Teaching about Maps lesson plans or curriculum ideas???

[Nicholas_mom]

Hi,

 

I am looking for something to thoroughly teach about maps- from long/lat, contour maps, scale, GPS etc. to creating their own maps.  I do not want a workbook.  I am looking for it to be just a bunch of hands on activities, like taking a topo map and creating a 2-D map of a mountain to drawing a 3-D mountain. 

 

I am thinking, regarding timeline, anywhere from a couple of weeks worth of fun activities to only maybe a semester course.

 

Any body have any ideas?

 

 

[homeschoolmama37]

Maybe check National Geographic for some resources. I would also check the library and see what you can find. Maybe some online resources as well. Most of the geography courses I have seen are workbook based and use mostly maps. Maybe what you are looking for is a topography/cartography course.

It sounds like this might be something you could design yourself if you had the right library/online resources.

[Nicholas_mom]

 

Maybe what you are looking for is a topography/cartography course.

It sounds like this might be something you could design yourself if you had the right library/online resources.

 

Thank you!  I think you just put into words what I was exactly looking for but did not know how to search!  That was very helpful.  Now, off to some searching...