Chapter Graphic
 : Ani's Place
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Level: Year 4
Approach: Station
Focus: Developing a key for a map.
3.2Megs
Resources: Map, ruler, set of coloured pencils.

Questions / instructions:
Symbols are little signs on a map.

This map uses symbols to show where things are.

The map does not have a key to show what the symbols mean.

Make a key for the map.
% responses
y4
1999(1995)
      Key     
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Appropriate symbol and label for:
road/ path/ street
52
bridge
38
river /stream /creek
46
church
57
house
59
Total score:
5
4
3
1–2
0
25
21
11
6
37
Commentary:
A very wide range of performance was found on this task. Twenty five percent of students prepared a complete key, and a further 32 percent made useful progress, while 37 percent failed to produce a meaningful key. Of the latter students, 16 percent drew a picture of a lock key !
 
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