What Parts of the Map Help Us Understand What the Cartographer Wants Us to Know?
HOW DO MAPS HELP US UNDERSTAND THE WORLD?
UNIT 2, MYSTERY 2
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HOW DO MAPS HELP US UNDERSTAND THE WORLD?
UNIT 2, MYSTERY 2
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We were just talking about the different parts of a map.
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Hi! We are the Private i History Detectives Team, and we need your help today.
What parts of the map help us understand what the cartographer wants us to know?
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TODAY’S MYSTERY
How does a map help you understand what it is showing?
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BRAINSTORM
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title
compass
rose
cardinal
directions
Before we begin, let’s learn some vocabulary.
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title
the name of a book, song, or map
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cardinal directions
north, south, east, and west
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compass rose
a circular symbol on a map that shows the cardinal directions
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legend/
key
scale
Before we begin, let’s learn some vocabulary.
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legend or key
an explanation of the symbols on a map
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scale
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the relationship between the actual size of something and its size on a map
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The compass rose showed where north, south, east and west were on the map.
Understanding cardinal directions helped me find the north entrance of the library.
The title on the map is “Exploring Historic Boston” so I knew it would help us plan our field trip.
title
cardinal directions
compass rose
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Let’s hear them used in sentences.
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According to the map’s scale, one map inch equals 100 miles on land.
The legend or key showed the meaning of each color and symbol on the map.
legend/key
scale
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Let’s hear them used in sentences.
Let’s look at some images to help us with the vocabulary.
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Here is the map title. What is this map about?
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This is a compass rose. Where are the cardinal directions of north, south, east, and west?
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This is a legend or key. What are the symbols on this map showing?
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The scale shows one inch is equal to 200 feet. How many feet do three inches represent?
Here is the map’s scale.
Awesome job!
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Handout 1
Cut along the dotted lines to make flash cards.
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This building is the Library of Congress. You need a map to get around in it.
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See the blue and red circles? Hold up the flash cards that tell what parts of the map these are.
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Where is the Main Reading Room?
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Here is what the Main Reading Room looks like on the map.
Here is what the Main Reading Room looks like in real life.
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Let’s go to the Librarian’s Ceremonial Office.
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Pretty fancy! This is the Librarian’s Ceremonial Office.
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Let’s make our way to the Gutenberg Bible.
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It’s hard to believe it’s almost 600 years old!
Handout 2
Use cardinal directions and the compass rose to write directions.
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Let’s use a map’s legend and scale to help us understand what the cartographer wants us to know.
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Where is north on this map?
Hold up the card that help you answer this question.
I picked two cards. In the legend, I saw the arrow that said north. It was part of a compass rose.
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How far is it from the Lincoln Memorial to the World War II Memorial?
Hold up the card that helps you answer this question.
Yes, the scale! Did you find it in the legend? Maybe you picked that card, too! Let’s do another one!
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What does this symbol mean?
What about this one?
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Great! You found both symbols in the legend or key.
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TODAY’S MYSTERY
What parts of the map help us understand what the cartographer wants us to know?
Use what you’ve learned to answer today’s mystery question.
See you next time!
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Great work!
Extension
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Hi, Historians!
Have you ever heard of a navigator?
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navigator
a person who plans or decides which path of travel to follow
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The navigator read the map carefully in order to sail from London to New York.
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Let’s hear it used in a sentence.
Let’s pretend we are navigators!
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How would you help someone find the bookshelf? It’s marked by the red “X.”
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From the classroom door, go south. Then turn west until you reach the bookshelf.
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I have lots of maps inside me. I am on the bottom shelf. I am one of the colors of the American flag. What am I?
Atlas
Handout 3
Write directions to help your classmates find something in the classroom.
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Credits
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