Maps and Globes

Our class has spent the last couple of weeks looking at globes and maps. We have talked about how they are same and how they are different. Each student had a chance to make their own globe. We used a balloon to give us the shape of the earth. We then took strips of newspaper and dipped them into a flour and water mixture and covered the balloon with them. Once the paper hardened, we painted it blue to represent water. Each student had also coloured a map with the continents on it. We cut those out and glued them on our balloons to create our globes! Students also worked hard creating a map of our classroom.

This is what the students had to say . . .
We have been learning about maps and globes. A map is 2D and a globe is 3D. -Lauren
A globe is round and a map is flat. -Daniel
A globe shows the countries and the oceans and a map shows more details. A map also has a legend. -Daniel
We blew up balloons and dipped pieces of newspaper into flour and water (paper mache) and stuck them on the balloon. When they dried we painted the globe blue. When the paint was dry, we cut out our coloured maps and glued them on the globe. -Claudia
We made these maps that showed part of the world and we did not paint the water because we painted the globes blue for present water. -Jeremy
We read a book about maps and it showed the city. I learned that maps are flat. -Michael
Maps have landmarks and you can find your way around the city by using one. -Brooklyn
We made a map for our classroom. We drew what's inside our classroom. -Julia
Maps have legends that show us little things that we can find on the map. It tells us what they mean. -Theo

T. & B enjoying paper mache!

A., B., & S. with their finished globes!

A map of our classroom.