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5th Grade - Mapping and Navigation
Students first explored new areas of the forest without a map. When we returned to the classroom, the class tried to plot the route they had just taken on the map. Next, students designed a new route using only the map. Finally, students as a class tried to follow a printed copy of that map to complete the route they had designed.
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5th Grade Mapping and Navigation
This two-afternoon adventure was designed to get students thinking about backcountry navigation in a new area, using a map, and keeping a...
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