Mapping our journey to school
I can make a map of my journey to school showing the buildings and places I pass on the route.
Mapping our journey to school
I can make a map of my journey to school showing the buildings and places I pass on the route.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Geographers make maps to show journeys, e.g. their route to school.
- Map-makers use symbols and colours to show information and sometimes maps need a key.
- The routes most walked or travelled may show the same buildings and landmarks.
Keywords
Route - A route shows the starting point and end point of a journey, sometimes with stops in between.
Symbols - A symbol is used to show an important landmark, place, feature or area of a map, diagram or drawing.
Detail - A detail is a particular piece of information about something.
Large-scale map - A large-scale map shows a small area on a map in a great amount of detail.
Street map - A street map is a map of an area showing the locations and names of all the roads and some buildings.
Common misconception
All symbols on the map key are universal.
Some map keys use different symbols for different places. It's important to check the key to make sure you know each symbol means on that particular map as it might mean something different to what you are used to.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a collection of information that can be used to answer questions
decisions made based on a range of options
a way of sharing your findings and can be written, drawn, spoken
Human feature
Physical feature
Human feature
Human feature
Physical feature
Exit quiz
6 Questions
A detailed map with locations and names of all the roads on.
A map to shows a small area on a map.
A photograph taken from above.