After that, we went exploring down the forest path to the beach reserve. There was a challenging hill to scramble in the forest and a delicate mushroom was discovered. I took the photo in case any of you would like to try and find out more about it.
Good maps show North, South, East and West. It's easy to find East in the morning because that's where the sun rises from, setting in the West at the end of the day. Could you figure out the direction points where you live?
A few people wanted to create their own maps of the walk we did and they were full of detail. Well done!
This Google Map shows where we were. Can you see our route we took to the beach?
In the afternoon, people could choose whether they wanted to keep mapping, paint rocks, free paint, play with the dough or participate in some music and drama challenges.
Here are some ideas for home if you'd like to keep exploring the maps ideas:
- Create a map of your room or your home. Remember to show it in Bird's Eye View and include the compass points. You might want to create a legend or key to show what your symbols mean.
- See how many maps you can find at home. Explore with them.
- If you are allowed to use the Internet, have a look at your address on Google Maps, then slowly zoom out to explore Auckland, New Zealand and the world. Check out Satellite and Street View as well - it's like you are really there.
- Take a walk with your family and map it afterwards. Add as much detail as you can.
- For a real challenge, make a map to scale, using graph paper. One square might equal one square metre in real life. Create your own scale to use.
- Hide a 'treasure' and make a map to give someone to follow. Can they find the treasure?
- We noticed our shadows as we walked to the beach. Because the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, it is moving through the day. What does that mean for our shadows? Why not stand in the same spot outside at different times on a sunny day and see what happens?
- Challenge: Ancient cultures used the moving sun and shadows to tell the time. Find out more!
Have fun and see you next week!
- Shirley
This is so awesome Shirley. Thank you very much for putting together! Lovely idea to go for small mapping walk together at home - will definitely try to make that happen. Keen to try tracing with chalk around shadows at different times of day too, when the clouds disappear! Have got the wool for this week's felting - heaps of gorgeous colours to work with.
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