Plan a Map With Every Part is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on planning a map with title, compass rose, legend, scale and grid, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.1.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 21 of them with different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
21 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
Plan a Map With Every Part
D2.Geo.1.3-5
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Plan each map in writing. Then draw it on the back if there is time.
1.Plan a map of a pretend island. Write its title, list symbols for mountains, rivers and towns in a legend, and describe where each is using directions.
A title
Legend symbols for mountains, rivers and towns
Directions such as northeast or south
A scale and a grid
2.Plan a map of the streets around your home. Write the title, list legend symbols for at least four kinds of places, and say which way north is.
A title
Legend symbols for four kinds of places
Which way north points on the compass rose
A scale
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Answer key — Plan a Map With Every Part
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A title naming the island, legend symbols for mountains, rivers and towns, places described with cardinal or intermediate directions, and a scale and a grid.
2.A title naming the streets or neighborhood, legend symbols for four kinds of places such as a park, school, store and home, north shown on a compass rose, and a scale.
Questions about Plan a Map With Every Part
What does the Plan a Map With Every Part worksheet cover?
It practices planning a map with title, compass rose, legend, scale and grid — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Geo.1.3-5: Make maps of places you know and places you do not. The instruction to students is “Plan each map in writing. Then draw it on the back if there is time”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Plan a Map With Every Part practice?
D2.Geo.1.3-5, under Geography for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Construct maps and other graphic representations of both familiar and unfamiliar places.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Plan a Map With Every Part is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.1.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Plan a Map With Every Part come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Plan a Map With Every Part can I print?
25 versions, of which 21 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two students still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.
Is Plan a Map With Every Part free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Plan a Map With Every Part, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.Geo.1.3-5
Make maps of places you know and places you do not.