Reading Maps - New York City - Map Activity
Description
Traveling through New York City – Map Activity
The main goal of this lesson is for students to use map reading skills to make instructions for various routes through NYC
This lesson includes:
- A 13-slide PowerPoint with Do Now, Map Reading Tips, Activity Instructions, an Activity Example, and Conclusion Questions
- A Map of NYC
- A Scale Printout for each student to use (must be cut out before)
- 3 Different Activity Options
- 2 Conclusion Questions
Each activity focuses on having students read a map of NYC.
- In the activities, students select one (1) or two (2) trips from a list of six (6) routes
- Using the map of NYC, students create step-by-step directions to plot out their journey
- They are asked to indicate turns (left/right), # of miles traveled, and the direction headed (N,S,E,W)
- After completing their journey, they are also asked to estimate the total amount of miles that their journey is
Conclusion Options:
Version A:
- Students are given the average number of city blocks per mile and asked to calculate how many blocks their trip was
Version B:
- Students are asked to calculate how long walking, riding a bike, or driving would take with their journey.
- Students are given city averages for each of these, along with a hint of how to calculate this
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