Fantasy Maps

8/9/2019 Fantasy Maps

1/17


2/17

About Digimap for Schools

Digimap for Schools is an online mapping service for use by teachers and pupils providingeasy access to a range of current Ordnance Survey maps including the most detailedmapping available for Great Britain, OS MasterMap, as well as digital versions ofOrdnance Survey's famous paper maps, the Landranger and Explorer series. Alsoincluded are street level maps showing street names and road-atlas style maps.

Maps can be printed as PDF files at A3 or A4 size with an individual's own map title andname included with the scale bar and school name and address. Search tools includepostcode, place name or national grid reference and maps can be moved to centre on anychosen location within Great Britain. Map keys are available for each scale map to explainthe symbols used within the map. Maps can be annotated with symbols, lines, areas, textand can be saved to be reused during another session.

Digimap for Schools is a subscription service. Schools purchase a subscription for 12months access to the service. Details on subscriptions can be found athttp://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/subscribe.html.

Terms of use of the service can be found athttp://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/termsofuse.pdf.

For further information or to give feedback on our resources, contactthe EDINA Help Desk on 0131 650 3302 (Mon- Fri 9-5) or [email protected].


3/17


4/17

Digimap for Schools Geography Resources

Activity

Using knowledge of landscape features and mapping conventions such as OrdnanceSurvey symbols to create a map of an imaginary place.

Introduction

Creating a map of an imaginary place helps pupils to apply some of their knowledge aboutmaps. We all have favoured kinds of places and landscapes and for children this may be atheme park, a busy shopping centre, a zoo, a sandy beach, a mountain railway etc. In thisactivity children have to recap how different kinds of landscape features are representedand get inspiration to draw and create their own map using their own and OrdnanceSurvey symbols.

Digimap for Schools shows Great Britain at a variety of scales and you can find place andfeature names that are unusual, quirky and sometimes strange. Place names such asthose found on Island of Bryer, in the Scilly Isles, like Droppy Nose Point can also be asource of inspiration for map making (see Activity Primary 4: Who goes to school byboat?).

Main Activity

If you could create your fantasy place what would it look like? Would it be urban or rural?


5/17

2. Draw your fantasy map. Use the map keys from Digimap for Schools to help you

draw and mark features. Make a key on your map. Make up interesting place

names for some of your map features.

3. Describe your fantasy place and why you would like to be there.

Taking it further

Make 3D models of your fantasy place

Make another map to show what it might look like in five years time.

Vote for the best fantasy place in the class. Give everyone one minute to describe it

and say why it would be a good place to visit.

Think about how you could make your place more environmentally friendly. What

could be added? What might have to be taken away?

Additional Resources

Presentation 21 Fantasy Maps

Weblinks

Maps and Stories as starters for mapping landscapeshttp://www.geography.org.uk/projects/primaryhandbook/mapsandstories/8-11


6/17

Fantasy Maps

Primary 21


7/17

What features would your map show?A theme park with a roller coaster and aerial ropeways?

Alton Towers


8/17

A busy shopping centre with station, canal and exhibitions?

Birmingham


9/17

Somewhere for peaceful forest walks with waterfalls?

Caledonian Forest


10/17

A bustling airport where you could watch the planes take off?

Cardiff Airport


11/17

Tracks to explore beside a lake and places to picnic?

Lake District


12/17


13/17

A remote island with rugged coastline and sandy beaches?

Isle of Muck


14/17

Mountains to climb and summits to reach?


15/17

A pier to watch boats from as they arrive in the harbour?Rocks to scramble over?


16/17

A castle where you could go back in time and explore?

Conwy Castle


17/17

What would your fantasy place look like?

Mysterious

mountains

Summer

Sands

Secret

SeaRogue River

Wild woods

Tricky track

Forgotten

forest

!"" """ """

!"" """ """

!"" """ """

!"" """ """

!"" """ """

!"" """ """

!"" """ """

Lost Lake

Moorhen Marshes

What kind of landscape

would it show?

Skyscrapers?

Glaciers?

Caverns?

Castles?

Funfairs?

Fantasy Maps

Documents

Transcript of Fantasy Maps