Labeling Maps

           Today, Mr. Schick had some students pass out three different maps, the Mercator, the Gull-Peters, and the Robinson. My immediate thought when I looked at these maps was "what could we possibly be doing with three different maps?!" Then, he proceeded to explain to us that we have to label a bunch of different locations such as the prime meridian and equator on each of the maps. This actually was pretty challenging because I've never done it before. It was especially challenging when it came to the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn because I have never even heard of those prior to today. Eventually, I figured it out thanks to Google and some help from my peers. It actually started to become fun because it reminded me of drawing and I enjoy drawing. Prior to making the maps, we talked about the International Date Line which was the first time I've heard of that. I'm still a little confused about what the International Date Line is but I think I'll be able to figure it out quickly. I am glad we are done arguing about maps for hours (for the most part).