Map It!

Description

Working cooperatively, students will be asked to observe their surroundings and then read or create maps and symbols, starting with the museum interior and expanding to their own neighborhood and the city. By following a map of the area around the Museum, students will learn to correlate places on the map with visible landmarks, gain a basic understanding of street gridding and apply that knowledge to Hoboken’s geography. Examining local maps from different eras will allow them to discern what sorts of information can be uncovered by reading a map, and how the built environment changes over time. This program is centered on the second-grade curriculum for local geography, but can be adapted for younger or older classes.

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