Norup 6th Grade Students Strengthen Geography Skills

On Wednesday and Thursday, Dec 4 & 5, Norup 6th grade social studies students in Ms. Karas and Mr. Lyskawa's social studies classes had a great experience with a giant 20 x 23-foot map of Africa! Not only did they strengthen their geographic literacy skills - they got to walk across it, travel through its regions, and see the continent in a whole new way. 

From figuring out scale and spotting capitals to exploring physical and human features, students dove into topics like ways to travel, map symbols and population patterns. They even went on a treasure hunt and used longitude and latitude to navigate! This experience gave students a new perspective and improved their spatial thinking.