Delaware Map Project
DUE: January 28 , 2015  Projects will be accepted NO LATER THAN JANUARY 30th, 2015
Students will create a detailed physical Map of Delaware. Students will include physical and political features of
Delaware and the neighboring Border States. Students will demonstrate their mastery of Delaware Geography in our
Delaware Unit.
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Requirements:
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Be as creative as possible! You could create your map out of food, make a flag or collage, create a wearable
map, or anything else! If you can dream it, you can create it!
No line drawings on poster board. The object is to be different and creative.
No part of the project should be printed from the Internet or copied from a book/magazine. Information copied or
printed from the Internet or a worksheet and glued to the project is plagiarism and will result in a failing grade.
Labels may be:
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Typed by the student, cut out, and glued onto the project; or
Handwritten (neatly) by the student on lined paper and glued to the project.
Otherwise creatively incorporated into the project.
Maps will include the following:
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States: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland
Legend with symbols for rivers, cities, capital, and state borders
Border states and their state nicknames
Bodies of water: Delaware Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Indian River Inlet, Delaware River, Christina River, and the
C&D canal
3 counties in Delaware: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex
Major cities of Delaware: Wilmington, Newark, Lewes, Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach
Delaware’s capital: Dover
Compass Rose including the cardinal directions
Title of the map
Your Name in the BOTTOM RIGHT hand corner
Grading:
Refer to the back of this instruction sheet for the rubric that will be used to grade this project. The project is worth
50 points, which is a MAJOR part of your child’s 2nd marking period Social Studies grade!
Projects are due on January 28th and late projects will only be accepted through January 30th. Projects turned in late
will result in a loss of 5 points per day. If the student does not hand in a project, or attempts to turn it in after
January 30, their resulting grade will be zero.
I have read the requirements for this project, and understand that…
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The specific requirements for this project and their point value are listed on the back of this page, and not
following those requirements will result in loss of points.
It is due NO LATER than January 28th, 2015 and that my child will lose 5 points per day if it is late.
I should help my child, but not do it for him/her.
This project may require trips to the public library or use of the Internet, and I agree to provide these
opportunities for my child.
Parent Signature
Date
Delaware Map Project
DUE: January 28 , 2015  Projects will be accepted NO LATER THAN JANUARY 30th, 2015
Please return this page to school, and keep the other page for your records.
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All map items must be labeled correctly and located in the correct location.
Map Component
Delaware State outline and the
surrounding border states
Point Value
5 points
State Nicknames
4 points
Bodies of Water
7 points
Capital of DE
Major Cities of DE
1 point
6 points
3 counties of DE
Compass Rose
3 points
4 points
Title
Legend
1 point
4 points
Name
1 point
Spelling/Conventions
9 points
Neatness/Creativity
4 points
Helpful Tips
Are your states an accurate
representation of its shape and
size?
Are the state nicknames labeled
clearly on your map?
Are you bodies of water in their
correct location?
What is the symbol for a capital?
Does your map have the location
of Wilmington, Newark, Lewes,
Georgetown, Rehobeth Beach,
and Cape Henlopen?
Did you include the cardinal
directions? (N, S, E, W?)
What is the title of your map?
Make sure your legend includes: a
symbol for each of the following:
city, capital, river, and state
border!
Is you name in the TOP, RIGHT
hand corner?
Did you spell all names/locations
correctly?
Did you think outside of the box
for the materials you used to
create your map? Is your map
neat? Are all labels easy to read?
Total Points earned out of 50: _____________
Grade: _________
Delaware Map Project
DUE: January 28 , 2015  Projects will be accepted NO LATER THAN JANUARY 30th, 2015
Students will create a detailed physical Map of Delaware. Students will include physical and political features of
Delaware and the neighboring Border States. Students will demonstrate their mastery of Delaware Geography in our
Delaware Unit.
th
Requirements:


Be as creative as possible! You could create your map out of food, make a flag or collage, create a wearable
map, or anything else! If you can dream it, you can create it!
No line drawings on poster board. The object is to be different and creative.
No part of the project should be printed from the Internet or copied from a book/magazine. Information copied or
printed from the Internet or a worksheet and glued to the project is plagiarism and will result in a failing grade.
Labels may be:



Typed by the student, cut out, and glued onto the project; or
Handwritten (neatly) by the student on lined paper and glued to the project.
Otherwise creatively incorporated into the project.
Maps will include the following:










States: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland
Legend with symbols for rivers, cities, capital, and state borders
Border states and their state nicknames
Bodies of water: Delaware Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Indian River Inlet, Delaware River, Christina River, and the
C&D canal
3 counties in Delaware: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex
Major cities of Delaware: Wilmington, Newark, Lewes, Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach
Delaware’s capital: Dover
Compass Rose including the cardinal directions
Title of the map
Your Name in the BOTTOM RIGHT hand corner
Grading:
Refer to the back of this instruction sheet for the rubric that will be used to grade this project. The project is worth
50 points, which is a MAJOR part of your child’s 2nd marking period Social Studies grade!
Projects are due on January 28th and late projects will only be accepted through January 30th. Projects turned in late
will result in a loss of 5 points per day. If the student does not hand in a project, or attempts to turn it in after
January 30, their resulting grade will be zero.
THIS IS YOUR COPY TO KEEP AT HOME, SO YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO ON YOUR PROJECT. THE OTHER COPY
SHOULD BE SIGNED AND RETURNED TO SCHOOL ASAP.
Delaware Map Project
DUE: January 28 , 2015  Projects will be accepted NO LATER THAN JANUARY 30th, 2015
Please keep this copy, and return the other to school
th
All map items must be labeled correctly and located in the correct location.
Map Component
Delaware State outline and the
surrounding border states
Point Value
5 points
State Nicknames
4 points
Bodies of Water
7 points
Capital of DE
Major Cities of DE
1 point
6 points
3 counties of DE
Compass Rose
3 points
4 points
Title
Legend
1 point
4 points
Name
1 point
Spelling/Conventions
9 points
Neatness/Creativity
4 points
Helpful Tips
Are your states an accurate
representation of its shape and
size?
Are the state nicknames labeled
clearly on your map?
Are you bodies of water in their
correct location?
What is the symbol for a capital?
Does your map have the location
of Wilmington, Newark, Lewes,
Georgetown, Rehobeth Beach,
and Cape Henlopen?
Did you include the cardinal
directions? (N, S, E, W?)
What is the title of your map?
Make sure your legend includes: a
symbol for each of the following:
city, capital, river, and state
border!
Is you name in the TOP, RIGHT
hand corner?
Did you spell all names/locations
correctly?
Did you think outside of the box
for the materials you used to
create your map? Is your map
neat? Are all labels easy to read?
Total Points earned out of 50: _____________
Grade: _________