Maps: A Useful Tutorial By: Tonia Christian and Alison Mc. Cartan 1
Objectives: • What is a Compass Rose? How is it useful? • Why maps are useful? • Can a Compass Rose help me find something? 2
Peer Objectives: • Can I work cooperatively with my classmates for an activity? • How can I give all of my effort to my group and their project? 3
Why Maps Are Useful… • They show people where things are. • Can include information on population, elevation, resources, etc. • They show you how to get places you want to go. 4
Direction • Every map should have a compass rose • This shows North, East, South, West • A popular rhyme to remember is “Never Eat Shredded Wheat” 5
Symbols • Represent actual locations on a map • They can be highways, gas stations, hotels, rivers, hospitals, etc. 6
Keys • Also known as Legends • Every Map has a key • It shows the different symbols for that map 7
Map Scales • Shows the respective distance • Ex: 1 inch = 1 mile • Every map has a scale 8
Map Example (street) 9
Map Example (weather) 10
Map Example (elevation) 11
Websites: • Activities and Teacher Instructions • Learning Map Skills • Making Maps 12
Student Activities • How to make a Compass Rose using white boards (4 basic points-top, bottom, right, left) • Students create a compass and learn how magnetism affects it. • Brainstorm how you could find your way home if you didn’t have a compass • Investigate how were Leatherback Sea Turtles able to find their way with their “compasses” from Costa Rica to the Galapagos Islands? (internet) • “Where’s North” Create a compass using a cork, needle and water (magnetism – repels, attracts) 13
Materials Needed • White boards • Dry erase markers • Magnets • Corks • Paperclips • Measuring cups • Various maps 14
Standards Applied • Processing information - Acquires information through reading, listening and observing. • Maps & Globes – Describe location of objects in various locations (N, S, E, W) • Identifies the Compass Rose as a directional tool. 15
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