"The Map as Art" is an interdisciplinary art activity that focuses on art as a tool for communication. Students explore and illustrate concepts of watershed protection and stormwater pollution prevention while they learn about the geography of water around Oxford and in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin. They work together to produce large mural-sized posters mapping the Tar-Pamlico watershed. The activity is correlated to the NC 5th Grade Curriculum, but could be adapted to support science and social studies curricula in other grade levels.
Students: link here — "The Map as Art" Online Research Guide!
Teachers: Read the 'Intro and Lesson Plan' for more information.
Resources:
Outline River Basin Map of eastern North Carolina
Worksheet 1 - to print for students
Worksheet 2 - online research guide for students
Editable worksheets (MSWord), if you want to adapt them for your use.
Reminder - they may lose all formating when you open them on your computer.
Worksheet 1
Worksheet 2
