The students in Mrs. Collier’s first grade class at Maybeury Elementary participated in Maps Stations to gain a better understanding of maps and what items need to be included on a map.  The information gathered from these stations will help the students to design and build their own treasure maps as an engineering opportunity following research.

Take a look at the stations that the students participated in:
Station 1:  Students searched through a variety of non-fiction books about maps.

Station 2:  The students visited PBS Kids site about Arthur and his friends called “Go George Go.”  The students help George deliver ice cream from one place to another on the Elwood City Map.  They have to find the shortest route so that the ice cream will not melt.
Station 3:  The students scanned this QR code to access a Maps & Globes site that I created in iWeb for use on the iPads.
Station 4:  The students used a community map in Pixie to help the members of the community find all the different ways to get from one place to another.  After they identify all the possible paths, the students determine which path is the shortest distance.  Students can even use the voice recording feature in Pixie to give verbal directions using their cardinal direction vocabulary.  At Springfield Park, we had access to a Promethean Board, so the students completed this activity on board.

Station 5:  The students looked at a variety of maps to identify their similarities and differences.  The maps included an Interactive US Map, Henrico County map, Busch Gardens park map, Landform Map of the US, and a map of their school.
Check back soon to see the treasure maps that the students design and build!