Oct. 17 -History of mapmaking and Court Cartographer Project

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Today in class we will be reviewing the history of mapmaking and then Wednesday starting our Court Cartographer Project. I am very excited as the Court Cartographer project is one of my other favorite projects for the year. It is very much a creative endeavor so you will need to put on your Creative Thinking caps! 😉 Below you will find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:

• Discuss a history of mapmaking with an emphasis on answering questions related to the content
• Preview requirements for Court Cartographer Project

Agenda:

1. History Today
1. Prompt: History of Map Making
2. What do you remember about the history of map making? (remember that reading?) 
2. Discuss/Review: A History of Map Making
1. Guiding questions:
1. Why are maps important?
2. How do you use a map?
2. Types of Mapes
1. Physical 
2. Distribution
3. Political
3. Map Basics
1. Early Mapmaking
2. Age of Exploration
3. Cartography Tools
4. Modern Mapmaking
3. Map Projections
1. Robinson
2. Globular
3. Mercator
4. Mollweide
5. Hammer equal-area
6. A scene from "The West Wing" where they discuss Peter's Projection
4. Close:
1. Prompt: Checking for Understanding
2. With an elbow partner, review the differences between the types of map projections. If you had to pick one map to use, which would it be and why?
5. Introduce: Court Cartographer Project 
1. Court Cartographer Directions
2. Court Cartographer Rubric

Homework:

1. Complete the annotated reading and at least 1 draft of your cartographer's map.
2. The annotated reading is due to Classroom by 11:59PM on Friday

That's all for the day folks! Have a great week. Remember next week, Monday is a Blue Monday (2-4-6 periods) See you on Friday!