Year 3 SOSE

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MAPPING
MY
WORLD

MAP OF QUEENSLAND

3 KEY QUESTIONS
What jobs use maps?
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Where did maps originate from and how were they used at that
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Are maps used as part of the Aboriginal Culture?

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KWL
K: What we already know.
W: What we want to know.
L: What did we learn?
K

Investigating the W in KWL

Write the information you find about your W question on
the lines below.
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Our Local Area

Fill the area that surrounds the map using your
knowledge on cardinal directions. Make sure you
remember the map is seen from a birds eye view.

School

Draw a symbol for a RAILWAY:

Brainstorm a list of places, locations, landmarks, buildings etc. that could

be found on a map.

Name

Student Symbol

Actual Symbol

DIFFERENT TYPES OF MAPS

What are some different types of maps?

YOUR INDIVIDUAL MAP

A PIRATE MAP FOR YOU

By yourself draw your own pirate map; make sure you
use a legend to identify the symbols and what they
mean.

Legend

USING SCALE ON A MAP

Using the map provided, find the scale of Australia from
North to South. Make sure you colour each centimetre (cm)
a different colour.

Scale:

1 cm= 1000km

IMPORTANT PLACES IN YOUR AREA

List important features that you think should be in a
town, so that it is functional.
Place

Where it should be positioned.

State what would happen if a hospital was not part of

the town.
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B.O.L.T.S
LETTER
B

PURPOSE

EXAMPLE
DRAWING

WHAT DID WE LEARN?

Write down 5 things that you have learnt about
mapping.
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Give an example of when you might use a map.

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Can you now effectively participate in society with
your new found mapping skills?
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