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ERIC Number: EJ281595
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Putting Young Cartographers "On the Map."
Hatcher, Barbara
Childhood Education, v59 n5 p311-15 May-Jun 1983
Discusses four concepts considered vital to the development of children's ability to read and understand maps: representation, symbolization, perspective, and scale. Guidelines are offered for map construction activities aligned on a developmental continuum ranging from concrete to abstract and intended for children up to third grade. (RH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Guidelines, Kindergarten Children, Map Skills, Primary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Symbolic Representation