Do you know what a tombolo is? Ask a second grader! This week, the students visited the Leventhal Map and Education Center at the Boston Public Library. Students had an opportunity to meet with map educators and learn about the current exhibit, Terrains of Independence, and examine revolution-era Boston maps. They also got to redesign maps of Boston Common to learn about the role of a cartographer.
While analyzing maps, students learned that maps can tell us what people care about because cartographers have a perspective. For example, what did the cartographer choose to place at the center of the map? What features does it include? Where did the cartographer choose to end the map?
– The Second Grade Team
