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NCSS: Culture • People, Places, and Environments • Individuals, Groups, and Institutions • Production, Distribution, and Consumption • Global Connections

Common Core: RH.6-8.4, RH.6-8.7, RI.6-8.4, RI.6-8.7

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CONTEST WINNER

She Found Mapman!

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Nava Ismail-Beigi

This year’s Can You Find Mapman®? contest challenged readers to figure out Mapman’s mystery location—Quebec—and create a map of that Canadian province.

The grand-prize winner is Nava Ismail-Beigi, 14, who attends Amity Middle School in Orange, Connecticut. Nava won for her entry’s clever design, especially the red-checkered pattern for the border. That tablecloth pattern is a common sight in Quebec restaurants. “I dedicated a lot of time to researching Quebec before drawing my map,” Nava says. “I learned about its culture, national symbols, and famous landmarks.”

In Nava’s entry (above), her map is surrounded by some of those findings, including Quebec’s official bird, provincial flag, and major landmarks, along with a popular food export, sport, and snack.

Congratulations to Nava and her teacher, Jennifer Marganski. They will each receive $250. Nava and the runners-up will each get a Mapman T-shirt. Mapman will soon head off to a new location. Look for this contest again next school year!

THE RUNNERS-UP:

Nadia Beaty, York, PA • Irene Choe, New Milford, NJ • Alexandria Cortes-Gustafson, Rochester, IN • Deyaan Dalwadi, Signal Mountain, TN • Kyson Edge, Coral Springs, FL • Allie Gibson, Waterboro, ME • Robert Ginger, Long Grove, IL • Sydney Hartman, LaGrange, IL • Olivia Hobika, Buffalo, NY • Samhita Madhankumar, Parma Heights, OH • Frandy Montalban Landero, Waunakee, WI • Max Nelson, Cincinnati, OH • Liam Oraa, Branford, CT • Mia Papageorgiou, Hudson, NH • Nora Parvez, Bethany, CT • Mohammed “Madqi” D. Quidilla, Whittier, CA • Rafan Raid, Anchorage, AK • Leighton Rambo, Union, KY • Sebastian Sanchez, Coral Springs, FL • Katherine Santa, Westfield, NJ • Eleanor Stein, Seneca, IL • Madisson Suba, Waterboro, ME • Bryxlie Swan, South Coffeyville, OK • Mina Noelle Watkins, Austin, TX • Kaylee Xi, Newark, DE

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