To illustrate the difficulties of translating the realities of a spherical world into a flat 2D map, Mapping the World by Heart suggests drawing a map on a grapefruit and then trying to peel the grapefruit in one big piece and laying it flat. Here are some photos of our experience trying out this lesson.
I think they managed to comprehend the basic concept - a sphere doesn't translate to a flat map.

4 comments:
That's cool. And you got pictures!
You do such amazing things with your kids!! Love, Mom
That looks like a neat exercise!
I can almost smell the citrus earth:) Looks messy, but fun. I'm sure your kids have a new appreciation for mapmakers!
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