Geography
Grade 4
Map work
Module 4
Symbols and plans
Symbols and Plans
1.we tell a story with symbols (pictures)
Activity 1
To use symbols [lo 1.3]
Pictures are used instead of words and they tell you something. Now write your own story in which you use picture symbols and words to show that you like playing with your pet.
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2.symbols as seen from the above
- Objects look different if they are seen from above than when you look at them from the side.
- We use SYMBOLS (just like the pictures you did in the previous exercise) to represent objects as they look from above .
Activity 2
To draw the top elevation of an object [lo 1.3]
Seen from the side
Seen from above
Draw the following views from above:
| a Tree | a Pencil |
Assessment
Learning outcome 1: geographical enquiry
The learner will be able to use enquiry skills to investigate geographical and
environmental concepts and processes.
Assessment standard
We know this when the learner:
1.3 identifies symbols used in different kinds of maps (including plan view, grids and map keys) [works with sources].
Memorandum
- N – Summer in the Northern Hemisphere
2. Sun