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Week 11 · Map It

Launch Lab

Launch Lab: Map your room
// Model the shapes of land and water
⏱ about 15 min

Launch Lab: Map your room

Rocket wants to map his whole room.

"The rug can be a lake!" he says.

Raven giggles. "Then your bed is a mountain. What do you notice?"

Nova floats near the ceiling. "Hint: draw it like I see it, from above."

  1. Maps use colors and symbols. The key tells what they mean.
  2. Land can be a mountain, hill, plain or valley.
  3. Water can be a river or a lake.
  4. An island has water all around it.
◇ FAMILY ROOM MAP
Pick one room together.
Draw the room as if you look down from the ceiling.
Turn the rug into a lake. Color it blue.
Turn tall things into mountains.
Make a key for your map.
Safety first
Stay on the floor while you draw.
Do not climb up high to look down.
For a grown-up
Ask: what did you notice?
What would you change?
Hide a small object and use the map to find it.
WEEK CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What part of a map tells what colors mean?
Water with land all around it is a...
ROOM MAP CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What did Rocket say the rug could be?
How do you draw a room map?
What should you not do to look down?
Draw a map of your room from above. Add a key.

Fantastic mapping, crew! See you next week for our last week.

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