Learning about maps and globes are essential skills of the second grade curriculum, and a great way to give students hands on experiences with maps is using the program Neighborhood Map Machine. Neighborhood Map Machine allows students to explore different kinds of maps as well as create maps of their own. Lessons and activities within the program include learning about concepts such as grid coordinates, location, scale, and compass navigation. During the first week with the program, students learned how to read grid coordinates to add symbols to a grid map. This week, they will use the program's compass to navigate various maps to solve mysteries. Next week, they will take on the role of cartographer as they begin designing their own map by adding roads, buildings, parks, street symbols, bodies of water, parks, etc. The students will also be challenged to write directions to navigate between two buildings on their map.
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