Map Making: Discover and Draw Underground Cities
In this one-time class we will explore the history of underground cities and draw our own system of underground structures
Teacher Jean
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(622)
What's included
1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
In this class we explore underground and hidden cities that were created in history and discuss why they were built, and how they functioned. We look at specific features, such as air shafts and traps, found in underground structures and why they are useful. We examine different graphic options to represent depth and layers. Everyone will then draw their own underground city which includes essential features such as security, air and water sources. We will draw and discuss visual solutions on how to best represent our ideas, for example through scale, colour coding or compass coordinates. This class provides an imaginative framework for your child to explore the world around them and learn graphic ways of representing their spatial ideas. Through the activity of drawing maps your child learns to solve problems and to present ideas and solutions graphically. They will pick up map reading skills but the focus is on exploring visual representations of a specific space. At the end of the class we will look at our work and share how our underground city functions. My other Map Making classes you might like: * Explore and Design a Functional Space Station * Explore and Draw Solar Systems and Galaxies ** ON-GOING Map Making Club: we draw a new map each week
Learning Goals
1. Learn about ancient underground cities.
2. Develop the imagination and learn graphic design communication skills.
3. Learn concepts of scale, measurement, and the frame of reference for maps.
Benefits of map making are:
- Topographical skills: Children are able to use directional labels such as north, south, east, and west
- Projective skills: Children are able to use their own position to determine a location and its relationship to other elements
- Euclidian skills: Children can accurately perceive spatial relationships such as those that are used on a paper map
Other Details
Supply List
Bring your favourite art supplies as well as at least one large sheet of paper to draw on! I suggest A3 - you can stick 2 sheets of printer paper together.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined November, 2020
4.9
622reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a qualified schoolteacher and have taken many school classes to explore sites around London and then map them. I am also a trained artist and storyteller and bring geography and cultural studies alive through images and narratives. I have worked as a graphic web designer and taught visual communication to teenagers. Through the activity of making maps we will be activating the imagination and learning how to present ideas and solutions graphically.Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$18
per classMeets once
50 min
Completed by 326 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-11
3-10 learners per class
