Map Art Design

Concepts:

• enlarging, line, shape, shading

Materials Needed:

• 8.5' x 11" paper
• Lakes Worksheet #A-1a (Nukko Lake) and Lakes Worksheet #A-1b (Wicheeda Lake)
• Playing cards (an old discarded deck is fine)
• Pencil (other possibilities: pencil crayons, felts, paint)

Activity:

1. Provide a choice of two maps from the two worksheets listed. This will ensure a variety of student art.
2. Have the students examine the map for an interesting part in terms of design
3. Hand out a playing card to each student
4. The students should place that card over the interesting section they have chosen. Trace around the card with a pencil. (See example below).
5. Remove the card and cut out the section that has the line around it.
6. Draw the image from this section onto 8.5" x 11" paper, enlarging the image so it occupies the whole page. Shade in the various areas to reflect what was on the cut out piece. (See examples below).

NB: It is very easy to smudge the shading. To avoid this make sure students keep another paper under their hand to protect the drawing surface.

Other Possibilities:

1. Instead of shading with a pencil, do it in colour using pencil crayons or felts. You can decide what colour theme you wish the students to pursue. Examples: different shades of blue, using only cool colours, using only warm colours, utilizing opposite colours, or whatever colours the student likes.
2. Sketch out the design on 11' x 17' paper and paint. Again, you will need to decide what colour theme you want to pursue. (see above for possibilities)