Using Maps

Grade levels:

CONTENT STATEMENT

Maps can be used to locate and identify places.

CONTENT ELABORATION

Maps are representations of areas on Earth’s surface. Maps and models are used to locate familiar places in the classroom, school, or neighborhood.

Children can also be introduced to maps of the local community, Ohio, and the United States.

EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING

Use maps to locate and identify familiar places in the classroom, school, or neighborhood.

Potential Careers

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17-3011.00Architectural and Civil Drafters
17-1022.00Surveyors 
19-3051.00Urban and Regional Planners
19-2099.01Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
51-9195.00Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
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51-9123.00Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
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19-2042.00Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 
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19-1031.00Conservation Scientists 
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