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Lesson Level 01 -"Maps and Mapping" - Student
Worksheet Level 01 |
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Lesson Level 02 - "Investigating Place" - Student
Worksheet Level 02 |
Two Lessons are described. The depth of inquiry
and complexity of the work in either case is sufficiently variable
to suggest that all four levels could enjoy and derive value from
both challenges.
In both cases maps are the basis for inquiry. Maps - As a resource
used in the exercise or as examples of what a map should be - can
be downloaded without charge from the cited websites. Students
can either be directed to these websites or given printouts, depending
on classroom resources. |
The science curriculum’s relevance
to place names clearly relates to mapping. The names on maps, and the
need to change place names as places change, relate to topics such
as ecology and geology by referencing alterations in the use and settlement
of the land.
Science-related tasks, perhaps more than activities in other areas,
depend on available facilities and equipment: map-making can be a sophisticated
exercise, even in schools, if GPS equipment and appropriate computer
software is available.
It is assumed that schools where these resources are available will
have invested in them in order to bring them into the curriculum and
can, therefore, extend the ideas outlined here so as to take advantage
of available resources. The description of activities below does not
assume possession of any map-making equipment.
Making maps could be an absorbing activity for students who are taking
a special interest in science subjects. Geological mapping, climate
mapping and photo-mapping could feature; simplifying the task and relating
it to a student’s immediate locality will serve as a stimulating
introduction to mapping as well as introducing a greater depth of understanding
about the place where the student lives. |
