Mapping (Stuff That Works! Technology Curriculum for the Elementary Grades)

Now elementary teachers can combine the best of science and technology education in a comprehensive curriculum based on everyday artifacts and systems.

Mapping takes a novel, engaging approach to teaching how space is organized and used and how maps express meaning about space. You need not be a technical guru or rich in resources to engage yourself and your students in the basic science, math, and technologies involved. The activities in this book are grounded in a broad range of experiences that are part of children's everyday world where not only words and numbers, but also graphic devices are means to communicate information. Let your students explore the possibilities of mapping, from drawing their desktops or representing their bedrooms and the important things in them to using coordinates, grids, and scale as tools for redesign. At the same time, meet these instructional goals:

Gary Benenson teaches at City College of New York in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

James L. Neujahr teaches at City College of New York in the School of Education.