Use a map as a source — what does the map tell us?

Apply the NOTICE/WONDER/ASK routine to a map (rather than a photo); identify who made the map, when, and for whom; understand that maps, like photos, are historical sources.

Mastery threshold

80%

Min instances

Typical minutes

Spaced intervals (days)

1, 3, 7, 14, 30

Prereqs

Successors

hist.g1.f.his.timeline_as_source
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Common misconceptions

Believing all maps are 'true' or 'objective' (maps show what the mapmaker chose to include)
Believing a map doesn't need a maker (someone drew it; someone chose the symbols)
Treating an old map as 'wrong' rather than as evidence of an older time

Exercise pool (2)

Diff	Stem	Type
3	Look at this map. Complete the 3-box sheet: I NOTICE ___ (3 things). I WONDER ___ (1 question). I would ASK ___ (1 person).	notice wonder ask map
5	Look at these two maps of our neighborhood: one from 50 years ago, one from today. Tell me ONE thing that was THE SAME and ONE thing...	compare old new neighborhood maps