1. Map the School
Today’s Date
Objectives:
• Make observations to create a map to
represent an area.
Do Now:
• What is a map?
2. Investigation 1
Where Am I?
Part 1 – Map the
School
Part 2 – Community
and Neighborhood
Part 3 – The View
from Space
3. Part 1 – Map the School
• Planetary system It is a star and all of the
planets, moons, and other
objects and materials that
orbit that star.
4. Part 1 – Map the School
• Frame of reference
• What is a map?
The assemblage of
objects, distances, and
directions that is used to
establish the location of
something.
A map is a representation
of an area.
5. Part 1 – Map the School
New Vocabulary
• bird’s eye view
• frame of reference
• map
• planetary system
• point of view
6. Part 1 – Map the School
• Draw a map of the
classroom What would
make a good
map?
7. Part 1 – Map the School
• Draw a map of
the school.
• Let’s go make
field
observations.
– Absolute silence
in the hallway
– Writing/recording
materials
– Stay with partner
at all times
– Stay within my
sight
What would
make a good
map?
8. Part 1 – Map the School
• What is your
location on the
map?
• Point of view
– bird’s eye view
• It is a fixed
place or
position in
space
• Describes the
position from
which an
observation is
made
