models · Map vs territory
20 min · pencil, a colored pencil
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Draw your street from memory, then check
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A map is never the real place. It always leaves things out. Let’s see what yours misses!
- Draw your street from memory in the first box.
- Walk it with a grown-up. In the second box, draw or list what you missed.
- Circle the thing that surprised you most.
My street from memory
What I missed
Grown-up corner
Why it matters: Our picture in our heads is like a map: useful, but not the real thing. Checking helps kids update their ideas.
- Why did you remember some things and not others?
- What would a map for a cat need to show?
Extend it: Optional: compare your map with an online map of your street.
My brain felt: ☐ easy ☐ just right ☐ stretchy
One thing I learned: ________________________
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