Guidelines:

1.  You may complete as many of the activities listed as you would like within the time period given.

2.  You may choose any combination of activities.

3.  Your goal is 90-100 points.

4.  You as be as creative as you like within the guidelines below.

5.  You must show your plan to your teacher by ______.

6.  Activities may be turned in at any time during the working time period. They will be graded and recorded on this sheet as you continue to work, so keep it safe!

Maps and Globes Challenge Investigation-SS Menu #1

Plan to Do / Activity to Complete / Point Value / Date Completed / Points Earned
Create a three-dimensional map of Texas. Try to keep it to scale. Include the landforms in each region. Paint and label. / 50
Research how cartographers create maps. Make a poster that shows how this is done. / 30
Draw a map of your neighborhood with a legend that includes proper scale. / 30
Read Time for Kids “Westward & Southward Bound!” pp.8-12. Create a timeline of McKinney’s population growth from 1900-2012. / 30
Create a how-to brochure that shows how to determine the latitude and longitude of a location using a map or a globe. / 30
Create a scavenger hunt across Texas. Have your readers find at least seven locations based on latitude and longitude and answer question about each location they find. / 30
Design a poster that shows your own map symbols for landmarks and types of roads near where you live. / 20
Create a Native American theme park. Directions are on 4th grade curriculum connections. / 50
Make a map-based game where students travel around Texas answering questions about regions, landforms and Native Americans of Texas. / 30
Create a movie trailer using main idea and details of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. / 50