Phase 5 :
Here ’ syourchancetochangefrom acartographertoadesigner ! Whatcouldyouaddtoyourmapthatisn ’ tthereinreallife ? What wouldmakeitevenbeter ? Istheresomethingyou ’ vealways wantedtoseethere ? Maybeyourlocalparkneedsagiantstatue ofyourfavouritescientist , oraswimmingpoolshapedlike Saturn ? Wherewouldbethebestplacetoputthisnewthing ?
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rHowcouldyourmapshowdifferencesinthe heightoftheground ?
rIfsomebodyelseusedyourmap , wouldthey easilybeableto�ndtheirwayaround ?
Phase 6 :
Breaktherules ! Ifthisisaplacethatisusualyfulofpeople thenhaveagoatdrawingpeoplefrom above – you ’ lseethe topoftheirheads , butwhatelsemightyousee ? Whatifthey arewalking , runningordancing ? Canyouputyourselfinthere somewhere , Where ’ sWalystyle ?
Phase 7 :
Mapsareoftenfulofcolourandhavelotsoflabelstohelpshow theimportantfeatures . To�nishyourmap , addalthecolour necessary , atitle , andlabelsonthepartsyouthinkpeoplewil needtoknow .
Congratulations ! Now you ’ reacartographerandadesigner !
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