Storm water mapping activity

Grade level: 7
Time required: 5 class periods
Cost: $30 for color printing and laminating maps
MA frameworks: Gr7 Geography skill 1.

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Students learn about mapping in this social studies lesson with science links. Creating a map of hometown allows mapping conventions, issues of scaling, topography, and water flow paths to be discussed.

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LINK HERE for the activity outline and map grading rubric.

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Resource for historical digital topographic maps.