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Demonstration Activities
2D and 3D Maps a resource to help learners understand how a 3D globe turns into a flat 2D map
3D Maps Download from Microsoft which creates a 3D map of various places around the world
Countries Song I have never before seen the countries of the world presented like this in a song
Google Earth Download has a 3D navigation system that allows movement around features
Google Flash Earth Download giving birds eye views of places insert your postcode and find your house
Google Maps Aerial Views input a place name or a postcode to produce a map zooming for greater detail
Google Sky Download allows users to zoom through 200 million galaxies and 100 millions stars
Map Information identifying specific features such as deserts and oceans
Map Browsing a photographic catalogue of the country of excellent quality and can be enlarged
Map Browsing for those who wish to contribute their own photographs
Day and Night a satellite picture of Earth showing which areas of the Earth are in light or darkness
Daylight a simple picture of the Earth a which areas are in daylight and those in darkness
Map explores idea there is no perfect map just different maps for different purposes
Map showing Light Pollution a disturbing picture of Earth from Space
Map Making a facility to create and store your own maps
Map Makers a series of animations which explain who Mercator and Peters were and their projections
Map Merging compare the Mercator, Peters and Eckert IV projections
Map Online can be scaled and printed out and used for grid references and map symbols
Map Outline a series of outline maps of countries and continents useful on a whiteboard to add details
Mapping Tool using mouse and enlarger arrows zoom down to street level anywhere in the world
Mapping Our World explanation of why maps are like they are words like hemisphere meridians equator
Mapping Our World Part 1 introducing learners to maps and the globe
Mapping Our World Part 2 introducing the idea of projections
Mapping Our World Part 3 investigating how different projections affect our view of the world
 
 
Practice Activities
Island Life decision making activity deciding where two islands are N. Ireland or Germany
Island Life an activity putting map symbols onto a map to match the places
Island Life a recap activity of Island Life as learners have to sort out the facts of each island
 
 
Extension Activities
Best Map for the Task 5 characters explain about their journeys choose which map is the correct one
Compares how many times one country will fit into another using both projections
GeoSpy an excellent activity 3 map activities on Continents Countries and States
Map Skills a series of games covering UK Europe and World maps
Rivers and Mountains 1 an activity placing the correct label to the country river or mountain range
Rivers and Mountains 2 an activity placing the correct label to the country river or mountain range
 
 
Testing Activities
European Map Game  identify where a specific country is located on a map of Europe
Walk the Plank Quiz how well can you recognise the features of different projections?