Map Making Activity

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Map Making Activity
This Activity is meant for Boy Scouts. Decide for yourself if it is appropriate for your younger scouts or not.
Required:	paper pencil compass reward
Notes:	This is a good patrol activity for a weekend or week-long camp.
Give each patrol a paper and pencil. Their task is to create the best map of the camping area before dinner or some other set time. They can create it throughout the day as they wish. There should be some incentive to shoot for. When the maps are turned in, some things to grade on: oriented North to Top on paper Title of Map Scale Key/Legend to describe markings Vegetation included Bodies of Water included Roads, Buildings, Paths included Topography Some Reflection Questions: What skills were used in creating the map? Did one scout draw the map or multiple scouts? What would be the most useful feature to add to your map that was left off?

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Map Making Activity for Boy Scouts