Making A Map : Laughing Island

Aim: To determine the level of geospatial skills in relation to mapping

Teacher Name: Ms. Paul Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY Neatness of Colour and Lines

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All straight lines are ruler-drawn, all errors have been neatly corrected and all features are coloured completely. the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.

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All straight lines are ruler-drawn, most errors have been neatly corrected and most features are coloured completely. on the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.

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Most straight lines are ruler-drawn, most errors have been neatly corrected and most features are coloured completely. on the map are spelled and capitalized correctly.

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Many lines, corrections of errors, and/or features are not neatly done.

Spelling/Capitalization 95-100% of words on 94-85% of the words 84-75% of the words Less than 75% of the

words on the map are spelled and/or capitalized correctly. The student can locate & label fewer than 6 features.

Knowledge Gained

The student can The student can The student can rapidly and accurately locate and accurately locate & accurately locate & label at least label 8-9 features. label 6-7 features. 10 features. Student always uses colour appropriate for features (e.g. blue for water; black for labels, etc.) on map. All aspects of BOLTSS have been applied neatly & clearly. All features on map are drawn to scale and the scale used is clearly indicated on the map. Legend is easy-tofind and contains a complete set of symbols Student usually uses colour appropriate for features (e.g. blue for water; black for labels, etc.). All aspects of BOLTSS have been applied but some aspects are messy. Most features on map are drawn to scale and the scale used is clearly indicated on the map. Legend contains a complete set of symbols

Colour Choices

Student sometimes Student does not use uses colour colour appropriately. appropriate for features (e.g. blue for water; black for labels, etc.). Some aspects of BOLTSS have been applied. Many features of the map are NOT drawn to scale even though a scale is clearly indicated on the map. Legend contains an almost complete set of symbols Little attempt has been made to apply BOLTSS. Many features of the map are NOT drawn to scale AND/OR there is no scale marker on the map. Legend is absent or lacks several symbols.

BOLTSS

Scale

Map Legend/Key

Presentation legibility Understanding

90-100% of the 89-80% of the 79-70% of the Less than 70% of the labels/features can be labels/features can be labels/features can be labels/features can be read easily. read easily. read easily. read easily. Understands the importance of following all mapping conventions in the creation of maps. The task was completed within the time given and submitted by the due date. Understands the need of following most mapping conventions in the creation of maps. Most of the task was completed within the time given and submitted by the due date. Some understanding Understanding of the of mapping need for mapping conventions is shown conventions is limited. in the creation of maps. Some aspects of the task were completed within the time given but the work was not submitted on time. Many instructions were not followed and an incomplete map was submitted late.

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