Mapping the Bears’ Cottage: Learning to Create and Use a Map with a Legend

GeoSTEM
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will use geometric shapes to make a map that includes a title, symbols, compass rose and legend.
Author: 
Kathy Knowler
Grade Range: 
K-2
Duration: 
2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/pdf iconBird's Eye View of a Classroom Map
application/pdf iconClassroom Map
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
2: How to use mental maps (a person's internalized picture of a part of Earth's surface) to organize information about people places, and environments
3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface