The Local Environment and Map Skills · Spatial Awareness

Mapping the School and Community

Using plan views and symbols to represent the local area accurately.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we represent a 3D world on a 2D surface?
  2. 2What symbols are most effective for identifying local landmarks?
  3. 3How does the perspective of a bird change our understanding of space?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - Maps, globes and graphical skillsNCCA: Primary - Exploring settled and uninhabited places
Class/Year: 4th Class
Subject: Exploring Our World: 4th Class Geography
Unit: The Local Environment and Map Skills
Period: Spatial Awareness

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