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Zusatztext '[This book] should awaken all readers to the exhilaration that can be generated about the world when teaching and learning with maps is deliberate and sound.' - The Professional Geographer Informationen zum Autor Patrick Wiegand is Reader in Geography Education at the University of Leeds and Chair of the Cartography and Children Commission of the International Cartographic Association. He is a Fellow of the British Cartographic Society, a member of the UK Committee for Cartography and recently held a Leverhulme Research Fellowship in GIS in Education. He is editorial adviser on atlases for Oxford University Press. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive and authoritative account of how primary school children and teachers can use maps to enhance learning and deepen understanding of this essential skill. It includes all aspects of map use, such as reading and interpreting maps and using maps to find the way, covering maps of all scales, including globes and atlases. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Cartography and Geo-Information Science 3. How children learn with maps 4. Models, aerial photographs and large scale plans 5. Using maps to find the way 6. Children’s neighbourhood maps 7. Understanding topographic and thematic maps 8. World maps, globes and atlases 9. Planning a map and GIScience curriculum 10. Practical map activities: up to age 7 11. Practical map activities: age 7 to 11 12. Practical map activities: age 11 to 14 13. Making better maps for children 14. Conclusion
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A comprehensive and authoritative account of how primary school children and teachers can use maps to enhance learning and deepen understanding of this essential skill. It includes all aspects of map use, such as reading and interpreting maps and using maps to find the way, covering maps of all scales, including globes and atlases.
