Maps

09 Aug 2018

KS2: Rainforests

  Resources needed: A3 copy of map of the world (one per pair) Blue/green pencil crayons Paper and pencils Picture of a rainforest   Give each pair of children a map and explain that they are going to locate where in the world rainforests are. Let the children firstly use […]

07 Aug 2018

Understanding Contours

  Contour lines on maps represent points of the same height. A figure is usually given within each line to show the height of the land. Contour lines are used to give 3-dimensional information on 2-dimensional maps. If a person travels between two contour lines there will be change of […]