would look like from above, or from a ‘bird’s eye view’. Try and put everything in the right position. Include tables and chairs. Can you add the four compass points? You will need a compass to help you find North

Plenary Share and compare your plans of the classroom. Play ‘Toy Detectives’. Hide the class toy in the room and mark its location on the classroom plan. Can the ‘detective’ locate the toy using the classroom plan?