Making & reading maps

Summary: Students are taken through a step-by-step process of constructing a map. By translating a mental map into a sketch map and then creating a map complete with an alphanumeric grid, legend, compass rose and title, students are able to gain insight into the entire map-making process from beginning to end. Students will also learn about the essential map reading skills of scale, absolute and relative location, personal directions, point, line, area, distance and direction. Interviews with cartographers currently working in the field complete this comprehensive program. A teacher's guide is included and available online.

Record details

ISBN: 1572259051
ISBN: 9781572259058
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (23 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + teacher's guide (4 pages).
Publisher: Wynnewood, Penn. : Schlessinger Media, [2004]
Copyright: ©2004

Content descriptions

General Note:	Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Target Audience Note:	K-4.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Language Note:	English or Spanish language tracks.