BY: Tobi Elmore, Arsenal Tech High School; Indianapolis, IN

Site address: http://loki.ur.utk.edu/ut2kids/maps/map.html

Theme: Mapmaking and what cartographers do

Grade Level(s): All Grade Levels

Annotation of Site: This site is an interactive site that describes what exactly maps are and what mapmakers do. It is easy to follow and is extremely well done. A very good site for an introduction to maps and the uses of maps for students at all grade levels -- and for people of all ages.

Geography Standards addressed:

The World in spatial Ternms:

• 1. How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies, to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.
• 2. How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and enviroments in a spatial context.
• 3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people , place and enviroments on the Earth’s surface.