
Collins Mapstart 2
Simon Catling(Author)
Collins (Publisher)
Published on 4. February 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-0-00-732083-7 (ISBN)
Description
Mapstart 2 is part of a structured map skills course which uses a simple colourful layout to introduce young pupils to using and drawing maps and plans.
Mapstart 2, a course for 7-11 year olds, helps develop the basic skills of map work in Mapstart 1, by introducing the nature and characteristics of plans and maps. Atlas maps of the UK, Europe and the World are introduced for the first time.
The atlas deals with the concepts of Perspective, Symbols and keys, Varieties of maps, Direction and location, Scale and measurement. It has been designed with the following purposes in mind:
* to reinforce and extend children's experience, understanding and use of maps;
* to extend understanding of mapping and spatial vocabulary;
* to extend use of mapskills, including reading aerial photos, using symbols and a key, compass directions, alpha-numeric co-ordinates for giving grid references, an index, and scale bars for measuring straight line distances;
* to extend skills in identifying features and places on maps and in giving and following routes;
* to develop awareness of the British Isles and the wider world, by encountering many of the places specified in the curriculum;
* to show the link between large scale and small scale maps;
* to help children begin to appreciate that any map is selective.
A free file of answers to questions in Mapstart 2 is available free to download at
http://resources.collins.co.uk/free/Mapstart2Answers.pdf
Mapstart 2, a course for 7-11 year olds, helps develop the basic skills of map work in Mapstart 1, by introducing the nature and characteristics of plans and maps. Atlas maps of the UK, Europe and the World are introduced for the first time.
The atlas deals with the concepts of Perspective, Symbols and keys, Varieties of maps, Direction and location, Scale and measurement. It has been designed with the following purposes in mind:
* to reinforce and extend children's experience, understanding and use of maps;
* to extend understanding of mapping and spatial vocabulary;
* to extend use of mapskills, including reading aerial photos, using symbols and a key, compass directions, alpha-numeric co-ordinates for giving grid references, an index, and scale bars for measuring straight line distances;
* to extend skills in identifying features and places on maps and in giving and following routes;
* to develop awareness of the British Isles and the wider world, by encountering many of the places specified in the curriculum;
* to show the link between large scale and small scale maps;
* to help children begin to appreciate that any map is selective.
A free file of answers to questions in Mapstart 2 is available free to download at
http://resources.collins.co.uk/free/Mapstart2Answers.pdf
More details
Series
Edition
School edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Edition type
School edition
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
180 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-732083-7 (9780007320837)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Simon Catling
Collins Mapstart: No. 2
Software
02/2006
Collins
€75.06
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