Our First Project : GDS Cartography!

 We go to school in a beautiful place called Gamboa. We decided to map the area. Some of us live here too, so we got to visit some of our houses.

First as a class we explored Gamboa. We divided Gamboa into different sections so that we could all be a part of the process. We each had a section to study.
Second, we colored our sections and recorded the house numbers and roads.
Third, we mapped out our sections on a piece of graph paper.
After that, we took a big board made of wood and glued a large piece of black felt.
As a group, we traced and made the roads. We used a different color so that we could all see the differences.
 We also traced the houses. The younger kids at the Gamboa Discovery School helped us by making the important buildings in our neighborhood. These included the fire station, our school, the Panama Canal, etc..
Lastly, we glued and labelled our map! We are very proud of our map and got to sign it!

We will meet Jorge Ventocilla and show him our map. He is the author of the Gamboa book. We can't wait!!

- Gatun Classroom