Design Your Own Design Your Own

Amusement ParkAmusement Park Mapping Skills Activity

© Addie Williams

A fun and creative

way to review mapping skills

as students design their very

own theme park.

Part 1— Map You have been hired by an amusement park company to develop and design a brand new amusement park. You have millions of dollars available to you to create the wildest and craziest rides known to mankind—so go crazy! One of the first things you need to do is to develop a map of the new park for your guests. What will your park look like? Will it have a specific theme? You must include the following on your map:

Map Title The name of your amusement park should be the title. Think of something creative and catchy.

The location of park facilities (use symbols)

Washrooms Parking Restaurants / food services At least one other facility or service you can add

At least eight rides must be shown on your map.

(You can do more!) You can draw a mini-picture and label it OR use a symbol to represent the ride.

Scale Your map MUST be drawn at a scale of 1 cm = 25 m

Mapping Essentials

A north arrow Border Scale (1 cm = 25m.) Legend or key—include all the symbols for facilities & rides Your Name/Date/Block Neatly colored

Part 2— Writing You must also write about your park and explain your wildest ride. Include the following details:

Briefly describe the park you designed. What’s your best ride? What does it do? How scary, wild, crazy, wacky is it? Why people will want to ride it? What is so special or unique about your ride? Remember to spell and grammar check.

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Design Your Own Amusement Park!

1. Title

Your title must be at the top and explain the purpose of your map. Ex. “Rivers of North America” is better than “My Map” or “Rivers”.

2. North Indicator

Always show the north direction with a simple arrow.

3. Key or Legend

Be sure to clearly and neatly explain all the colors and symbols you have used on the map.

The legend should be in a box in a corner of your map.

4. Shading & Coloring

Please only use pencil crayons—lightly shade in your map using neutral colors.

Use appropriate colors—blue for rivers, brown for mountains…

Inland seas and lakes should be completely colored in with blue.

Ocean coastlines should be outlined in blue.

5. Labels

All labels should be printed neatly (in pencil first and then black pen).

Labels should be parallel to the bottom of the map—use a ruler!

Label important things with bigger labels, smaller areas with smaller labels.

There should be no spelling mistakes.

Keep it simple—the less cluttered your map looks, the better.

6. Border

All maps must have a border approximately 1 cm from the edge of the paper.

Please use a ruler.

7. Personal Information

Your name, the date and any other information your teacher requires should be on every map you complete.

Mapping Essentials What Every Good Map Needs To Have

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Amusement Park Planner Sheet Name:________________________

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Theme Ideas

Ride Ideas

Facility Ideas

Amusement Park Rubric Name:____________

Map

Not Quite Yet (Not Yet Within Expectations)

2 marks

Good Start (Minimally Meets

Expectations) 3 marks

You did it! (Meets Expectations)

4 marks

Wow! (Exceeds Expectations)

5 marks

Content (Rides and Facilities)

Missing many or most aspects of map

Missing some aspects of map

3-4 missing

Most aspects of map included

1-2 missing

All aspects of map are included

Scale (1 cm=25 m)

Most items are not drawn to the correct scale

Scale isn’t shown

Some items are drawn to the correct scale.

Scale isn’t shown

Most items are drawn to the correct scale

Scale is shown

All items are drawn to the correct scale.

Scale is shown

Neatness (labels, coloring,

legibility)

Poorly done Labels are not

horizontal Illegible Not colored

Satisfactory Some labels are

not horizontal May be hard to

read

Good Most labels are

horizontal and easy to read

Neatly done

Exceptional All labels /

colors are neat-ly done and easy to read

Map Elements (title, border, legend, north arrow etc.)

Missing 3 or more elements

Poorly done

Missing 2-3 elements

Satisfactory

Missing one element

Generally well done

All elements are on the map and well done.

/ 10 marks Comments:

Writing

Not Quite Yet (Not Yet Within Expectations)

2 marks

Good Start (Minimally Meets

Expectations) 3 marks

You did it! (Meets Expectations)

4 marks

Wow! (Exceeds Expectations)

5 marks

Content

Poorly done

Incomplete paragraph

Does not include most details

Satisfactory

Includes most details

Not very detailed descriptions

Generally well done

All details are included

Excellent paragraph

All details are included and explained well

Grammar / Spelling

Sentence fragments / run-on sentences

Poor spelling

Writing is confusing and hard to follow

Some spelling errors

Basic language and writing

Some errors, but meaning is clear

Few grammar and spelling errors

Writing is clear and easy to follow

Grammar and spelling are excellent.

Very clear and detailed writing.

/20 marks

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Total / 30 marks

Marking Guide : Amusement Park Map Title is creative and at top of map /2 Facilities are on map, shown with a symbol and in a good location

Washrooms /2 Restaurants /2 Parking /2 Your own idea /2

Rides

At least 8 are shown Each is represented by either

a drawing & label OR a symbol on the map & in the legend. /4

Scale

Map MUST be drawn at a scale of 1 cm = 25 m. Marks will be deducted for things drawn too big too small, or an illogical size. /5

Mapping Essentials

North Arrow /1 Border /1 Legend (include ALL symbols used on the map) /3 Name / Date / Block /1 Neatly colored and presented, creative /4

Written Description

Answers all five questions fully and completely /4 Is well organized with topic / concluding sentences /4 Is spell and grammar checked /4 Flows smoothly, uses transitions, easy to read /4

Total Marks: /45

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