1. The City Project Brought to you by The 3rd Grade

2. Mapping Mapping v : the act or process of making a map.

3. Drawing to Scale We looked at several different objects and drew them to scale. We looked at placement and size of each object.

4. A Bird’s Eye View

5. Mapping the Classroom

6. Reading Maps

7. Landmarks Landmark n : an object that marks a course or boundary or serves as a guide.

8. We took a field trip downtown to study different types of buildings and architecture. We looked at commercial and residential buildings. We took many pictures on our field trip that we used throughout the City Project.

9. Here are two different perspectives of St. Jude Hospital.

10. It’s Showtime!

11. Marketplace Marketplace n : an open are where a market is held; the realm of business, trade, and economics.

13. Negotiations with Mr. McCathie (top left) and Mrs. McNeal (bottom right) taking place

14. City Panorama Panorama n : a complete view of a city in every direction.

15. The building process begins…

16. We drew pictures to scale and used the pictures to help us sketch our blocks.

17. Painting

18. After all our hard work…

19. Diversity Diversity n : The condition of having or being composed of differing elements: VARIETY.

20. We took a field trip to the Civil Rights Museum. We talked about the history of our City and the diversity that surrounds us.

21. Our tour guide was very passionate about the Civil Rights Movement. He did a great job of walking us through the history.

22. Leaving the museum, there was much to reflect on…

23. We were so moved by what we had experienced at the museum we decided To make a change here at school. We decided to boycott for healthier lunch choices.

24. 3rd Grade City Panorama